Scottsdale, AZ · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Scottsdale, Arizona
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 24 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 55 min
Scottsdale daylight through 2026
Daylight in Scottsdale runs from 9 h 55 min on December 21 to 14 h 24 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 29 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 234th 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.
Scottsdale daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 13 min | 7:24 AM to 7:32 AM | 5:30 PM to 5:57 PM |
| February | 11 h 00 min | 6:56 AM to 7:23 AM | 5:58 PM to 6:23 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:16 AM to 6:55 AM | 6:24 PM to 6:47 PM |
| April | 13 h 03 min | 5:39 AM to 6:14 AM | 6:48 PM to 7:10 PM |
| May | 13 h 55 min | 5:18 AM to 5:38 AM | 7:10 PM to 7:32 PM |
| June | 14 h 21 min | 5:16 AM to 5:20 AM | 7:32 PM to 7:41 PM |
| July | 14 h 08 min | 5:20 AM to 5:38 AM | 7:28 PM to 7:41 PM |
| August | 13 h 22 min | 5:39 AM to 6:00 AM | 6:54 PM to 7:27 PM |
| September | 12 h 22 min | 6:01 AM to 6:21 AM | 6:12 PM to 6:52 PM |
| October | 11 h 19 min | 6:21 AM to 6:45 AM | 5:35 PM to 6:11 PM |
| November | 10 h 25 min | 6:46 AM to 7:13 AM | 5:19 PM to 5:34 PM |
| December | 9 h 58 min | 7:14 AM to 7:31 AM | 5:18 PM to 5:29 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 5:16 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 7:41 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:32 AM on January 1. Scottsdale stays on standard time all year, so sunrise and sunset never jump by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 7 hours behind UTC, the time of the 105° W meridian. Scottsdale sits at 111.86° W, so the sun runs about 27 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:36 PM on January 15 and 12:33 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Phoenix, the state capital, gets 1 minutes less daylight than Scottsdale on June 21 and 1 minutes more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, UT | 37.08° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| Peoria, AZ | 33.79° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 33.68° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Surprise, AZ | 33.67° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Phoenix, AZ | 33.57° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Glendale, AZ | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Buckeye, AZ | 33.43° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.40° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tempe, AZ | 33.39° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Gilbert, AZ | 33.31° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Chandler, AZ | 33.28° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Tucson, AZ | 32.15° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 03 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Scottsdale?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 24 min of daylight: sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 7:41 PM.
What is the shortest day in Scottsdale?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 55 min: sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:23 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Scottsdale?
7:41 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:18 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Scottsdale in?
America/Phoenix. It does not observe daylight saving time.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Scottsdale, 33.684° N, 111.861° 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.