El Paso, TX · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in El Paso, Texas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 14 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 04 min
El Paso daylight through 2026
Daylight in El Paso runs from 10 h 04 min on December 21 to 14 h 14 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 10 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 289th 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.
El Paso daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 21 min | 6:59 AM to 7:06 AM | 5:12 PM to 5:39 PM |
| February | 11 h 04 min | 6:33 AM to 6:58 AM | 5:40 PM to 6:02 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:25 AM to 7:24 AM | 6:03 PM to 7:24 PM |
| April | 12 h 59 min | 6:20 AM to 6:54 AM | 7:25 PM to 7:45 PM |
| May | 13 h 48 min | 6:01 AM to 6:19 AM | 7:46 PM to 8:06 PM |
| June | 14 h 12 min | 5:59 AM to 6:03 AM | 8:06 PM to 8:15 PM |
| July | 13 h 59 min | 6:03 AM to 6:20 AM | 8:03 PM to 8:15 PM |
| August | 13 h 16 min | 6:21 AM to 6:40 AM | 7:30 PM to 8:02 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 6:41 AM to 6:59 AM | 6:51 PM to 7:29 PM |
| October | 11 h 22 min | 6:59 AM to 7:21 AM | 6:16 PM to 6:50 PM |
| November | 10 h 32 min | 6:22 AM to 6:47 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:15 PM |
| December | 10 h 07 min | 6:48 AM to 7:05 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:12 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 5 at 5:59 AM and the latest sunset on June 24 at 8:15 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:24 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 7 hours behind UTC, the time of the 105° W meridian. El Paso sits at 106.43° W, so the sun runs about 6 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:15 PM on January 15 and 1:11 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Austin, the state capital, gets 8 minutes less daylight than El Paso on June 21 and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lubbock, TX | 33.56° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Gilbert, AZ | 33.31° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Las Cruces, NM | 32.33° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Tucson, AZ | 32.15° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 03 min |
| Midland, TX | 32.02° N | 14 h 15 min | 10 h 03 min |
| Odessa, TX | 31.88° N | 14 h 14 min | 10 h 04 min |
| El Paso, TX | 31.85° N | 14 h 14 min | 10 h 04 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in El Paso?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 14 min of daylight: sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:14 PM.
What is the shortest day in El Paso?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 04 min: sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:05 PM.
When is the latest sunset in El Paso?
8:15 PM on June 24, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:01 PM on November 27.
What time zone is El Paso 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 El Paso, 31.848° N, 106.431° 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.