Stamford, CT · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Stamford, Connecticut
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 08 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 13 min
Stamford daylight through 2026
Daylight in Stamford runs from 9 h 13 min on December 21 to 15 h 08 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 55 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 71st 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.
Stamford daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 37 min | 7:05 AM to 7:19 AM | 4:36 PM to 5:09 PM |
| February | 10 h 39 min | 6:29 AM to 7:04 AM | 5:11 PM to 5:44 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:18 AM to 7:17 AM | 5:45 PM to 7:18 PM |
| April | 13 h 20 min | 5:53 AM to 6:37 AM | 7:19 PM to 7:50 PM |
| May | 14 h 30 min | 5:24 AM to 5:52 AM | 7:51 PM to 8:19 PM |
| June | 15 h 05 min | 5:21 AM to 5:25 AM | 8:20 PM to 8:30 PM |
| July | 14 h 47 min | 5:25 AM to 5:49 AM | 8:11 PM to 8:30 PM |
| August | 13 h 46 min | 5:50 AM to 6:19 AM | 7:28 PM to 8:10 PM |
| September | 12 h 27 min | 6:20 AM to 6:49 AM | 6:37 PM to 7:26 PM |
| October | 11 h 05 min | 6:50 AM to 7:24 AM | 5:50 PM to 6:36 PM |
| November | 9 h 54 min | 6:25 AM to 6:58 AM | 4:26 PM to 4:49 PM |
| December | 9 h 17 min | 6:59 AM to 7:19 AM | 4:25 PM to 4:35 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:21 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:30 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:24 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. Stamford sits at 73.55° W, so the sun runs about 6 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:03 PM on January 15 and 1:00 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Hartford, the state capital, gets 5 minutes more daylight than Stamford on June 21 and 4 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 |
| 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 |
| Stamford, CT | 41.08° N | 15 h 08 min | 9 h 13 min |
| Yonkers, NY | 40.95° N | 15 h 07 min | 9 h 14 min |
| Paterson, NJ | 40.91° N | 15 h 07 min | 9 h 14 min |
| Newark, NJ | 40.72° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| Jersey City, NJ | 40.71° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 40.67° N | 15 h 05 min | 9 h 16 min |
| New York, NY | 40.66° N | 15 h 05 min | 9 h 16 min |
| Allentown, PA | 40.59° N | 15 h 05 min | 9 h 16 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Stamford?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 08 min of daylight: sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 8:30 PM.
What is the shortest day in Stamford?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 13 min: sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:28 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Stamford?
8:30 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:25 PM on December 3.
What time zone is Stamford 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 Stamford, 41.080° N, 73.546° 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.