Lafayette, LA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Lafayette, Louisiana
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 06 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 12 min
Lafayette daylight through 2026
Daylight in Lafayette runs from 10 h 12 min on December 21 to 14 h 06 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 3 h 54 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 302nd 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.
Lafayette daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 28 min | 6:59 AM to 7:05 AM | 5:19 PM to 5:44 PM |
| February | 11 h 08 min | 6:35 AM to 6:58 AM | 5:45 PM to 6:06 PM |
| March | 12 h 01 min | 6:27 AM to 7:26 AM | 6:07 PM to 7:26 PM |
| April | 12 h 55 min | 6:25 AM to 6:57 AM | 7:27 PM to 7:45 PM |
| May | 13 h 41 min | 6:07 AM to 6:24 AM | 7:45 PM to 8:04 PM |
| June | 14 h 04 min | 6:05 AM to 6:09 AM | 8:05 PM to 8:13 PM |
| July | 13 h 52 min | 6:10 AM to 6:26 AM | 8:02 PM to 8:13 PM |
| August | 13 h 12 min | 6:26 AM to 6:44 AM | 7:31 PM to 8:01 PM |
| September | 12 h 20 min | 6:45 AM to 7:01 AM | 6:54 PM to 7:30 PM |
| October | 11 h 25 min | 7:01 AM to 7:21 AM | 6:21 PM to 6:53 PM |
| November | 10 h 38 min | 6:22 AM to 6:46 AM | 5:07 PM to 5:20 PM |
| December | 10 h 14 min | 6:46 AM to 7:04 AM | 5:07 PM to 5:18 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 6:05 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 8:13 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:26 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. Lafayette sits at 92.03° W, so the sun runs about 8 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:17 PM on January 15 and 1:14 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Baton Rouge, the state capital, gets 1 minutes more daylight than Lafayette on June 21 and 1 minutes less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport, LA | 32.47° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
| Jackson, MS | 32.32° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 30.44° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 11 min |
| Lafayette, LA | 30.21° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 12 min |
| Beaumont, TX | 30.08° N | 14 h 05 min | 10 h 12 min |
| New Orleans, LA | 30.05° N | 14 h 05 min | 10 h 13 min |
| Pasadena, TX | 29.66° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 14 min |
| Pearland, TX | 29.56° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 15 min |
| League City, TX | 29.49° N | 14 h 02 min | 10 h 15 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Lafayette?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 06 min of daylight: sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:12 PM.
What is the shortest day in Lafayette?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 12 min: sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 5:12 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Lafayette?
8:13 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:07 PM on November 26.
What time zone is Lafayette 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 Lafayette, 30.206° N, 92.028° 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.