Tuscaloosa, AL · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 21 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 57 min
Tuscaloosa daylight through 2026
Daylight in Tuscaloosa runs from 9 h 57 min on December 21 to 14 h 21 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 24 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 252nd 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.
Tuscaloosa daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 15 min | 6:46 AM to 6:54 AM | 4:54 PM to 5:21 PM |
| February | 11 h 01 min | 6:19 AM to 6:45 AM | 5:22 PM to 5:46 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:10 AM to 7:09 AM | 5:47 PM to 7:09 PM |
| April | 13 h 02 min | 6:03 AM to 6:37 AM | 7:10 PM to 7:32 PM |
| May | 13 h 53 min | 5:42 AM to 6:02 AM | 7:32 PM to 7:53 PM |
| June | 14 h 19 min | 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM | 7:54 PM to 8:03 PM |
| July | 14 h 06 min | 5:44 AM to 6:02 AM | 7:50 PM to 8:03 PM |
| August | 13 h 20 min | 6:03 AM to 6:23 AM | 7:16 PM to 7:49 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 6:24 AM to 6:43 AM | 6:35 PM to 7:15 PM |
| October | 11 h 20 min | 6:44 AM to 7:07 AM | 5:59 PM to 6:34 PM |
| November | 10 h 27 min | 6:08 AM to 6:34 AM | 4:42 PM to 4:58 PM |
| December | 10 h 00 min | 6:35 AM to 6:53 AM | 4:42 PM to 4:53 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 5 at 5:40 AM and the latest sunset on June 24 at 8:03 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:09 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 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Tuscaloosa sits at 87.53° W, so the sun runs about 10 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 11:59 AM on January 15 and 12:56 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Montgomery, the state capital, gets 4 minutes less daylight than Tuscaloosa on June 21 and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN | 35.11° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Chattanooga, TN | 35.07° N | 14 h 31 min | 9 h 48 min |
| Huntsville, AL | 34.70° N | 14 h 29 min | 9 h 50 min |
| South Fulton, GA | 33.64° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Birmingham, AL | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 33.23° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 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 |
| Jackson, MS | 32.32° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Mobile, AL | 30.67° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| New Orleans, LA | 30.05° N | 14 h 05 min | 10 h 13 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Tuscaloosa?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 21 min of daylight: sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:02 PM.
What is the shortest day in Tuscaloosa?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 57 min: sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 4:46 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Tuscaloosa?
8:03 PM on June 24, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:42 PM on November 29.
What time zone is Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa, 33.234° N, 87.528° 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.