Peoria, IL · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Peoria, Illinois
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 06 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 15 min
Peoria daylight through 2026
Daylight in Peoria runs from 9 h 15 min on December 21 to 15 h 06 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 51 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 76th 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.
Peoria daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 39 min | 7:09 AM to 7:22 AM | 4:41 PM to 5:14 PM |
| February | 10 h 40 min | 6:33 AM to 7:08 AM | 5:16 PM to 5:48 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:22 AM to 7:21 AM | 5:49 PM to 7:22 PM |
| April | 13 h 19 min | 5:58 AM to 6:41 AM | 7:23 PM to 7:53 PM |
| May | 14 h 28 min | 5:29 AM to 5:56 AM | 7:54 PM to 8:23 PM |
| June | 15 h 03 min | 5:26 AM to 5:30 AM | 8:23 PM to 8:33 PM |
| July | 14 h 45 min | 5:31 AM to 5:54 AM | 8:14 PM to 8:33 PM |
| August | 13 h 44 min | 5:55 AM to 6:24 AM | 7:32 PM to 8:13 PM |
| September | 12 h 27 min | 6:25 AM to 6:54 AM | 6:41 PM to 7:30 PM |
| October | 11 h 06 min | 6:55 AM to 7:27 AM | 5:55 PM to 6:40 PM |
| November | 9 h 55 min | 6:29 AM to 7:02 AM | 4:31 PM to 4:54 PM |
| December | 9 h 19 min | 7:03 AM to 7:22 AM | 4:30 PM to 4:40 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 5:26 AM and the latest sunset on June 20 at 8:33 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:27 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. Peoria sits at 89.62° W, so the sun runs about 2 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:07 PM on January 15 and 1:04 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Springfield, the state capital, gets 6 minutes less daylight than Peoria on June 21 and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford, IL | 42.26° N | 15 h 16 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Elgin, IL | 42.04° N | 15 h 15 min | 9 h 07 min |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 41.96° N | 15 h 14 min | 9 h 07 min |
| Chicago, IL | 41.84° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
| Aurora, IL | 41.76° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Naperville, IL | 41.75° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Davenport, IA | 41.56° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Joliet, IL | 41.52° N | 15 h 11 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Peoria, IL | 40.75° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| Springfield, IL | 39.79° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| St. Louis, MO | 38.64° N | 14 h 52 min | 9 h 28 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Peoria?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 06 min of daylight: sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 8:33 PM.
What is the shortest day in Peoria?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 15 min: sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:34 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Peoria?
8:33 PM on June 20, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:30 PM on December 4.
What time zone is Peoria 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 Peoria, 40.752° N, 89.617° 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.