Tucson, AZ · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Tucson, Arizona
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 16 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 03 min
Tucson daylight through 2026
Daylight in Tucson runs from 10 h 03 min on December 21 to 14 h 16 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 13 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 285th 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.
Tucson daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 20 min | 7:17 AM to 7:25 AM | 5:30 PM to 5:56 PM |
| February | 11 h 04 min | 6:51 AM to 7:17 AM | 5:57 PM to 6:20 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:12 AM to 6:50 AM | 6:21 PM to 6:42 PM |
| April | 12 h 59 min | 5:38 AM to 6:11 AM | 6:43 PM to 7:03 PM |
| May | 13 h 49 min | 5:18 AM to 5:37 AM | 7:04 PM to 7:24 PM |
| June | 14 h 13 min | 5:16 AM to 5:20 AM | 7:25 PM to 7:34 PM |
| July | 14 h 01 min | 5:20 AM to 5:38 AM | 7:21 PM to 7:33 PM |
| August | 13 h 17 min | 5:38 AM to 5:58 AM | 6:48 PM to 7:20 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 5:58 AM to 6:16 AM | 6:09 PM to 6:47 PM |
| October | 11 h 22 min | 6:17 AM to 6:39 AM | 5:34 PM to 6:08 PM |
| November | 10 h 31 min | 6:40 AM to 7:05 AM | 5:18 PM to 5:33 PM |
| December | 10 h 05 min | 7:06 AM to 7:24 AM | 5:18 PM to 5:29 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 5 at 5:16 AM and the latest sunset on June 28 at 7:34 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:25 AM on January 5. Tucson 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. Tucson sits at 110.87° W, so the sun runs about 23 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:33 PM on January 15 and 12:29 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Phoenix, the state capital, gets 7 minutes more daylight than Tucson on June 21 and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsdale, AZ | 33.68° 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 |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.40° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tempe, AZ | 33.39° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Gilbert, AZ | 33.31° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 57 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 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 32.33° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Tucson, AZ | 32.15° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 03 min |
| El Paso, TX | 31.85° N | 14 h 14 min | 10 h 04 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Tucson?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 16 min of daylight: sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 7:33 PM.
What is the shortest day in Tucson?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 03 min: sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:23 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Tucson?
7:34 PM on June 28, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:18 PM on November 27.
What time zone is Tucson 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 Tucson, 32.153° N, 110.871° 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.