Waco, TX · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Waco, Texas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 13 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 05 min
Waco daylight through 2026
Daylight in Waco runs from 10 h 05 min on December 21 to 14 h 13 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 07 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 290th 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.
Waco daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 22 min | 7:22 AM to 7:29 AM | 5:36 PM to 6:02 PM |
| February | 11 h 05 min | 6:56 AM to 7:21 AM | 6:03 PM to 6:26 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:48 AM to 7:47 AM | 6:26 PM to 7:47 PM |
| April | 12 h 58 min | 6:44 AM to 7:17 AM | 7:48 PM to 8:08 PM |
| May | 13 h 46 min | 6:24 AM to 6:43 AM | 8:08 PM to 8:28 PM |
| June | 14 h 10 min | 6:23 AM to 6:27 AM | 8:29 PM to 8:37 PM |
| July | 13 h 58 min | 6:27 AM to 6:44 AM | 8:25 PM to 8:37 PM |
| August | 13 h 16 min | 6:45 AM to 7:03 AM | 7:53 PM to 8:24 PM |
| September | 12 h 20 min | 7:04 AM to 7:22 AM | 7:14 PM to 7:52 PM |
| October | 11 h 23 min | 7:22 AM to 7:44 AM | 6:40 PM to 7:13 PM |
| November | 10 h 33 min | 6:44 AM to 7:09 AM | 5:25 PM to 5:39 PM |
| December | 10 h 08 min | 7:10 AM to 7:28 AM | 5:25 PM to 5:35 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 4 at 6:23 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 8:37 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:47 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. Waco sits at 97.19° W, so the sun runs about 29 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:38 PM on January 15 and 1:34 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Austin, the state capital, gets 6 minutes less daylight than Waco on June 21 and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 32.79° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Fort Worth, TX | 32.78° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Arlington, TX | 32.70° N | 14 h 18 min | 10 h 00 min |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 32.69° N | 14 h 18 min | 10 h 00 min |
| Waco, TX | 31.56° N | 14 h 13 min | 10 h 05 min |
| Killeen, TX | 31.08° N | 14 h 10 min | 10 h 08 min |
| Georgetown, TX | 30.67° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| College Station, TX | 30.59° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Round Rock, TX | 30.53° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Austin, TX | 30.30° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 11 min |
| New Braunfels, TX | 29.70° N | 14 h 03 min | 10 h 14 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Waco?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 13 min of daylight: sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:36 PM.
What is the shortest day in Waco?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 05 min: sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:29 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Waco?
8:37 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:25 PM on November 25.
What time zone is Waco 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 Waco, 31.558° N, 97.190° 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.