San Jose, CA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in San Jose, California
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 44 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 36 min
San Jose daylight through 2026
Daylight in San Jose runs from 9 h 36 min on December 21 to 14 h 44 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 09 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 148th 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 Jose daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 57 min | 7:10 AM to 7:21 AM | 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM |
| February | 10 h 51 min | 6:39 AM to 7:10 AM | 5:32 PM to 6:00 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:29 AM to 7:28 AM | 6:01 PM to 7:29 PM |
| April | 13 h 11 min | 6:13 AM to 6:52 AM | 7:30 PM to 7:56 PM |
| May | 14 h 11 min | 5:48 AM to 6:12 AM | 7:57 PM to 8:21 PM |
| June | 14 h 41 min | 5:46 AM to 5:50 AM | 8:22 PM to 8:31 PM |
| July | 14 h 26 min | 5:50 AM to 6:11 AM | 8:15 PM to 8:31 PM |
| August | 13 h 33 min | 6:12 AM to 6:37 AM | 7:37 PM to 8:14 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:37 AM to 7:02 AM | 6:51 PM to 7:35 PM |
| October | 11 h 13 min | 7:02 AM to 7:31 AM | 6:10 PM to 6:50 PM |
| November | 10 h 10 min | 6:32 AM to 7:01 AM | 4:49 PM to 5:09 PM |
| December | 9 h 39 min | 7:02 AM to 7:21 AM | 4:49 PM to 4:59 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 5:46 AM and the latest sunset on June 20 at 8:31 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. San Jose sits at 121.81° W, so the sun runs about 7 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:16 PM on January 15 and 1:13 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Sacramento, the state capital, gets 8 minutes more daylight than San Jose on June 21 and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland, CA | 37.77° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Tracy, CA | 37.73° N | 14 h 47 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Modesto, CA | 37.64° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 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 |
| Fremont, CA | 37.49° N | 14 h 45 min | 9 h 34 min |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 37.39° N | 14 h 45 min | 9 h 35 min |
| Santa Clara, CA | 37.36° N | 14 h 44 min | 9 h 35 min |
| San Jose, CA | 37.30° N | 14 h 44 min | 9 h 36 min |
| Clovis, CA | 36.83° N | 14 h 41 min | 9 h 38 min |
| Fresno, CA | 36.78° N | 14 h 41 min | 9 h 38 min |
| Salinas, CA | 36.69° N | 14 h 40 min | 9 h 39 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in San Jose?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 44 min of daylight: sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:31 PM.
What is the shortest day in San Jose?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 36 min: sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:53 PM.
When is the latest sunset in San Jose?
8:31 PM on June 20, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:49 PM on November 30.
What time zone is San Jose 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 Jose, 37.296° N, 121.815° 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.