Buffalo, NY · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Buffalo, New York
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 21 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 01 min
Buffalo daylight through 2026
Daylight in Buffalo runs from 9 h 01 min on December 21 to 15 h 21 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 20 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 34th 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 10 min.
Buffalo daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 27 min | 7:31 AM to 7:46 AM | 4:51 PM to 5:27 PM |
| February | 10 h 34 min | 6:52 AM to 7:30 AM | 5:28 PM to 6:03 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:41 AM to 7:39 AM | 6:04 PM to 7:40 PM |
| April | 13 h 25 min | 6:10 AM to 6:57 AM | 7:41 PM to 8:15 PM |
| May | 14 h 40 min | 5:39 AM to 6:09 AM | 8:16 PM to 8:46 PM |
| June | 15 h 18 min | 5:36 AM to 5:40 AM | 8:47 PM to 8:58 PM |
| July | 14 h 58 min | 5:40 AM to 6:05 AM | 8:37 PM to 8:57 PM |
| August | 13 h 52 min | 6:06 AM to 6:39 AM | 7:51 PM to 8:36 PM |
| September | 12 h 28 min | 6:40 AM to 7:11 AM | 6:58 PM to 7:49 PM |
| October | 11 h 01 min | 7:12 AM to 7:48 AM | 6:08 PM to 6:56 PM |
| November | 9 h 45 min | 6:49 AM to 7:25 AM | 4:42 PM to 5:07 PM |
| December | 9 h 05 min | 7:26 AM to 7:46 AM | 4:40 PM to 4:50 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:36 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 8:58 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:48 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. Buffalo sits at 78.86° W, so the sun runs about 15 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:24 PM on January 15 and 1:21 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Albany, the state capital, gets 2 minutes less daylight than Buffalo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester, NY | 43.17° N | 15 h 23 min | 8 h 59 min |
| Syracuse, NY | 43.04° N | 15 h 22 min | 9 h 00 min |
| Buffalo, NY | 42.89° N | 15 h 21 min | 9 h 01 min |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 42.58° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Warren, MI | 42.49° N | 15 h 18 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Detroit, MI | 42.38° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Cleveland, OH | 41.48° N | 15 h 11 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Akron, OH | 41.08° N | 15 h 08 min | 9 h 13 min |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 40.44° N | 15 h 04 min | 9 h 17 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Buffalo?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 21 min of daylight: sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:57 PM.
What is the shortest day in Buffalo?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 01 min: sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:44 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Buffalo?
8:58 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:40 PM on December 8.
What time zone is Buffalo 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 Buffalo, 42.893° N, 78.860° 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.