Syracuse, NY · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Syracuse, New York
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 22 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 00 min
Syracuse daylight through 2026
Daylight in Syracuse runs from 9 h 00 min on December 21 to 15 h 22 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 22 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 31st 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.
Syracuse daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 26 min | 7:20 AM to 7:36 AM | 4:40 PM to 5:15 PM |
| February | 10 h 33 min | 6:42 AM to 7:19 AM | 5:17 PM to 5:52 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:30 AM to 7:28 AM | 5:53 PM to 7:29 PM |
| April | 13 h 26 min | 5:59 AM to 6:46 AM | 7:31 PM to 8:04 PM |
| May | 14 h 41 min | 5:28 AM to 5:58 AM | 8:05 PM to 8:36 PM |
| June | 15 h 19 min | 5:24 AM to 5:28 AM | 8:37 PM to 8:48 PM |
| July | 14 h 59 min | 5:29 AM to 5:54 AM | 8:26 PM to 8:47 PM |
| August | 13 h 53 min | 5:55 AM to 6:27 AM | 7:40 PM to 8:25 PM |
| September | 12 h 29 min | 6:29 AM to 7:00 AM | 6:47 PM to 7:39 PM |
| October | 11 h 01 min | 7:01 AM to 7:38 AM | 5:57 PM to 6:45 PM |
| November | 9 h 44 min | 6:39 AM to 7:15 AM | 4:31 PM to 4:56 PM |
| December | 9 h 04 min | 7:16 AM to 7:35 AM | 4:29 PM to 4:39 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 11 at 5:24 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:48 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:38 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. Syracuse sits at 76.14° W, so the sun runs about 5 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:14 PM on January 15 and 1:10 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Albany, the state capital, gets 3 minutes less daylight than Syracuse on June 21 and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester, NY | 43.17° N | 15 h 23 min | 8 h 59 min |
| Syracuse, NY | 43.04° N | 15 h 22 min | 9 h 00 min |
| Buffalo, NY | 42.89° N | 15 h 21 min | 9 h 01 min |
| Albany, NY | 42.67° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Waterbury, CT | 41.56° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 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 |
| 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 Syracuse?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 22 min of daylight: sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 8:47 PM.
What is the shortest day in Syracuse?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 00 min: sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:32 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Syracuse?
8:48 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:29 PM on December 5.
What time zone is Syracuse 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 Syracuse, 43.041° N, 76.144° 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.