Concord, CA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Concord, California
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 48 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 32 min
Concord daylight through 2026
Daylight in Concord runs from 9 h 32 min on December 21 to 14 h 48 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 16 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 133rd 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.
Concord daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 53 min | 7:13 AM to 7:24 AM | 4:59 PM to 5:30 PM |
| February | 10 h 49 min | 6:40 AM to 7:12 AM | 5:31 PM to 6:00 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:30 AM to 7:29 AM | 6:01 PM to 7:30 PM |
| April | 13 h 13 min | 6:12 AM to 6:52 AM | 7:31 PM to 7:58 PM |
| May | 14 h 15 min | 5:47 AM to 6:11 AM | 7:59 PM to 8:24 PM |
| June | 14 h 45 min | 5:44 AM to 5:48 AM | 8:25 PM to 8:34 PM |
| July | 14 h 29 min | 5:49 AM to 6:10 AM | 8:17 PM to 8:34 PM |
| August | 13 h 35 min | 6:11 AM to 6:37 AM | 7:38 PM to 8:16 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:38 AM to 7:02 AM | 6:52 PM to 7:37 PM |
| October | 11 h 11 min | 7:03 AM to 7:32 AM | 6:09 PM to 6:50 PM |
| November | 10 h 08 min | 6:33 AM to 7:04 AM | 4:48 PM to 5:08 PM |
| December | 9 h 35 min | 7:05 AM to 7:23 AM | 4:48 PM to 4:58 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 12 at 5:44 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:34 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:32 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 8 hours behind UTC, the time of the 120° W meridian. Concord sits at 122.00° W, so the sun runs about 8 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:17 PM on January 15 and 1:14 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Sacramento, the state capital, gets 4 minutes more daylight than Concord on June 21 and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roseville, CA | 38.77° N | 14 h 53 min | 9 h 27 min |
| Sacramento, CA | 38.57° N | 14 h 52 min | 9 h 28 min |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 38.45° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Elk Grove, CA | 38.41° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Vacaville, CA | 38.36° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Fairfield, CA | 38.26° N | 14 h 50 min | 9 h 30 min |
| Vallejo, CA | 38.11° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Antioch, CA | 37.98° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Stockton, CA | 37.98° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Concord, CA | 37.97° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Richmond, CA | 37.95° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Berkeley, CA | 37.87° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Oakland, CA | 37.77° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Tracy, CA | 37.73° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Daly City, CA | 37.70° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Hayward, CA | 37.63° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Concord?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 48 min of daylight: sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:34 PM.
What is the shortest day in Concord?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 32 min: sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:52 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Concord?
8:34 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:48 PM on November 30.
What time zone is Concord 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 Concord, 37.972° N, 122.002° 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.