Sioux Falls, SD · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 26 min
- Shortest day
- 8 h 56 min
Sioux Falls daylight through 2026
Daylight in Sioux Falls runs from 8 h 56 min on December 21 to 15 h 26 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 29 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 27th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 10 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 10 min.
Sioux Falls daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 23 min | 7:44 AM to 8:00 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:37 PM |
| February | 10 h 32 min | 7:04 AM to 7:43 AM | 5:38 PM to 6:14 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:52 AM to 7:51 AM | 6:15 PM to 7:52 PM |
| April | 13 h 27 min | 6:20 AM to 7:08 AM | 7:53 PM to 8:28 PM |
| May | 14 h 44 min | 5:49 AM to 6:19 AM | 8:29 PM to 9:00 PM |
| June | 15 h 22 min | 5:45 AM to 5:49 AM | 9:01 PM to 9:12 PM |
| July | 15 h 02 min | 5:49 AM to 6:15 AM | 8:50 PM to 9:11 PM |
| August | 13 h 55 min | 6:16 AM to 6:49 AM | 8:03 PM to 8:49 PM |
| September | 12 h 29 min | 6:50 AM to 7:23 AM | 7:09 PM to 8:02 PM |
| October | 11 h 00 min | 7:24 AM to 8:01 AM | 6:19 PM to 7:07 PM |
| November | 9 h 41 min | 7:02 AM to 7:39 AM | 4:51 PM to 5:17 PM |
| December | 9 h 00 min | 7:40 AM to 8:00 AM | 4:50 PM to 5:00 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 5:45 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 9:12 PM. The latest sunrise is 8:01 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Sioux Falls sits at 96.73° W, so the sun runs about 27 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:36 PM on January 15 and 1:32 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Pierre, the state capital, gets 6 minutes more daylight than Sioux Falls on June 21 and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND | 46.86° N | 15 h 53 min | 8 h 32 min |
| Minneapolis, MN | 44.96° N | 15 h 37 min | 8 h 46 min |
| St. Paul, MN | 44.95° N | 15 h 37 min | 8 h 46 min |
| Rochester, MN | 44.01° N | 15 h 29 min | 8 h 53 min |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 43.54° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 41.96° N | 15 h 14 min | 9 h 07 min |
| Des Moines, IA | 41.57° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Omaha, NE | 41.26° N | 15 h 09 min | 9 h 12 min |
| Lincoln, NE | 40.81° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Sioux Falls?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 26 min of daylight: sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 9:11 PM.
What is the shortest day in Sioux Falls?
December 21, 2026, with 8 h 56 min: sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 4:53 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Sioux Falls?
9:12 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:50 PM on December 3.
What time zone is Sioux Falls in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Sioux Falls, 43.541° N, 96.732° 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.