Odessa, TX · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Odessa, Texas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 14 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 04 min
Odessa daylight through 2026
Daylight in Odessa runs from 10 h 04 min on December 21 to 14 h 14 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 10 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 288th 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.
Odessa daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 21 min | 7:43 AM to 7:50 AM | 5:56 PM to 6:22 PM |
| February | 11 h 04 min | 7:17 AM to 7:42 AM | 6:23 PM to 6:46 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 7:09 AM to 8:08 AM | 6:47 PM to 8:08 PM |
| April | 12 h 59 min | 7:04 AM to 7:37 AM | 8:09 PM to 8:29 PM |
| May | 13 h 48 min | 6:44 AM to 7:03 AM | 8:29 PM to 8:49 PM |
| June | 14 h 12 min | 6:43 AM to 6:46 AM | 8:50 PM to 8:59 PM |
| July | 13 h 59 min | 6:47 AM to 7:04 AM | 8:46 PM to 8:59 PM |
| August | 13 h 16 min | 7:05 AM to 7:24 AM | 8:14 PM to 8:45 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 7:24 AM to 7:42 AM | 7:35 PM to 8:13 PM |
| October | 11 h 22 min | 7:43 AM to 8:05 AM | 7:00 PM to 7:34 PM |
| November | 10 h 32 min | 7:05 AM to 7:31 AM | 5:45 PM to 5:59 PM |
| December | 10 h 06 min | 7:31 AM to 7:49 AM | 5:44 PM to 5:55 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 3 at 6:43 AM and the latest sunset on June 26 at 8:59 PM. The latest sunrise is 8:08 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. Odessa sits at 102.35° W, so the sun runs about 49 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:58 PM on January 15 and 1:55 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Austin, the state capital, gets 8 minutes less daylight than Odessa on June 21 and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lubbock, TX | 33.56° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Abilene, TX | 32.45° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
| Las Cruces, NM | 32.33° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Midland, TX | 32.02° N | 14 h 15 min | 10 h 03 min |
| Odessa, TX | 31.88° N | 14 h 14 min | 10 h 04 min |
| El Paso, TX | 31.85° N | 14 h 14 min | 10 h 04 min |
| San Angelo, TX | 31.44° N | 14 h 12 min | 10 h 06 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Odessa?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 14 min of daylight: sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 8:58 PM.
What is the shortest day in Odessa?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 04 min: sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:49 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Odessa?
8:59 PM on June 26, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:44 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Odessa 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 Odessa, 31.881° N, 102.345° 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.