Cedar Rapids, IA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 14 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 07 min
Cedar Rapids daylight through 2026
Daylight in Cedar Rapids runs from 9 h 07 min on December 21 to 15 h 14 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 07 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 52nd 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.
Cedar Rapids daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 32 min | 7:20 AM to 7:34 AM | 4:46 PM to 5:20 PM |
| February | 10 h 37 min | 6:43 AM to 7:19 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:55 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:31 AM to 7:30 AM | 5:57 PM to 7:31 PM |
| April | 13 h 23 min | 6:03 AM to 6:49 AM | 7:32 PM to 8:04 PM |
| May | 14 h 35 min | 5:34 AM to 6:02 AM | 8:05 PM to 8:35 PM |
| June | 15 h 11 min | 5:30 AM to 5:34 AM | 8:35 PM to 8:46 PM |
| July | 14 h 52 min | 5:35 AM to 5:59 AM | 8:26 PM to 8:46 PM |
| August | 13 h 49 min | 6:00 AM to 6:31 AM | 7:41 PM to 8:25 PM |
| September | 12 h 28 min | 6:32 AM to 7:02 AM | 6:49 PM to 7:40 PM |
| October | 11 h 03 min | 7:03 AM to 7:38 AM | 6:01 PM to 6:48 PM |
| November | 9 h 49 min | 6:39 AM to 7:14 AM | 4:36 PM to 5:00 PM |
| December | 9 h 11 min | 7:15 AM to 7:34 AM | 4:35 PM to 4:45 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 11 at 5:30 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 8:46 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:38 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Cedar Rapids sits at 91.68° W, so the sun runs about 7 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:16 PM on January 15 and 1:12 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Des Moines, the state capital, gets 3 minutes less daylight than Cedar Rapids 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND | 46.86° N | 15 h 53 min | 8 h 32 min |
| Minneapolis, MN | 44.96° N | 15 h 37 min | 8 h 46 min |
| St. Paul, MN | 44.95° N | 15 h 37 min | 8 h 46 min |
| Rochester, MN | 44.01° N | 15 h 29 min | 8 h 53 min |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 43.54° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Madison, WI | 43.09° N | 15 h 22 min | 9 h 00 min |
| Rockford, IL | 42.26° N | 15 h 16 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Elgin, IL | 42.04° N | 15 h 15 min | 9 h 07 min |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 41.96° N | 15 h 14 min | 9 h 07 min |
| Aurora, IL | 41.76° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Des Moines, IA | 41.57° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Davenport, IA | 41.56° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Peoria, IL | 40.75° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Cedar Rapids?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 14 min of daylight: sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 8:45 PM.
What is the shortest day in Cedar Rapids?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 07 min: sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:38 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Cedar Rapids?
8:46 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:35 PM on December 2.
What time zone is Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids, 41.964° N, 91.679° 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.