Berkeley, CA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Berkeley, California
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 48 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 32 min
Berkeley daylight through 2026
Daylight in Berkeley runs from 9 h 32 min on December 21 to 14 h 48 min on June 20, a seasonal swing of 5 h 15 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 135th 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.
Berkeley daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 54 min | 7:14 AM to 7:25 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:31 PM |
| February | 10 h 49 min | 6:41 AM to 7:13 AM | 5:32 PM to 6:01 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:31 AM to 7:30 AM | 6:02 PM to 7:31 PM |
| April | 13 h 12 min | 6:14 AM to 6:54 AM | 7:32 PM to 7:59 PM |
| May | 14 h 14 min | 5:49 AM to 6:13 AM | 8:00 PM to 8:25 PM |
| June | 14 h 45 min | 5:46 AM to 5:50 AM | 8:25 PM to 8:35 PM |
| July | 14 h 29 min | 5:50 AM to 6:11 AM | 8:18 PM to 8:35 PM |
| August | 13 h 34 min | 6:12 AM to 6:38 AM | 7:39 PM to 8:17 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:39 AM to 7:04 AM | 6:53 PM to 7:38 PM |
| October | 11 h 12 min | 7:04 AM to 7:33 AM | 6:11 PM to 6:51 PM |
| November | 10 h 08 min | 6:34 AM to 7:05 AM | 4:50 PM to 5:10 PM |
| December | 9 h 35 min | 7:06 AM to 7:24 AM | 4:49 PM to 5:00 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:46 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 8:35 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 8 hours behind UTC, the time of the 120° W meridian. Berkeley sits at 122.30° W, so the sun runs about 9 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:18 PM on January 15 and 1:15 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Sacramento, the state capital, gets 4 minutes more daylight than Berkeley on June 21 and 4 minutes less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa, CA | 38.45° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Vacaville, CA | 38.36° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Fairfield, CA | 38.26° N | 14 h 50 min | 9 h 30 min |
| Vallejo, CA | 38.11° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Antioch, CA | 37.98° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Concord, CA | 37.97° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Richmond, CA | 37.95° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Berkeley, CA | 37.87° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Oakland, CA | 37.77° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| San Francisco, CA | 37.73° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Daly City, CA | 37.70° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Hayward, CA | 37.63° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
| San Mateo, CA | 37.56° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 37.39° N | 14 h 45 min | 9 h 35 min |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 21.32° N | 13 h 26 min | 10 h 50 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Berkeley?
June 20, 2026, with 14 h 48 min of daylight: sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:34 PM.
What is the shortest day in Berkeley?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 32 min: sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:53 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Berkeley?
8:35 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:49 PM on December 3.
What time zone is Berkeley in?
America/Los_Angeles. Clocks change on March 8 (to PDT) and November 1 (to PST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Berkeley, 37.866° N, 122.299° 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.