Birmingham, AL · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Birmingham, Alabama
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 23 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 56 min
Birmingham daylight through 2026
Daylight in Birmingham runs from 9 h 56 min on December 21 to 14 h 23 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 27 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 243rd of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 08 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 08 min.
Birmingham daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 14 min | 6:43 AM to 6:52 AM | 4:50 PM to 5:17 PM |
| February | 11 h 00 min | 6:16 AM to 6:43 AM | 5:18 PM to 5:43 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:07 AM to 7:06 AM | 5:44 PM to 7:07 PM |
| April | 13 h 02 min | 5:59 AM to 6:34 AM | 7:07 PM to 7:29 PM |
| May | 13 h 54 min | 5:38 AM to 5:58 AM | 7:30 PM to 7:51 PM |
| June | 14 h 20 min | 5:36 AM to 5:40 AM | 7:52 PM to 8:01 PM |
| July | 14 h 07 min | 5:40 AM to 5:58 AM | 7:47 PM to 8:01 PM |
| August | 13 h 21 min | 5:59 AM to 6:20 AM | 7:13 PM to 7:46 PM |
| September | 12 h 22 min | 6:21 AM to 6:40 AM | 6:32 PM to 7:12 PM |
| October | 11 h 20 min | 6:41 AM to 7:05 AM | 5:55 PM to 6:31 PM |
| November | 10 h 26 min | 6:06 AM to 6:32 AM | 4:39 PM to 4:55 PM |
| December | 9 h 58 min | 6:33 AM to 6:51 AM | 4:38 PM to 4:49 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:36 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:01 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:06 AM on March 8. 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Birmingham sits at 86.80° W, so the sun runs about 13 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:56 AM on January 15 and 12:53 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Montgomery, the state capital, gets 6 minutes less daylight than Birmingham on June 21 and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | 35.85° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 44 min |
| Memphis, TN | 35.11° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Chattanooga, TN | 35.07° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Huntsville, AL | 34.70° N | 14 h 29 min | 9 h 50 min |
| Sandy Springs, GA | 33.93° N | 14 h 25 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Atlanta, GA | 33.76° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| South Fulton, GA | 33.64° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Birmingham, AL | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 33.23° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Columbus, GA | 32.51° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
| Montgomery, AL | 32.35° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Mobile, AL | 30.67° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Birmingham?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 23 min of daylight: sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:00 PM.
What is the shortest day in Birmingham?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 56 min: sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 4:43 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Birmingham?
8:01 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:38 PM on December 2.
What time zone is Birmingham in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Birmingham, 33.527° N, 86.797° 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.