Mesa, AZ · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Mesa, Arizona
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 22 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 56 min
Mesa daylight through 2026
Daylight in Mesa runs from 9 h 56 min on December 21 to 14 h 22 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 26 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 246th 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.
Mesa daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 14 min | 7:23 AM to 7:31 AM | 5:30 PM to 5:57 PM |
| February | 11 h 01 min | 6:56 AM to 7:22 AM | 5:58 PM to 6:23 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:15 AM to 6:54 AM | 6:23 PM to 6:46 PM |
| April | 13 h 02 min | 5:39 AM to 6:14 AM | 6:47 PM to 7:09 PM |
| May | 13 h 54 min | 5:18 AM to 5:38 AM | 7:09 PM to 7:31 PM |
| June | 14 h 20 min | 5:16 AM to 5:20 AM | 7:31 PM to 7:40 PM |
| July | 14 h 06 min | 5:20 AM to 5:38 AM | 7:27 PM to 7:40 PM |
| August | 13 h 21 min | 5:39 AM to 6:00 AM | 6:53 PM to 7:26 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 6:01 AM to 6:20 AM | 6:12 PM to 6:51 PM |
| October | 11 h 20 min | 6:21 AM to 6:44 AM | 5:35 PM to 6:11 PM |
| November | 10 h 26 min | 6:45 AM to 7:11 AM | 5:19 PM to 5:34 PM |
| December | 9 h 59 min | 7:12 AM to 7:30 AM | 5:18 PM to 5:29 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:16 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 7:40 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:31 AM on January 2. Mesa stays on standard time all year, so sunrise and sunset never jump by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 7 hours behind UTC, the time of the 105° W meridian. Mesa sits at 111.72° W, so the sun runs about 27 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:36 PM on January 15 and 12:32 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Phoenix, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 35.10° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Peoria, AZ | 33.79° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 33.68° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Phoenix, AZ | 33.57° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Glendale, AZ | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.40° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tempe, AZ | 33.39° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Gilbert, AZ | 33.31° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Chandler, AZ | 33.28° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Goodyear, AZ | 33.25° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Las Cruces, NM | 32.33° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Tucson, AZ | 32.15° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 03 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Mesa?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 22 min of daylight: sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 7:39 PM.
What is the shortest day in Mesa?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 56 min: sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:23 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Mesa?
7:40 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:18 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Mesa in?
America/Phoenix. It does not observe daylight saving time.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Mesa, 33.401° N, 111.717° 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.