Norman, OK · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Norman, Oklahoma
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 32 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 47 min
Norman daylight through 2026
Daylight in Norman runs from 9 h 47 min on December 21 to 14 h 32 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 45 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 181st 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 09 min.
Norman daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 06 min | 7:29 AM to 7:38 AM | 5:28 PM to 5:56 PM |
| February | 10 h 56 min | 7:00 AM to 7:28 AM | 5:57 PM to 6:24 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:50 AM to 7:49 AM | 6:25 PM to 7:50 PM |
| April | 13 h 06 min | 6:39 AM to 7:15 AM | 7:50 PM to 8:14 PM |
| May | 14 h 02 min | 6:16 AM to 6:38 AM | 8:15 PM to 8:38 PM |
| June | 14 h 30 min | 6:14 AM to 6:18 AM | 8:38 PM to 8:48 PM |
| July | 14 h 15 min | 6:18 AM to 6:37 AM | 8:33 PM to 8:48 PM |
| August | 13 h 26 min | 6:38 AM to 7:01 AM | 7:57 PM to 8:32 PM |
| September | 12 h 23 min | 7:01 AM to 7:23 AM | 7:14 PM to 7:56 PM |
| October | 11 h 17 min | 7:24 AM to 7:49 AM | 6:35 PM to 7:13 PM |
| November | 10 h 19 min | 6:50 AM to 7:18 AM | 5:17 PM to 5:34 PM |
| December | 9 h 50 min | 7:19 AM to 7:37 AM | 5:16 PM to 5:27 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 5 at 6:14 AM and the latest sunset on June 26 at 8:48 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. Norman sits at 97.35° W, so the sun runs about 29 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:38 PM on January 15 and 1:35 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Oklahoma City, the state capital, gets 1 minutes more daylight than Norman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita, KS | 37.69° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Tulsa, OK | 36.13° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Fayetteville, AR | 36.07° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 36.04° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 35.47° N | 14 h 33 min | 9 h 46 min |
| Norman, OK | 35.24° N | 14 h 32 min | 9 h 47 min |
| Amarillo, TX | 35.20° N | 14 h 32 min | 9 h 47 min |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 33.91° N | 14 h 25 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Denton, TX | 33.22° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| McKinney, TX | 33.20° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Frisco, TX | 33.16° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 58 min |
| Allen, TX | 33.11° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 58 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Norman?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 32 min of daylight: sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:47 PM.
What is the shortest day in Norman?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 47 min: sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:21 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Norman?
8:48 PM on June 26, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:16 PM on December 3.
What time zone is Norman 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 Norman, 35.241° N, 97.345° 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.