Tulsa, OK · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 37 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 42 min
Tulsa daylight through 2026
Daylight in Tulsa runs from 9 h 42 min on December 21 to 14 h 37 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 55 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 165th 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 09 min.
Tulsa daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 02 min | 7:25 AM to 7:35 AM | 5:20 PM to 5:49 PM |
| February | 10 h 54 min | 6:55 AM to 7:24 AM | 5:50 PM to 6:17 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:45 AM to 7:44 AM | 6:18 PM to 7:44 PM |
| April | 13 h 08 min | 6:31 AM to 7:09 AM | 7:45 PM to 8:10 PM |
| May | 14 h 06 min | 6:08 AM to 6:30 AM | 8:11 PM to 8:34 PM |
| June | 14 h 35 min | 6:05 AM to 6:09 AM | 8:35 PM to 8:44 PM |
| July | 14 h 20 min | 6:10 AM to 6:30 AM | 8:29 PM to 8:44 PM |
| August | 13 h 29 min | 6:30 AM to 6:54 AM | 7:52 PM to 8:28 PM |
| September | 12 h 23 min | 6:55 AM to 7:18 AM | 7:08 PM to 7:51 PM |
| October | 11 h 15 min | 7:18 AM to 7:45 AM | 6:28 PM to 7:07 PM |
| November | 10 h 15 min | 6:46 AM to 7:15 AM | 5:09 PM to 5:27 PM |
| December | 9 h 45 min | 7:16 AM to 7:34 AM | 5:08 PM to 5:19 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 11 at 6:05 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:44 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:45 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Tulsa sits at 95.90° W, so the sun runs about 24 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:33 PM on January 15 and 1:29 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Oklahoma City, the state capital, gets 4 minutes less daylight than Tulsa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka, KS | 39.03° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Olathe, KS | 38.88° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Wichita, KS | 37.69° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 33 min |
| Springfield, MO | 37.19° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 36 min |
| Tulsa, OK | 36.13° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Fayetteville, AR | 36.07° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 42 min |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 36.04° N | 14 h 37 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 35.47° N | 14 h 33 min | 9 h 46 min |
| Norman, OK | 35.24° N | 14 h 32 min | 9 h 47 min |
| Little Rock, AR | 34.73° N | 14 h 29 min | 9 h 50 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Tulsa?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 37 min of daylight: sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:44 PM.
What is the shortest day in Tulsa?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 42 min: sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:12 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Tulsa?
8:44 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:08 PM on December 3.
What time zone is Tulsa in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Tulsa, 36.128° N, 95.902° 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.