Spokane, WA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Spokane, Washington
Short answer
- Longest day
- 16 h 00 min
- Shortest day
- 8 h 25 min
Spokane daylight through 2026
Daylight in Spokane runs from 8 h 25 min on December 21 to 16 h 00 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 7 h 35 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 3rd of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 11 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 10 min.
Spokane daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 h 57 min | 7:17 AM to 7:38 AM | 4:08 PM to 4:49 PM |
| February | 10 h 17 min | 6:31 AM to 7:16 AM | 4:51 PM to 5:33 PM |
| March | 11 h 57 min | 6:18 AM to 7:16 AM | 5:34 PM to 7:18 PM |
| April | 13 h 40 min | 5:33 AM to 6:27 AM | 7:19 PM to 8:00 PM |
| May | 15 h 10 min | 4:56 AM to 5:32 AM | 8:02 PM to 8:39 PM |
| June | 15 h 56 min | 4:51 AM to 4:55 AM | 8:40 PM to 8:51 PM |
| July | 15 h 32 min | 4:55 AM to 5:26 AM | 8:25 PM to 8:51 PM |
| August | 14 h 12 min | 5:27 AM to 6:07 AM | 7:31 PM to 8:24 PM |
| September | 12 h 32 min | 6:08 AM to 6:47 AM | 6:30 PM to 7:29 PM |
| October | 10 h 49 min | 6:49 AM to 7:32 AM | 5:33 PM to 6:28 PM |
| November | 9 h 18 min | 6:34 AM to 7:16 AM | 4:00 PM to 4:31 PM |
| December | 8 h 30 min | 7:17 AM to 7:38 AM | 3:57 PM to 4:07 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 10 at 4:51 AM and the latest sunset on June 19 at 8:51 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:38 AM on January 1. 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. Spokane sits at 117.43° W, so the sun runs about 10 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:59 AM on January 15 and 12:55 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Olympia, the state capital, gets 6 minutes less daylight than Spokane on June 21 and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett, WA | 47.97° N | 16 h 03 min | 8 h 23 min |
| Spokane, WA | 47.67° N | 16 h 00 min | 8 h 25 min |
| Spokane Valley, WA | 47.66° N | 16 h 00 min | 8 h 25 min |
| Seattle, WA | 47.62° N | 15 h 59 min | 8 h 25 min |
| Bellevue, WA | 47.60° N | 15 h 59 min | 8 h 26 min |
| Renton, WA | 47.48° N | 15 h 58 min | 8 h 27 min |
| Kent, WA | 47.39° N | 15 h 57 min | 8 h 27 min |
| Federal Way, WA | 47.31° N | 15 h 57 min | 8 h 28 min |
| Tacoma, WA | 47.25° N | 15 h 56 min | 8 h 28 min |
| Meridian, ID | 43.61° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Boise City, ID | 43.60° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
| Nampa, ID | 43.59° N | 15 h 26 min | 8 h 56 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Spokane?
June 21, 2026, with 16 h 00 min of daylight: sunrise 4:51 AM, sunset 8:51 PM.
What is the shortest day in Spokane?
December 21, 2026, with 8 h 25 min: sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:00 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Spokane?
8:51 PM on June 19, 2026. The earliest sunset is 3:57 PM on December 8.
What time zone is Spokane 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 Spokane, 47.667° N, 117.433° 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.