Cambridge, MA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 17 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 04 min
Cambridge daylight through 2026
Daylight in Cambridge runs from 9 h 04 min on December 21 to 15 h 17 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 13 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 42nd 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.
Cambridge daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 30 min | 6:59 AM to 7:13 AM | 4:22 PM to 4:57 PM |
| February | 10 h 35 min | 6:21 AM to 6:57 AM | 4:58 PM to 5:33 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:09 AM to 7:08 AM | 5:34 PM to 7:09 PM |
| April | 13 h 24 min | 5:40 AM to 6:26 AM | 7:10 PM to 7:43 PM |
| May | 14 h 37 min | 5:10 AM to 5:39 AM | 7:44 PM to 8:14 PM |
| June | 15 h 14 min | 5:06 AM to 5:10 AM | 8:14 PM to 8:25 PM |
| July | 14 h 55 min | 5:11 AM to 5:36 AM | 8:05 PM to 8:25 PM |
| August | 13 h 50 min | 5:37 AM to 6:08 AM | 7:20 PM to 8:03 PM |
| September | 12 h 28 min | 6:09 AM to 6:40 AM | 6:27 PM to 7:18 PM |
| October | 11 h 03 min | 6:41 AM to 7:16 AM | 5:38 PM to 6:25 PM |
| November | 9 h 47 min | 6:17 AM to 6:53 AM | 4:13 PM to 4:37 PM |
| December | 9 h 08 min | 6:54 AM to 7:13 AM | 4:11 PM to 4:21 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 14 at 5:06 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 8:25 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:16 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. Cambridge sits at 71.12° W, so the sun runs about 16 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:53 AM on January 15 and 12:50 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Boston, the state capital, gets about the same June daylight. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester, NH | 42.98° N | 15 h 22 min | 9 h 00 min |
| Lowell, MA | 42.64° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Lynn, MA | 42.47° N | 15 h 18 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Cambridge, MA | 42.38° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Boston, MA | 42.34° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Worcester, MA | 42.27° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Quincy, MA | 42.26° N | 15 h 16 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Brockton, MA | 42.08° N | 15 h 15 min | 9 h 06 min |
| Providence, RI | 41.82° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
| New Bedford, MA | 41.66° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 09 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Cambridge?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 17 min of daylight: sunrise 5:07 AM, sunset 8:24 PM.
What is the shortest day in Cambridge?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 04 min: sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:14 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Cambridge?
8:25 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:11 PM on December 5.
What time zone is Cambridge 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 Cambridge, 42.376° N, 71.119° 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.