Olathe, KS · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Olathe, Kansas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 54 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 26 min
Olathe daylight through 2026
Daylight in Olathe runs from 9 h 26 min on December 21 to 14 h 54 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 27 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 116th 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 09 min.
Olathe daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 49 min | 7:26 AM to 7:38 AM | 5:08 PM to 5:39 PM |
| February | 10 h 46 min | 6:52 AM to 7:25 AM | 5:40 PM to 6:11 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:42 AM to 7:41 AM | 6:12 PM to 7:42 PM |
| April | 13 h 15 min | 6:22 AM to 7:03 AM | 7:43 PM to 8:11 PM |
| May | 14 h 19 min | 5:56 AM to 6:21 AM | 8:11 PM to 8:38 PM |
| June | 14 h 51 min | 5:53 AM to 5:57 AM | 8:38 PM to 8:48 PM |
| July | 14 h 34 min | 5:57 AM to 6:19 AM | 8:31 PM to 8:48 PM |
| August | 13 h 38 min | 6:20 AM to 6:47 AM | 7:50 PM to 8:30 PM |
| September | 12 h 25 min | 6:48 AM to 7:14 AM | 7:03 PM to 7:49 PM |
| October | 11 h 10 min | 7:15 AM to 7:45 AM | 6:19 PM to 7:01 PM |
| November | 10 h 04 min | 6:46 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:57 PM to 5:18 PM |
| December | 9 h 30 min | 7:18 AM to 7:37 AM | 4:57 PM to 5:07 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:53 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:48 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:45 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Olathe sits at 94.82° W, so the sun runs about 19 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:28 PM on January 15 and 1:25 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Topeka, the state capital, gets 1 minutes more daylight than Olathe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE | 41.26° N | 15 h 09 min | 9 h 12 min |
| Lincoln, NE | 40.81° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| Kansas City, MO | 39.13° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Kansas City, KS | 39.12° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Independence, MO | 39.09° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Topeka, KS | 39.03° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Columbia, MO | 38.95° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Lee's Summit, MO | 38.92° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Overland Park, KS | 38.89° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Olathe, KS | 38.88° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Wichita, KS | 37.69° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Springfield, MO | 37.19° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 36 min |
| Tulsa, OK | 36.13° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 36.04° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 43 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Olathe?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 54 min of daylight: sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:48 PM.
What is the shortest day in Olathe?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 26 min: sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:00 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Olathe?
8:48 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:57 PM on November 30.
What time zone is Olathe 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 Olathe, 38.882° N, 94.820° 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.