daylight varies according to the latitude you're in so you can't compare with others living north or south of your line. if your local newspaper doesn't have sunrise/sunset times like most do, google for 'sunrise' then plug in your area.

here are the charts i use to calculate day length:

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/