Tallahassee, FL · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Tallahassee, Florida
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 07 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 11 min
Tallahassee daylight through 2026
Daylight in Tallahassee runs from 10 h 11 min on December 21 to 14 h 07 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 3 h 56 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 297th 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.
Tallahassee daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 27 min | 7:28 AM to 7:34 AM | 5:47 PM to 6:12 PM |
| February | 11 h 08 min | 7:04 AM to 7:27 AM | 6:13 PM to 6:35 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:56 AM to 7:55 AM | 6:35 PM to 7:55 PM |
| April | 12 h 56 min | 6:54 AM to 7:26 AM | 7:56 PM to 8:14 PM |
| May | 13 h 42 min | 6:35 AM to 6:53 AM | 8:15 PM to 8:34 PM |
| June | 14 h 05 min | 6:34 AM to 6:38 AM | 8:34 PM to 8:43 PM |
| July | 13 h 53 min | 6:38 AM to 6:54 AM | 8:31 PM to 8:43 PM |
| August | 13 h 13 min | 6:55 AM to 7:13 AM | 8:00 PM to 8:31 PM |
| September | 12 h 20 min | 7:13 AM to 7:29 AM | 7:23 PM to 7:59 PM |
| October | 11 h 25 min | 7:30 AM to 7:50 AM | 6:50 PM to 7:22 PM |
| November | 10 h 37 min | 6:51 AM to 7:15 AM | 5:35 PM to 5:49 PM |
| December | 10 h 13 min | 7:16 AM to 7:33 AM | 5:35 PM to 5:46 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 3 at 6:34 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:43 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:55 AM on March 8. 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. Tallahassee sits at 84.25° W, so the sun runs about 37 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:46 PM on January 15 and 1:43 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Tallahassee is the capital of Florida. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 32.81° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Columbus, GA | 32.51° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
| Montgomery, AL | 32.35° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Mobile, AL | 30.67° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Tallahassee, FL | 30.45° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 11 min |
| Jacksonville, FL | 30.34° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 11 min |
| Gainesville, FL | 29.68° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 14 min |
| Palm Coast, FL | 29.54° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 15 min |
| Clearwater, FL | 27.98° N | 13 h 55 min | 10 h 22 min |
| Tampa, FL | 27.97° N | 13 h 55 min | 10 h 22 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Tallahassee?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 07 min of daylight: sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:42 PM.
What is the shortest day in Tallahassee?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 11 min: sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:40 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Tallahassee?
8:43 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:35 PM on November 29.
What time zone is Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee, 30.454° N, 84.252° 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.