Killeen, TX · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Killeen, Texas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 10 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 08 min
Killeen daylight through 2026
Daylight in Killeen runs from 10 h 08 min on December 21 to 14 h 10 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 02 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 292nd 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.
Killeen daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 24 min | 7:23 AM to 7:30 AM | 5:39 PM to 6:05 PM |
| February | 11 h 06 min | 6:58 AM to 7:22 AM | 6:06 PM to 6:28 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:50 AM to 7:49 AM | 6:29 PM to 7:49 PM |
| April | 12 h 57 min | 6:47 AM to 7:19 AM | 7:50 PM to 8:09 PM |
| May | 13 h 45 min | 6:28 AM to 6:46 AM | 8:10 PM to 8:29 PM |
| June | 14 h 08 min | 6:26 AM to 6:30 AM | 8:30 PM to 8:38 PM |
| July | 13 h 56 min | 6:30 AM to 6:47 AM | 8:26 PM to 8:38 PM |
| August | 13 h 14 min | 6:48 AM to 7:06 AM | 7:55 PM to 8:26 PM |
| September | 12 h 20 min | 7:07 AM to 7:24 AM | 7:17 PM to 7:54 PM |
| October | 11 h 24 min | 7:24 AM to 7:45 AM | 6:43 PM to 7:15 PM |
| November | 10 h 35 min | 6:46 AM to 7:10 AM | 5:28 PM to 5:42 PM |
| December | 10 h 10 min | 7:11 AM to 7:29 AM | 5:28 PM to 5:39 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 6:26 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 8:38 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:49 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Killeen sits at 97.73° W, so the sun runs about 31 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:40 PM on January 15 and 1:36 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Austin, the state capital, gets 4 minutes less daylight than Killeen on June 21 and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, TX | 32.70° N | 14 h 18 min | 10 h 00 min |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 32.69° N | 14 h 18 min | 10 h 00 min |
| Abilene, TX | 32.45° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
| Midland, TX | 32.02° N | 14 h 15 min | 10 h 03 min |
| Waco, TX | 31.56° N | 14 h 13 min | 10 h 05 min |
| San Angelo, TX | 31.44° N | 14 h 12 min | 10 h 06 min |
| Killeen, TX | 31.08° N | 14 h 10 min | 10 h 08 min |
| Georgetown, TX | 30.67° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| College Station, TX | 30.59° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Round Rock, TX | 30.53° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Austin, TX | 30.30° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 11 min |
| New Braunfels, TX | 29.70° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 14 min |
| San Antonio, TX | 29.46° N | 14 h 02 min | 10 h 15 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Killeen?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 10 min of daylight: sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:37 PM.
What is the shortest day in Killeen?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 08 min: sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:33 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Killeen?
8:38 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:28 PM on November 26.
What time zone is Killeen 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 Killeen, 31.078° N, 97.732° 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.