The day–night cycle in FH6 is roughly one real-time hour for a full 24‑hour in‑game day , with day being much longer than night in free roam.

Quick Scoop: Core Answer

  • A full in‑game day (24 hours) ≈ 60 minutes real time in FH6.
  • Daytime (around 6:00–18:00) ≈ 40 minutes.
  • Nighttime (around 18:00–6:00) ≈ 20 minutes according to one detailed guide.

That’s the “official‑style” breakdown from a dedicated FH6 time‑of‑day guide, which treats it as a 40‑minute day and 20‑minute night in normal free roam.

But… Players Are Seeing Different Lengths

Public forum and community posts show that not everyone’s measurements line up perfectly with the 40/20 split.

  • One FH6 player timed night at ~10 minutes and day at ~80 minutes , complaining that “FH6’s night time cycle is way too short.”
  • Another discussion of Horizon day–night cycles describes full cycle ≈ 90 minutes , with only ~15 minutes of real night depending on the skybox and transitions.

So in practice, depending on mode, playlist, skybox combo, or possible patches, players are experiencing:

  • Full cycle: ~60–90 minutes.
  • Night portion: ~10–20 minutes.

The consistent theme: day vastly dominates the cycle; night is a short slice.

Free Roam vs Custom Races

The answer also depends on whether you’re just cruising or running a custom event.

Free Roam

  • In standard free roam, time of day is server‑synchronized and not user‑adjustable.
  • You’re stuck with the default cycle (roughly an hour total, short night), shared by everyone in that session.

Custom Races / EventLab

  • In custom races, you can force “Night”, “Dawn”, etc. in the event settings and stay in darkness for the whole race.
  • EventLab creations can also specify night, so some players effectively get “permanent night” by replaying those events.

So if you feel the default night window is tiny, the practical workaround is:

  1. Pick/complete a race.
  2. Create a custom event.
  3. Set Time of Day = Night in event settings.

What Community Discussions Say Right Now

Recent threads and posts around FH6’s lighting are focused on how short night feels and whether it should be closer to a 1:1 ratio with day.

  • Some players explicitly wish for equal day and night (1:1) and don’t understand why night is kept short.
  • Others want 25–35 minutes of night instead of the current brief window, based on timings in FH5/FH6.

Here’s a simple view of the different numbers people are reporting:

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<table>
  <tr><th>Source / Context</th><th>Full Cycle</th><th>Day Length</th><th>Night Length</th></tr>
  <tr>
    <td>FH6 guide timing [web:1]</td>
    <td>~60 min</td>
    <td>~40 min</td>
    <td>~20 min</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Player measurement FH6 free roam [web:3]</td>
    <td>~90 min (approx)</td>
    <td>~80 min</td>
    <td>~10 min</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>General Horizon cycle discussion [web:8]</td>
    <td>~90 min</td>
    <td>~75 min (sunrise–sunset)</td>
    <td>~15 min</td>
  </tr>
</table>

The ranges differ, but they all agree that night is the minority slice , far shorter than the daytime driving window.

Practical Takeaway for You

If your question is purely:

“How long is day night cycle in FH6?”

Then the most straightforward current answer is:

  • Expect roughly a one‑hour full cycle in free roam, with about two‑thirds day and one‑third or less night.
  • If you want extended night driving, use custom races/EventLab with “Night” time of day , since you can’t stretch the free‑roam night manually.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.