Kansas City, KS · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Kansas City, Kansas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 55 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 25 min
Kansas City daylight through 2026
Daylight in Kansas City runs from 9 h 25 min on December 21 to 14 h 55 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 30 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 109th 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.
Kansas City daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 47 min | 7:26 AM to 7:38 AM | 5:07 PM to 5:38 PM |
| February | 10 h 45 min | 6:52 AM to 7:25 AM | 5:40 PM to 6:10 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:42 AM to 7:40 AM | 6:11 PM to 7:41 PM |
| April | 13 h 15 min | 6:21 AM to 7:03 AM | 7:42 PM to 8:11 PM |
| May | 14 h 20 min | 5:55 AM to 6:20 AM | 8:12 PM to 8:38 PM |
| June | 14 h 52 min | 5:52 AM to 5:56 AM | 8:39 PM to 8:49 PM |
| July | 14 h 36 min | 5:56 AM to 6:18 AM | 8:31 PM to 8:48 PM |
| August | 13 h 39 min | 6:19 AM to 6:46 AM | 7:50 PM to 8:30 PM |
| September | 12 h 25 min | 6:47 AM to 7:14 AM | 7:02 PM to 7:49 PM |
| October | 11 h 09 min | 7:15 AM to 7:45 AM | 6:19 PM to 7:01 PM |
| November | 10 h 03 min | 6:46 AM to 7:18 AM | 4:56 PM to 5:17 PM |
| December | 9 h 28 min | 7:19 AM to 7:38 AM | 4:56 PM to 5:06 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:52 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:49 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:45 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. Kansas City sits at 94.74° 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
Topeka, the state capital, gets about the same June daylight. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines, IA | 41.57° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Omaha, NE | 41.26° N | 15 h 09 min | 9 h 12 min |
| Lincoln, NE | 40.81° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| Kansas City, MO | 39.13° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Kansas City, KS | 39.12° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Independence, MO | 39.09° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Topeka, KS | 39.03° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Columbia, MO | 38.95° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| 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 |
| Olathe, KS | 38.88° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Wichita, KS | 37.69° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Springfield, MO | 37.19° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 36 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Kansas City?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 55 min of daylight: sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:48 PM.
What is the shortest day in Kansas City?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 25 min: sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:59 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Kansas City?
8:49 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:56 PM on November 30.
What time zone is Kansas City 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 Kansas City, 39.123° N, 94.742° 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.