Chula Vista, CA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Chula Vista, California
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 18 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 00 min
Chula Vista daylight through 2026
Daylight in Chula Vista runs from 10 h 00 min on December 21 to 14 h 18 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 18 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 276th 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.
Chula Vista daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 18 min | 6:43 AM to 6:50 AM | 4:53 PM to 5:20 PM |
| February | 11 h 03 min | 6:16 AM to 6:42 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:44 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:08 AM to 7:06 AM | 5:45 PM to 7:07 PM |
| April | 13 h 00 min | 6:01 AM to 6:35 AM | 7:08 PM to 7:29 PM |
| May | 13 h 51 min | 5:41 AM to 6:00 AM | 7:29 PM to 7:50 PM |
| June | 14 h 16 min | 5:39 AM to 5:43 AM | 7:50 PM to 7:59 PM |
| July | 14 h 03 min | 5:44 AM to 6:01 AM | 7:46 PM to 7:59 PM |
| August | 13 h 18 min | 6:02 AM to 6:22 AM | 7:13 PM to 7:46 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 6:23 AM to 6:41 AM | 6:33 PM to 7:12 PM |
| October | 11 h 21 min | 6:42 AM to 7:04 AM | 5:58 PM to 6:32 PM |
| November | 10 h 29 min | 6:05 AM to 6:31 AM | 4:42 PM to 4:57 PM |
| December | 10 h 03 min | 6:32 AM to 6:49 AM | 4:41 PM to 4:52 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 5:39 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 7:59 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 8 hours behind UTC, the time of the 120° W meridian. Chula Vista sits at 117.02° W, so the sun runs about 12 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:57 AM on January 15 and 12:54 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Sacramento, the state capital, gets 34 minutes more daylight than Chula Vista on June 21 and 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menifee, CA | 33.69° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Murrieta, CA | 33.57° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Temecula, CA | 33.49° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Oceanside, CA | 33.22° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Escondido, CA | 33.13° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 58 min |
| Carlsbad, CA | 33.13° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 58 min |
| San Diego, CA | 32.82° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| El Cajon, CA | 32.80° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Chula Vista, CA | 32.63° N | 14 h 18 min | 10 h 00 min |
| Yuma, AZ | 32.52° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Chula Vista?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 18 min of daylight: sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 7:58 PM.
What is the shortest day in Chula Vista?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 00 min: sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 4:46 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Chula Vista?
7:59 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:41 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista, 32.628° N, 117.015° 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.