342 cities · 2026

Sunrise and sunset in US cities of 100,000+

Short answer

On June 21, 2026, Anchorage, AK gets the most daylight of any US city of 100,000+, 19 h 21 min, and Urban Honolulu, HI the least, 13 h 26 min. On December 21 the order flips: the northern cities get the shortest days.

01 — Swing

Biggest seasonal swing

Hours of daylight gained between December 21 and June 21. The swing grows with latitude, so northern cities lead and the southernmost cities trail. Urban Honolulu, HI has the smallest swing, 2 h 36 min.

  1. 01Anchorage, AK13 h 53 min
  2. 02Everett, WA7 h 40 min
  3. 03Spokane, WA7 h 35 min
  4. 04Spokane Valley, WA7 h 35 min
  5. 05Seattle, WA7 h 34 min
  6. 06Bellevue, WA7 h 34 min
  7. 07Renton, WA7 h 32 min
  8. 08Kent, WA7 h 30 min
  9. 09Federal Way, WA7 h 29 min
  10. 10Tacoma, WA7 h 28 min
  11. 11Fargo, ND7 h 21 min
  12. 12Billings, MT7 h 04 min
  13. 13Vancouver, WA7 h 01 min
  14. 14Portland, OR7 h 00 min
  15. 15Hillsboro, OR6 h 59 min
June 21 minus December 21 day length, 2026, SunCalc.

02 — Index

Cities by state

CACalifornia

DCDistrict of Columbia

MSMississippi

NHNew Hampshire

NDNorth Dakota

RIRhode Island

Figures beside each city: daylight on June 21, 2026.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: computed for 2026 at each city's Census internal point.

  1. 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  2. 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.