Santa Clara, CA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Clara, California
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 44 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 35 min
Santa Clara daylight through 2026
Daylight in Santa Clara runs from 9 h 35 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 147th 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.
Santa Clara daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 56 min | 7:11 AM to 7:22 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:31 PM |
| February | 10 h 50 min | 6:40 AM to 7:10 AM | 5:32 PM to 6:01 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:30 AM to 7:28 AM | 6:02 PM to 7:29 PM |
| April | 13 h 11 min | 6:13 AM to 6:53 AM | 7:30 PM to 7:56 PM |
| May | 14 h 12 min | 5:49 AM to 6:12 AM | 7:57 PM to 8:22 PM |
| June | 14 h 42 min | 5:46 AM to 5:50 AM | 8:23 PM to 8:32 PM |
| July | 14 h 26 min | 5:51 AM to 6:11 AM | 8:16 PM to 8:32 PM |
| August | 13 h 33 min | 6:12 AM to 6:37 AM | 7:37 PM to 8:15 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:38 AM to 7:02 AM | 6:52 PM to 7:36 PM |
| October | 11 h 12 min | 7:03 AM to 7:31 AM | 6:10 PM to 6:50 PM |
| November | 10 h 10 min | 6:32 AM to 7:02 AM | 4:50 PM to 5:09 PM |
| December | 9 h 38 min | 7:03 AM to 7:22 AM | 4:49 PM to 5:00 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:46 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:32 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. Santa Clara sits at 121.97° W, so the sun runs about 8 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:17 PM on January 15 and 1:13 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Sacramento, the state capital, gets 7 minutes more daylight than Santa Clara 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 |
| Daly City, CA | 37.70° 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 |
| 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 Santa Clara?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 44 min of daylight: sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:32 PM.
What is the shortest day in Santa Clara?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 35 min: sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:53 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Santa Clara?
8:32 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:49 PM on December 3.
What time zone is Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara, 37.365° N, 121.968° 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.