Orlando, FL · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Orlando, Florida
Short answer
- Longest day
- 13 h 57 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 20 min
Orlando daylight through 2026
Daylight in Orlando runs from 10 h 20 min on December 21 to 13 h 57 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 3 h 37 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 315th 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.
Orlando daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 35 min | 7:13 AM to 7:18 AM | 5:40 PM to 6:04 PM |
| February | 11 h 12 min | 6:50 AM to 7:12 AM | 6:04 PM to 6:24 PM |
| March | 12 h 01 min | 6:43 AM to 7:42 AM | 6:25 PM to 7:42 PM |
| April | 12 h 52 min | 6:45 AM to 7:15 AM | 7:43 PM to 7:59 PM |
| May | 13 h 34 min | 6:28 AM to 6:44 AM | 8:00 PM to 8:17 PM |
| June | 13 h 55 min | 6:27 AM to 6:30 AM | 8:18 PM to 8:26 PM |
| July | 13 h 44 min | 6:31 AM to 6:46 AM | 8:16 PM to 8:26 PM |
| August | 13 h 07 min | 6:46 AM to 7:02 AM | 7:47 PM to 8:15 PM |
| September | 12 h 19 min | 7:03 AM to 7:17 AM | 7:11 PM to 7:46 PM |
| October | 11 h 28 min | 7:18 AM to 7:36 AM | 6:40 PM to 7:10 PM |
| November | 10 h 44 min | 6:36 AM to 6:59 AM | 5:28 PM to 5:40 PM |
| December | 10 h 22 min | 6:59 AM to 7:17 AM | 5:28 PM to 5:39 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 1 at 6:27 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:26 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:42 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 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Orlando sits at 81.25° W, so the sun runs about 25 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:34 PM on January 15 and 1:31 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Tallahassee, the state capital, gets 10 minutes more daylight than Orlando on June 21 and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, FL | 30.34° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 11 min |
| Gainesville, FL | 29.68° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 14 min |
| Palm Coast, FL | 29.54° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 15 min |
| Deltona, FL | 28.91° N | 13 h 59 min | 10 h 18 min |
| Orlando, FL | 28.41° N | 13 h 57 min | 10 h 20 min |
| Lakeland, FL | 28.06° N | 13 h 55 min | 10 h 22 min |
| Clearwater, FL | 27.98° N | 13 h 55 min | 10 h 22 min |
| Tampa, FL | 27.97° N | 13 h 55 min | 10 h 22 min |
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.95° N | 13 h 55 min | 10 h 22 min |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 27.76° N | 13 h 54 min | 10 h 23 min |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 27.28° N | 13 h 52 min | 10 h 25 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Orlando?
June 21, 2026, with 13 h 57 min of daylight: sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:25 PM.
What is the shortest day in Orlando?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 20 min: sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:33 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Orlando?
8:26 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:28 PM on November 24.
What time zone is Orlando 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 Orlando, 28.409° N, 81.255° 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.