San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in San Buenaventura (Ventura), California
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 27 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 52 min
San Buenaventura (Ventura) daylight through 2026
Daylight in San Buenaventura (Ventura) runs from 9 h 52 min on December 21 to 14 h 27 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 35 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 196th 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.
San Buenaventura (Ventura) daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 10 min | 6:55 AM to 7:03 AM | 4:58 PM to 5:26 PM |
| February | 10 h 59 min | 6:26 AM to 6:54 AM | 5:27 PM to 5:52 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:17 AM to 7:16 AM | 5:53 PM to 7:17 PM |
| April | 13 h 04 min | 6:08 AM to 6:44 AM | 7:18 PM to 7:40 PM |
| May | 13 h 58 min | 5:46 AM to 6:07 AM | 7:41 PM to 8:03 PM |
| June | 14 h 24 min | 5:44 AM to 5:48 AM | 8:04 PM to 8:13 PM |
| July | 14 h 11 min | 5:48 AM to 6:07 AM | 7:59 PM to 8:13 PM |
| August | 13 h 23 min | 6:08 AM to 6:29 AM | 7:24 PM to 7:58 PM |
| September | 12 h 22 min | 6:30 AM to 6:50 AM | 6:42 PM to 7:22 PM |
| October | 11 h 18 min | 6:51 AM to 7:16 AM | 6:04 PM to 6:40 PM |
| November | 10 h 23 min | 6:17 AM to 6:44 AM | 4:47 PM to 5:03 PM |
| December | 9 h 55 min | 6:45 AM to 7:02 AM | 4:46 PM to 4:57 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 5:44 AM and the latest sunset on June 26 at 8:13 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:16 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 8 hours behind UTC, the time of the 120° W meridian. San Buenaventura (Ventura) sits at 119.25° W, so the sun runs about 3 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:06 PM on January 15 and 1:03 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Sacramento, the state capital, gets 25 minutes more daylight than San Buenaventura (Ventura) on June 21 and 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | 35.35° N | 14 h 33 min | 9 h 46 min |
| Santa Maria, CA | 34.93° N | 14 h 30 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 34.42° N | 14 h 28 min | 9 h 51 min |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 34.27° N | 14 h 27 min | 9 h 52 min |
| Simi Valley, CA | 34.27° N | 14 h 27 min | 9 h 52 min |
| Oxnard, CA | 34.20° N | 14 h 26 min | 9 h 52 min |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 34.19° N | 14 h 26 min | 9 h 52 min |
| Burbank, CA | 34.19° N | 14 h 26 min | 9 h 52 min |
| Glendale, CA | 34.18° N | 14 h 26 min | 9 h 52 min |
| Los Angeles, CA | 34.02° N | 14 h 25 min | 9 h 53 min |
| Inglewood, CA | 33.96° N | 14 h 25 min | 9 h 54 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in San Buenaventura (Ventura)?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 27 min of daylight: sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:12 PM.
What is the shortest day in San Buenaventura (Ventura)?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 52 min: sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:51 PM.
When is the latest sunset in San Buenaventura (Ventura)?
8:13 PM on June 26, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:46 PM on December 3.
What time zone is San Buenaventura (Ventura) 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 San Buenaventura (Ventura), 34.268° N, 119.254° 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.