Roseville, CA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Roseville, California
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 53 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 27 min
Roseville daylight through 2026
Daylight in Roseville runs from 9 h 27 min on December 21 to 14 h 53 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 26 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 119th 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.
Roseville daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 49 min | 7:11 AM to 7:23 AM | 4:54 PM to 5:26 PM |
| February | 10 h 46 min | 6:38 AM to 7:11 AM | 5:27 PM to 5:57 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:28 AM to 7:26 AM | 5:58 PM to 7:28 PM |
| April | 13 h 15 min | 6:08 AM to 6:49 AM | 7:29 PM to 7:56 PM |
| May | 14 h 18 min | 5:42 AM to 6:07 AM | 7:57 PM to 8:23 PM |
| June | 14 h 50 min | 5:39 AM to 5:43 AM | 8:24 PM to 8:34 PM |
| July | 14 h 34 min | 5:44 AM to 6:05 AM | 8:16 PM to 8:34 PM |
| August | 13 h 37 min | 6:06 AM to 6:33 AM | 7:36 PM to 8:15 PM |
| September | 12 h 25 min | 6:34 AM to 7:00 AM | 6:49 PM to 7:35 PM |
| October | 11 h 10 min | 7:01 AM to 7:31 AM | 6:05 PM to 6:47 PM |
| November | 10 h 04 min | 6:32 AM to 7:03 AM | 4:44 PM to 5:04 PM |
| December | 9 h 30 min | 7:04 AM to 7:23 AM | 4:43 PM to 4:53 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 10 at 5:39 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 8:34 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:31 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 8 hours behind UTC, the time of the 120° W meridian. Roseville sits at 121.32° W, so the sun runs about 5 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:14 PM on January 15 and 1:11 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Sacramento, the state capital, gets 1 minutes less daylight than Roseville on June 21 and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico, CA | 39.76° N | 14 h 59 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Sparks, NV | 39.57° N | 14 h 58 min | 9 h 22 min |
| Reno, NV | 39.55° N | 14 h 58 min | 9 h 22 min |
| Roseville, CA | 38.77° N | 14 h 53 min | 9 h 27 min |
| Sacramento, CA | 38.57° N | 14 h 52 min | 9 h 28 min |
| Elk Grove, CA | 38.41° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Vacaville, CA | 38.36° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Fairfield, CA | 38.26° N | 14 h 50 min | 9 h 30 min |
| Vallejo, CA | 38.11° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Antioch, CA | 37.98° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Stockton, CA | 37.98° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Concord, CA | 37.97° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Roseville?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 53 min of daylight: sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:33 PM.
What is the shortest day in Roseville?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 27 min: sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:47 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Roseville?
8:34 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:43 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Roseville in?
America/Los_Angeles. Clocks change on March 8 (to PDT) and November 1 (to PST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Roseville, 38.770° N, 121.320° 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.