Baltimore, MD · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Baltimore, Maryland
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 56 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 24 min
Baltimore daylight through 2026
Daylight in Baltimore runs from 9 h 24 min on December 21 to 14 h 56 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 33 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 106th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 09 min.
Baltimore daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 46 min | 7:14 AM to 7:26 AM | 4:54 PM to 5:25 PM |
| February | 10 h 45 min | 6:40 AM to 7:13 AM | 5:27 PM to 5:57 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:30 AM to 7:28 AM | 5:58 PM to 7:29 PM |
| April | 13 h 16 min | 6:09 AM to 6:50 AM | 7:30 PM to 7:58 PM |
| May | 14 h 21 min | 5:42 AM to 6:07 AM | 7:59 PM to 8:26 PM |
| June | 14 h 54 min | 5:39 AM to 5:43 AM | 8:27 PM to 8:37 PM |
| July | 14 h 37 min | 5:43 AM to 6:05 AM | 8:19 PM to 8:36 PM |
| August | 13 h 39 min | 6:06 AM to 6:34 AM | 7:38 PM to 8:18 PM |
| September | 12 h 26 min | 6:35 AM to 7:01 AM | 6:50 PM to 7:37 PM |
| October | 11 h 09 min | 7:02 AM to 7:33 AM | 6:06 PM to 6:48 PM |
| November | 10 h 02 min | 6:34 AM to 7:06 AM | 4:43 PM to 5:05 PM |
| December | 9 h 27 min | 7:07 AM to 7:26 AM | 4:43 PM to 4:53 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:39 AM and the latest sunset on June 24 at 8:37 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:33 AM on October 31. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Baltimore sits at 76.61° W, so the sun runs about 6 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:15 PM on January 15 and 1:12 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Annapolis, the state capital, gets 2 minutes less daylight than Baltimore on June 21 and 2 minutes more on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth, NJ | 40.67° N | 15 h 05 min | 9 h 16 min |
| Allentown, PA | 40.59° N | 15 h 05 min | 9 h 16 min |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 40.44° N | 15 h 04 min | 9 h 17 min |
| Philadelphia, PA | 40.01° N | 15 h 01 min | 9 h 20 min |
| Baltimore, MD | 39.30° N | 14 h 56 min | 9 h 24 min |
| Washington, DC | 38.90° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Alexandria, VA | 38.82° N | 14 h 53 min | 9 h 27 min |
| Richmond, VA | 37.53° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
| Newport News, VA | 37.08° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| Hampton, VA | 37.05° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Baltimore?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 56 min of daylight: sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:36 PM.
What is the shortest day in Baltimore?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 24 min: sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:46 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Baltimore?
8:37 PM on June 24, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:43 PM on November 30.
What time zone is Baltimore in?
America/New_York. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Baltimore, 39.300° N, 76.611° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.