Savannah, GA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Savannah, Georgia
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 15 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 03 min
Savannah daylight through 2026
Daylight in Savannah runs from 10 h 03 min on December 21 to 14 h 15 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 12 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 287th 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.
Savannah daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 20 min | 7:18 AM to 7:26 AM | 5:31 PM to 5:57 PM |
| February | 11 h 04 min | 6:53 AM to 7:18 AM | 5:58 PM to 6:21 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:44 AM to 7:43 AM | 6:22 PM to 7:43 PM |
| April | 12 h 59 min | 6:39 AM to 7:13 AM | 7:44 PM to 8:04 PM |
| May | 13 h 48 min | 6:19 AM to 6:38 AM | 8:05 PM to 8:25 PM |
| June | 14 h 13 min | 6:18 AM to 6:22 AM | 8:26 PM to 8:34 PM |
| July | 14 h 00 min | 6:22 AM to 6:39 AM | 8:22 PM to 8:34 PM |
| August | 13 h 17 min | 6:40 AM to 6:59 AM | 7:50 PM to 8:21 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 7:00 AM to 7:18 AM | 7:10 PM to 7:48 PM |
| October | 11 h 22 min | 7:18 AM to 7:40 AM | 6:35 PM to 7:09 PM |
| November | 10 h 32 min | 6:41 AM to 7:06 AM | 5:20 PM to 5:34 PM |
| December | 10 h 06 min | 7:07 AM to 7:25 AM | 5:20 PM to 5:30 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 4 at 6:18 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:34 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:43 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 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Savannah sits at 81.20° W, so the sun runs about 25 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:34 PM on January 15 and 1:30 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Atlanta, the state capital, gets 9 minutes more daylight than Savannah on June 21 and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia, SC | 34.04° N | 14 h 26 min | 9 h 53 min |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA | 33.37° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 57 min |
| North Charleston, SC | 32.92° N | 14 h 20 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Charleston, SC | 32.83° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 32.81° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Savannah, GA | 32.02° N | 14 h 15 min | 10 h 03 min |
| Jacksonville, FL | 30.34° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 11 min |
| Gainesville, FL | 29.68° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 14 min |
| Palm Coast, FL | 29.54° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 15 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Savannah?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 15 min of daylight: sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 8:34 PM.
What is the shortest day in Savannah?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 03 min: sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:24 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Savannah?
8:34 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:20 PM on November 26.
What time zone is Savannah in?
America/New_York. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Savannah, 32.018° N, 81.197° 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.