New Bedford, MA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 12 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 09 min
New Bedford daylight through 2026
Daylight in New Bedford runs from 9 h 09 min on December 21 to 15 h 12 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 03 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 60th 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 10 min.
New Bedford daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 34 min | 6:56 AM to 7:10 AM | 4:24 PM to 4:58 PM |
| February | 10 h 37 min | 6:19 AM to 6:55 AM | 4:59 PM to 5:33 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:08 AM to 7:07 AM | 5:34 PM to 7:08 PM |
| April | 13 h 22 min | 5:41 AM to 6:26 AM | 7:09 PM to 7:40 PM |
| May | 14 h 33 min | 5:12 AM to 5:40 AM | 7:42 PM to 8:11 PM |
| June | 15 h 09 min | 5:08 AM to 5:12 AM | 8:11 PM to 8:22 PM |
| July | 14 h 51 min | 5:13 AM to 5:37 AM | 8:02 PM to 8:22 PM |
| August | 13 h 48 min | 5:38 AM to 6:08 AM | 7:18 PM to 8:01 PM |
| September | 12 h 27 min | 6:09 AM to 6:39 AM | 6:27 PM to 7:16 PM |
| October | 11 h 04 min | 6:40 AM to 7:14 AM | 5:39 PM to 6:25 PM |
| November | 9 h 51 min | 6:15 AM to 6:50 AM | 4:14 PM to 4:38 PM |
| December | 9 h 13 min | 6:51 AM to 7:10 AM | 4:13 PM to 4:23 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 11 at 5:08 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 8:22 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:14 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. New Bedford sits at 70.94° W, so the sun runs about 16 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:53 AM on January 15 and 12:49 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Boston, the state capital, gets 5 minutes more daylight than New Bedford on June 21 and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell, MA | 42.64° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Lynn, MA | 42.47° N | 15 h 18 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Cambridge, MA | 42.38° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 04 min |
| Boston, MA | 42.34° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Worcester, MA | 42.27° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Quincy, MA | 42.26° N | 15 h 16 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Brockton, MA | 42.08° N | 15 h 15 min | 9 h 06 min |
| Providence, RI | 41.82° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
| New Bedford, MA | 41.66° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 09 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in New Bedford?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 12 min of daylight: sunrise 5:09 AM, sunset 8:21 PM.
What is the shortest day in New Bedford?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 09 min: sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:16 PM.
When is the latest sunset in New Bedford?
8:22 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:13 PM on December 2.
What time zone is New Bedford 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 New Bedford, 41.661° N, 70.938° 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.