Springfield, MA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Springfield, Massachusetts
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 15 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 06 min
Springfield daylight through 2026
Daylight in Springfield runs from 9 h 06 min on December 21 to 15 h 15 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 09 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 49th 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 10 min.
Springfield daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 31 min | 7:04 AM to 7:18 AM | 4:29 PM to 5:03 PM |
| February | 10 h 36 min | 6:26 AM to 7:03 AM | 5:04 PM to 5:39 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:15 AM to 7:13 AM | 5:40 PM to 7:14 PM |
| April | 13 h 23 min | 5:47 AM to 6:32 AM | 7:15 PM to 7:48 PM |
| May | 14 h 35 min | 5:17 AM to 5:45 AM | 7:49 PM to 8:19 PM |
| June | 15 h 12 min | 5:13 AM to 5:17 AM | 8:19 PM to 8:30 PM |
| July | 14 h 53 min | 5:18 AM to 5:42 AM | 8:10 PM to 8:29 PM |
| August | 13 h 49 min | 5:43 AM to 6:14 AM | 7:25 PM to 8:08 PM |
| September | 12 h 28 min | 6:15 AM to 6:46 AM | 6:33 PM to 7:23 PM |
| October | 11 h 03 min | 6:47 AM to 7:21 AM | 5:45 PM to 6:31 PM |
| November | 9 h 49 min | 6:23 AM to 6:57 AM | 4:19 PM to 4:43 PM |
| December | 9 h 10 min | 6:59 AM to 7:18 AM | 4:18 PM to 4:28 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 10 at 5:13 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 8:30 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:21 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 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Springfield sits at 72.54° W, so the sun runs about 10 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:59 AM on January 15 and 12:56 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Boston, the state capital, gets 2 minutes more daylight than Springfield on June 21 and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, NY | 42.67° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Lowell, MA | 42.64° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Worcester, MA | 42.27° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Springfield, MA | 42.12° N | 15 h 15 min | 9 h 06 min |
| Providence, RI | 41.82° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
| Hartford, CT | 41.77° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
| Waterbury, CT | 41.56° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| New Haven, CT | 41.31° N | 15 h 10 min | 9 h 11 min |
| Bridgeport, CT | 41.19° N | 15 h 09 min | 9 h 12 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Springfield?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 15 min of daylight: sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 8:29 PM.
What is the shortest day in Springfield?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 06 min: sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:21 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Springfield?
8:30 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:18 PM on December 2.
What time zone is Springfield 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 Springfield, 42.116° N, 72.540° 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.