Tacoma, WA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Tacoma, Washington
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 56 min
- Shortest day
- 8 h 28 min
Tacoma daylight through 2026
Daylight in Tacoma runs from 8 h 28 min on December 21 to 15 h 56 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 7 h 28 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 10th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 10 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 10 min.
Tacoma daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 00 min | 7:36 AM to 7:56 AM | 4:30 PM to 5:10 PM |
| February | 10 h 19 min | 6:51 AM to 7:35 AM | 5:12 PM to 5:53 PM |
| March | 11 h 57 min | 6:38 AM to 7:36 AM | 5:55 PM to 7:38 PM |
| April | 13 h 39 min | 5:54 AM to 6:48 AM | 7:39 PM to 8:20 PM |
| May | 15 h 07 min | 5:18 AM to 5:53 AM | 8:21 PM to 8:57 PM |
| June | 15 h 52 min | 5:13 AM to 5:17 AM | 8:58 PM to 9:10 PM |
| July | 15 h 28 min | 5:17 AM to 5:47 AM | 8:44 PM to 9:09 PM |
| August | 14 h 10 min | 5:48 AM to 6:27 AM | 7:51 PM to 8:42 PM |
| September | 12 h 32 min | 6:29 AM to 7:07 AM | 6:50 PM to 7:49 PM |
| October | 10 h 50 min | 7:09 AM to 7:51 AM | 5:54 PM to 6:48 PM |
| November | 9 h 20 min | 6:53 AM to 7:34 AM | 4:22 PM to 4:52 PM |
| December | 8 h 33 min | 7:36 AM to 7:56 AM | 4:19 PM to 4:29 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 5:13 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 9:10 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:56 AM on January 1. 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 8 hours behind UTC, the time of the 120° W meridian. Tacoma sits at 122.46° W, so the sun runs about 10 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:19 PM on January 15 and 1:15 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Olympia, the state capital, gets 2 minutes less daylight than Tacoma on June 21 and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 61.17° N | 19 h 21 min | 5 h 28 min |
| Everett, WA | 47.97° N | 16 h 03 min | 8 h 23 min |
| Spokane, WA | 47.67° N | 16 h 00 min | 8 h 25 min |
| Spokane Valley, WA | 47.66° N | 16 h 00 min | 8 h 25 min |
| Seattle, WA | 47.62° N | 15 h 59 min | 8 h 25 min |
| Bellevue, WA | 47.60° N | 15 h 59 min | 8 h 26 min |
| Renton, WA | 47.48° N | 15 h 58 min | 8 h 27 min |
| Kent, WA | 47.39° N | 15 h 57 min | 8 h 27 min |
| Federal Way, WA | 47.31° N | 15 h 57 min | 8 h 28 min |
| Tacoma, WA | 47.25° N | 15 h 56 min | 8 h 28 min |
| Vancouver, WA | 45.64° N | 15 h 42 min | 8 h 41 min |
| Portland, OR | 45.54° N | 15 h 41 min | 8 h 42 min |
| Hillsboro, OR | 45.53° N | 15 h 41 min | 8 h 42 min |
| Gresham, OR | 45.50° N | 15 h 41 min | 8 h 42 min |
| Salem, OR | 44.92° N | 15 h 37 min | 8 h 47 min |
| Eugene, OR | 44.06° N | 15 h 30 min | 8 h 53 min |
| Bend, OR | 44.06° N | 15 h 30 min | 8 h 53 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Tacoma?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 56 min of daylight: sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 9:09 PM.
What is the shortest day in Tacoma?
December 21, 2026, with 8 h 28 min: sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 4:22 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Tacoma?
9:10 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:19 PM on December 7.
What time zone is Tacoma in?
America/Los_Angeles. Clocks change on March 8 (to PDT) and November 1 (to PST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Tacoma, 47.252° N, 122.460° 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.