Fayetteville, AR · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 37 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 42 min
Fayetteville daylight through 2026
Daylight in Fayetteville runs from 9 h 42 min on December 21 to 14 h 37 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 55 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 168th 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 09 min.
Fayetteville daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 02 min | 7:18 AM to 7:27 AM | 5:13 PM to 5:42 PM |
| February | 10 h 54 min | 6:48 AM to 7:17 AM | 5:43 PM to 6:10 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:38 AM to 7:37 AM | 6:11 PM to 7:37 PM |
| April | 13 h 08 min | 6:24 AM to 7:02 AM | 7:38 PM to 8:03 PM |
| May | 14 h 06 min | 6:01 AM to 6:23 AM | 8:04 PM to 8:27 PM |
| June | 14 h 34 min | 5:59 AM to 6:03 AM | 8:28 PM to 8:37 PM |
| July | 14 h 20 min | 6:03 AM to 6:23 AM | 8:22 PM to 8:37 PM |
| August | 13 h 29 min | 6:24 AM to 6:47 AM | 7:45 PM to 8:21 PM |
| September | 12 h 23 min | 6:48 AM to 7:11 AM | 7:01 PM to 7:44 PM |
| October | 11 h 15 min | 7:11 AM to 7:38 AM | 6:21 PM to 7:00 PM |
| November | 10 h 16 min | 6:39 AM to 7:08 AM | 5:02 PM to 5:20 PM |
| December | 9 h 45 min | 7:09 AM to 7:27 AM | 5:02 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 21 at 8:37 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. Fayetteville sits at 94.17° W, so the sun runs about 17 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:26 PM on January 15 and 1:22 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Little Rock, the state capital, gets 7 minutes less daylight than Fayetteville on June 21 and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee's Summit, MO | 38.92° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Overland Park, KS | 38.89° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Springfield, MO | 37.19° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 36 min |
| Tulsa, OK | 36.13° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Fayetteville, AR | 36.07° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 36.04° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 35.47° N | 14 h 33 min | 9 h 46 min |
| Norman, OK | 35.24° N | 14 h 32 min | 9 h 47 min |
| Little Rock, AR | 34.73° N | 14 h 29 min | 9 h 50 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Fayetteville?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 37 min of daylight: sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:37 PM.
What is the shortest day in Fayetteville?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 42 min: sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:06 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Fayetteville?
8:37 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:02 PM on November 28.
What time zone is Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, 36.072° N, 94.167° 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.