Suffolk, VA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Suffolk, Virginia
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 41 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 39 min
Suffolk daylight through 2026
Daylight in Suffolk runs from 9 h 39 min on December 21 to 14 h 41 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 02 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 157th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 08 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 09 min.
Suffolk daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 59 min | 7:09 AM to 7:19 AM | 5:01 PM to 5:31 PM |
| February | 10 h 52 min | 6:38 AM to 7:08 AM | 5:32 PM to 6:00 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:28 AM to 7:27 AM | 6:01 PM to 7:28 PM |
| April | 13 h 09 min | 6:13 AM to 6:52 AM | 7:28 PM to 7:54 PM |
| May | 14 h 08 min | 5:49 AM to 6:12 AM | 7:55 PM to 8:19 PM |
| June | 14 h 38 min | 5:47 AM to 5:51 AM | 8:19 PM to 8:29 PM |
| July | 14 h 23 min | 5:51 AM to 6:11 AM | 8:13 PM to 8:29 PM |
| August | 13 h 31 min | 6:12 AM to 6:36 AM | 7:36 PM to 8:12 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:37 AM to 7:01 AM | 6:51 PM to 7:34 PM |
| October | 11 h 14 min | 7:01 AM to 7:29 AM | 6:10 PM to 6:49 PM |
| November | 10 h 13 min | 6:30 AM to 6:59 AM | 4:50 PM to 5:09 PM |
| December | 9 h 42 min | 7:00 AM to 7:18 AM | 4:50 PM to 5:00 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 5:47 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 8:29 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:29 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. Suffolk sits at 76.63° W, so the sun runs about 7 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:16 PM on January 15 and 1:12 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Richmond, the state capital, gets 5 minutes more daylight than Suffolk on June 21 and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria, VA | 38.82° N | 14 h 53 min | 9 h 27 min |
| Richmond, VA | 37.53° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
| Newport News, VA | 37.08° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| Hampton, VA | 37.05° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| Norfolk, VA | 36.92° N | 14 h 42 min | 9 h 38 min |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 36.78° N | 14 h 41 min | 9 h 38 min |
| Suffolk, VA | 36.70° N | 14 h 41 min | 9 h 39 min |
| Chesapeake, VA | 36.68° N | 14 h 40 min | 9 h 39 min |
| Durham, NC | 35.98° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Raleigh, NC | 35.83° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 44 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Suffolk?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 41 min of daylight: sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:28 PM.
What is the shortest day in Suffolk?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 39 min: sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:54 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Suffolk?
8:29 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:50 PM on November 30.
What time zone is Suffolk 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 Suffolk, 36.697° N, 76.635° 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.