Surprise, AZ · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Surprise, Arizona
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 24 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 55 min
Surprise daylight through 2026
Daylight in Surprise runs from 9 h 55 min on December 21 to 14 h 24 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 29 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 236th 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 08 min.
Surprise daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 13 min | 7:26 AM to 7:35 AM | 5:32 PM to 6:00 PM |
| February | 11 h 00 min | 6:59 AM to 7:26 AM | 6:01 PM to 6:25 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:18 AM to 6:58 AM | 6:26 PM to 6:49 PM |
| April | 13 h 03 min | 5:42 AM to 6:17 AM | 6:50 PM to 7:12 PM |
| May | 13 h 55 min | 5:20 AM to 5:41 AM | 7:13 PM to 7:34 PM |
| June | 14 h 21 min | 5:18 AM to 5:22 AM | 7:35 PM to 7:44 PM |
| July | 14 h 08 min | 5:23 AM to 5:41 AM | 7:30 PM to 7:44 PM |
| August | 13 h 22 min | 5:42 AM to 6:03 AM | 6:56 PM to 7:29 PM |
| September | 12 h 22 min | 6:03 AM to 6:23 AM | 6:15 PM to 6:55 PM |
| October | 11 h 19 min | 6:24 AM to 6:48 AM | 5:38 PM to 6:13 PM |
| November | 10 h 25 min | 6:49 AM to 7:15 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:37 PM |
| December | 9 h 58 min | 7:16 AM to 7:34 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:31 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 5:18 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 7:44 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:35 AM on January 5. Surprise stays on standard time all year, so sunrise and sunset never jump by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 7 hours behind UTC, the time of the 105° W meridian. Surprise sits at 112.45° W, so the sun runs about 30 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:39 PM on January 15 and 12:35 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Phoenix, the state capital, gets 1 minutes less daylight than Surprise on June 21 and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, UT | 37.08° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| Peoria, AZ | 33.79° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 33.68° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Surprise, AZ | 33.67° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Phoenix, AZ | 33.57° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Glendale, AZ | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Buckeye, AZ | 33.43° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tempe, AZ | 33.39° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Chandler, AZ | 33.28° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Goodyear, AZ | 33.25° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Yuma, AZ | 32.52° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Surprise?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 24 min of daylight: sunrise 5:19 AM, sunset 7:43 PM.
What is the shortest day in Surprise?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 55 min: sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:25 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Surprise?
7:44 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:21 PM on November 27.
What time zone is Surprise in?
America/Phoenix. It does not observe daylight saving time.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Surprise, 33.671° N, 112.453° 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.