Springfield, MO · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Springfield, Missouri
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 43 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 36 min
Springfield daylight through 2026
Daylight in Springfield runs from 9 h 36 min on December 21 to 14 h 43 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 07 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 149th 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 09 min.
Springfield daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 57 min | 7:16 AM to 7:27 AM | 5:06 PM to 5:36 PM |
| February | 10 h 51 min | 6:45 AM to 7:15 AM | 5:38 PM to 6:06 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:35 AM to 7:34 AM | 6:07 PM to 7:34 PM |
| April | 13 h 10 min | 6:19 AM to 6:58 AM | 7:35 PM to 8:01 PM |
| May | 14 h 11 min | 5:54 AM to 6:18 AM | 8:02 PM to 8:27 PM |
| June | 14 h 41 min | 5:52 AM to 5:56 AM | 8:27 PM to 8:37 PM |
| July | 14 h 25 min | 5:56 AM to 6:17 AM | 8:21 PM to 8:37 PM |
| August | 13 h 32 min | 6:18 AM to 6:43 AM | 7:43 PM to 8:20 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:43 AM to 7:07 AM | 6:57 PM to 7:41 PM |
| October | 11 h 13 min | 7:08 AM to 7:36 AM | 6:16 PM to 6:56 PM |
| November | 10 h 11 min | 6:37 AM to 7:07 AM | 4:56 PM to 5:15 PM |
| December | 9 h 39 min | 7:08 AM to 7:26 AM | 4:55 PM to 5:05 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:52 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 8:37 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:36 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. Springfield sits at 93.29° W, so the sun runs about 13 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:22 PM on January 15 and 1:19 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Jefferson City, the state capital, gets 8 minutes more daylight than Springfield on June 21 and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO | 39.13° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Kansas City, KS | 39.12° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Independence, MO | 39.09° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Columbia, MO | 38.95° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Lee's Summit, MO | 38.92° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Overland Park, KS | 38.89° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Olathe, KS | 38.88° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| St. Louis, MO | 38.64° N | 14 h 52 min | 9 h 28 min |
| Springfield, MO | 37.19° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 36 min |
| Tulsa, OK | 36.13° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Fayetteville, AR | 36.07° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 36.04° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Little Rock, AR | 34.73° N | 14 h 29 min | 9 h 50 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Springfield?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 43 min of daylight: sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:36 PM.
What is the shortest day in Springfield?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 36 min: sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:59 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Springfield?
8:37 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:55 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Springfield 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 Springfield, 37.194° N, 93.293° 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.