Solstice 2024 Summer. The summer solstice, which is when the sun reaches the most northerly point in the sky, is set to occur tonight at 21:50 bst/22:50 cest. In 2024, summer solstice in the northern hemisphere will occur on thursday, june 20 around 4:50 p.m.
Instead, it’s the moment when the sun is farthest north in our sky. The solstice always occurs between 20 and 22 june, and during a leap year (such as 2024) it always falls on 20 june.
