Colorado Springs, CO · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 54 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 27 min
Colorado Springs daylight through 2026
Daylight in Colorado Springs runs from 9 h 27 min on December 21 to 14 h 54 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 27 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 117th 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 09 min.
Colorado Springs daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 49 min | 7:05 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:48 PM to 5:19 PM |
| February | 10 h 46 min | 6:32 AM to 7:05 AM | 5:20 PM to 5:50 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:22 AM to 7:20 AM | 5:51 PM to 7:21 PM |
| April | 13 h 15 min | 6:02 AM to 6:43 AM | 7:22 PM to 7:50 PM |
| May | 14 h 19 min | 5:36 AM to 6:01 AM | 7:51 PM to 8:17 PM |
| June | 14 h 51 min | 5:33 AM to 5:37 AM | 8:18 PM to 8:28 PM |
| July | 14 h 34 min | 5:37 AM to 5:59 AM | 8:10 PM to 8:28 PM |
| August | 13 h 38 min | 6:00 AM to 6:27 AM | 7:30 PM to 8:09 PM |
| September | 12 h 25 min | 6:28 AM to 6:54 AM | 6:43 PM to 7:29 PM |
| October | 11 h 10 min | 6:55 AM to 7:25 AM | 5:59 PM to 6:41 PM |
| November | 10 h 04 min | 6:26 AM to 6:57 AM | 4:37 PM to 4:58 PM |
| December | 9 h 30 min | 6:58 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:36 PM to 4:47 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:33 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 8:28 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:25 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 7 hours behind UTC, the time of the 105° W meridian. Colorado Springs sits at 104.76° W, almost on that meridian, so clock noon and solar noon agree closely in winter. Solar noon is at 12:08 PM on January 15 and 1:05 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Denver, the state capital, gets 6 minutes more daylight than Colorado Springs on June 21 and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton, CO | 39.92° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 20 min |
| Westminster, CO | 39.88° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 20 min |
| Arvada, CO | 39.83° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Denver, CO | 39.76° N | 14 h 59 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Aurora, CO | 39.71° N | 14 h 59 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Lakewood, CO | 39.70° N | 14 h 59 min | 9 h 22 min |
| Centennial, CO | 39.59° N | 14 h 58 min | 9 h 22 min |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 38.87° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 27 min |
| Pueblo, CO | 38.27° N | 14 h 50 min | 9 h 30 min |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 35.29° N | 14 h 32 min | 9 h 47 min |
| Albuquerque, NM | 35.10° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Colorado Springs?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 54 min of daylight: sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 8:27 PM.
What is the shortest day in Colorado Springs?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 27 min: sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:40 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Colorado Springs?
8:28 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:36 PM on December 4.
What time zone is Colorado Springs in?
America/Denver. Clocks change on March 8 (to MDT) and November 1 (to MST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Colorado Springs, 38.867° N, 104.761° 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.