Provo, UT · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Provo, Utah
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 03 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 18 min
Provo daylight through 2026
Daylight in Provo runs from 9 h 18 min on December 21 to 15 h 03 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 44 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 87th 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.
Provo daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 42 min | 7:36 AM to 7:49 AM | 5:11 PM to 5:44 PM |
| February | 10 h 42 min | 7:01 AM to 7:35 AM | 5:45 PM to 6:17 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:50 AM to 7:49 AM | 6:18 PM to 7:50 PM |
| April | 13 h 18 min | 6:27 AM to 7:10 AM | 7:51 PM to 8:21 PM |
| May | 14 h 26 min | 5:59 AM to 6:25 AM | 8:22 PM to 8:49 PM |
| June | 15 h 00 min | 5:56 AM to 6:00 AM | 8:50 PM to 9:00 PM |
| July | 14 h 42 min | 6:00 AM to 6:23 AM | 8:41 PM to 9:00 PM |
| August | 13 h 42 min | 6:24 AM to 6:53 AM | 7:59 PM to 8:40 PM |
| September | 12 h 26 min | 6:54 AM to 7:22 AM | 7:10 PM to 7:58 PM |
| October | 11 h 07 min | 7:23 AM to 7:55 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:08 PM |
| November | 9 h 57 min | 6:56 AM to 7:29 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:23 PM |
| December | 9 h 22 min | 7:30 AM to 7:49 AM | 5:00 PM to 5:10 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:56 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 9:00 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:55 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 7 hours behind UTC, the time of the 105° W meridian. Provo sits at 111.65° W, so the sun runs about 27 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:36 PM on January 15 and 1:32 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Salt Lake City, the state capital, gets 4 minutes more daylight than Provo on June 21 and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings, MT | 45.79° N | 15 h 44 min | 8 h 40 min |
| Meridian, ID | 43.61° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Boise City, ID | 43.60° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 40.78° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| West Valley City, UT | 40.69° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| West Jordan, UT | 40.60° N | 15 h 05 min | 9 h 16 min |
| Provo, UT | 40.25° N | 15 h 03 min | 9 h 18 min |
| Boulder, CO | 40.02° N | 15 h 01 min | 9 h 20 min |
| St. George, UT | 37.08° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 36.29° N | 14 h 38 min | 9 h 41 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Provo?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 03 min of daylight: sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:59 PM.
What is the shortest day in Provo?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 18 min: sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:03 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Provo?
9:00 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:00 PM on December 2.
What time zone is Provo in?
America/Denver. Clocks change on March 8 (to MDT) and November 1 (to MST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Provo, 40.245° N, 111.645° 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.