San Francisco, CA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in San Francisco, California
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 47 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 33 min
San Francisco daylight through 2026
Daylight in San Francisco runs from 9 h 33 min on December 21 to 14 h 47 min on June 20, a seasonal swing of 5 h 14 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 138th 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.
San Francisco daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 54 min | 7:16 AM to 7:27 AM | 5:04 PM to 5:34 PM |
| February | 10 h 49 min | 6:44 AM to 7:15 AM | 5:36 PM to 6:04 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:34 AM to 7:33 AM | 6:06 PM to 7:34 PM |
| April | 13 h 12 min | 6:17 AM to 6:57 AM | 7:35 PM to 8:01 PM |
| May | 14 h 13 min | 5:52 AM to 6:16 AM | 8:02 PM to 8:27 PM |
| June | 14 h 44 min | 5:49 AM to 5:53 AM | 8:28 PM to 8:38 PM |
| July | 14 h 28 min | 5:54 AM to 6:15 AM | 8:21 PM to 8:37 PM |
| August | 13 h 34 min | 6:15 AM to 6:41 AM | 7:42 PM to 8:20 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:42 AM to 7:07 AM | 6:56 PM to 7:41 PM |
| October | 11 h 12 min | 7:07 AM to 7:36 AM | 6:14 PM to 6:54 PM |
| November | 10 h 09 min | 6:37 AM to 7:07 AM | 4:53 PM to 5:13 PM |
| December | 9 h 36 min | 7:08 AM to 7:27 AM | 4:53 PM to 5:03 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 10 at 5:49 AM and the latest sunset on June 27 at 8:38 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:36 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. San Francisco sits at 123.03° W, so the sun runs about 12 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:21 PM on January 15 and 1:18 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Sacramento, the state capital, gets 5 minutes more daylight than San Francisco on June 21 and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa, CA | 38.45° N | 14 h 51 min | 9 h 29 min |
| Vallejo, CA | 38.11° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Richmond, CA | 37.95° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Berkeley, CA | 37.87° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
| Oakland, CA | 37.77° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| San Francisco, CA | 37.73° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Daly City, CA | 37.70° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Hayward, CA | 37.63° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
| San Mateo, CA | 37.56° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 21.32° N | 13 h 26 min | 10 h 50 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in San Francisco?
June 20, 2026, with 14 h 47 min of daylight: sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:37 PM.
What is the shortest day in San Francisco?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 33 min: sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:56 PM.
When is the latest sunset in San Francisco?
8:38 PM on June 27, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:53 PM on November 29.
What time zone is San Francisco 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 Francisco, 37.727° N, 123.032° 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.