Wichita, KS · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Wichita, Kansas
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 46 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 33 min
Wichita daylight through 2026
Daylight in Wichita runs from 9 h 33 min on December 21 to 14 h 46 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 13 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 140th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 09 min.
Wichita daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 55 min | 7:33 AM to 7:44 AM | 5:21 PM to 5:52 PM |
| February | 10 h 49 min | 7:02 AM to 7:33 AM | 5:53 PM to 6:22 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:52 AM to 7:50 AM | 6:23 PM to 7:51 PM |
| April | 13 h 12 min | 6:34 AM to 7:14 AM | 7:52 PM to 8:18 PM |
| May | 14 h 13 min | 6:09 AM to 6:33 AM | 8:19 PM to 8:44 PM |
| June | 14 h 44 min | 6:07 AM to 6:11 AM | 8:45 PM to 8:55 PM |
| July | 14 h 28 min | 6:11 AM to 6:32 AM | 8:38 PM to 8:55 PM |
| August | 13 h 34 min | 6:33 AM to 6:58 AM | 7:59 PM to 8:37 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:59 AM to 7:24 AM | 7:13 PM to 7:58 PM |
| October | 11 h 12 min | 7:25 AM to 7:53 AM | 6:31 PM to 7:12 PM |
| November | 10 h 09 min | 6:54 AM to 7:24 AM | 5:11 PM to 5:30 PM |
| December | 9 h 36 min | 7:25 AM to 7:44 AM | 5:10 PM to 5:20 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 6:07 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:55 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:53 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. Wichita sits at 97.35° W, so the sun runs about 29 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:38 PM on January 15 and 1:35 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Topeka, the state capital, gets 8 minutes more daylight than Wichita on June 21 and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, KS | 39.12° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Topeka, KS | 39.03° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Overland Park, KS | 38.89° N | 14 h 54 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 |
| Tulsa, OK | 36.13° 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 |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Wichita?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 46 min of daylight: sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:54 PM.
What is the shortest day in Wichita?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 33 min: sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:14 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Wichita?
8:55 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:10 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Wichita 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 Wichita, 37.691° N, 97.346° 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.