Greensboro, NC · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Greensboro, North Carolina
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 37 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 42 min
Greensboro daylight through 2026
Daylight in Greensboro 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 167th 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.
Greensboro daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 02 min | 7:20 AM to 7:30 AM | 5:15 PM to 5:45 PM |
| February | 10 h 54 min | 6:50 AM to 7:20 AM | 5:46 PM to 6:13 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:41 AM to 7:39 AM | 6:14 PM to 7:40 PM |
| April | 13 h 08 min | 6:27 AM to 7:05 AM | 7:41 PM to 8:05 PM |
| May | 14 h 06 min | 6:04 AM to 6:26 AM | 8:06 PM to 8:30 PM |
| June | 14 h 34 min | 6:01 AM to 6:05 AM | 8:31 PM to 8:40 PM |
| July | 14 h 20 min | 6:06 AM to 6:25 AM | 8:25 PM to 8:40 PM |
| August | 13 h 29 min | 6:26 AM to 6:50 AM | 7:48 PM to 8:24 PM |
| September | 12 h 23 min | 6:51 AM to 7:13 AM | 7:04 PM to 7:46 PM |
| October | 11 h 15 min | 7:14 AM to 7:41 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:02 PM |
| November | 10 h 16 min | 6:42 AM to 7:10 AM | 5:05 PM to 5:23 PM |
| December | 9 h 45 min | 7:11 AM to 7:29 AM | 5:04 PM to 5:14 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 6:01 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 8:40 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:41 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 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Greensboro sits at 79.82° W, so the sun runs about 19 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:28 PM on January 15 and 1:25 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Raleigh, the state capital, gets 2 minutes less daylight than Greensboro on June 21 and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem, NC | 36.10° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Greensboro, NC | 36.09° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| High Point, NC | 35.99° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Durham, NC | 35.98° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Raleigh, NC | 35.83° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 44 min |
| Cary, NC | 35.78° N | 14 h 35 min | 9 h 44 min |
| Concord, NC | 35.39° N | 14 h 33 min | 9 h 46 min |
| Charlotte, NC | 35.21° N | 14 h 32 min | 9 h 47 min |
| Fayetteville, NC | 35.08° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Wilmington, NC | 34.21° N | 14 h 26 min | 9 h 52 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Greensboro?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 37 min of daylight: sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:39 PM.
What is the shortest day in Greensboro?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 42 min: sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:08 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Greensboro?
8:40 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:04 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Greensboro in?
America/New_York. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Greensboro, 36.095° N, 79.824° 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.