Yuma, AZ · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Yuma, Arizona
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 17 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 01 min
Yuma daylight through 2026
Daylight in Yuma runs from 10 h 01 min on December 21 to 14 h 17 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 17 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 277th 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.
Yuma daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 18 min | 7:33 AM to 7:40 AM | 5:43 PM to 6:10 PM |
| February | 11 h 03 min | 7:06 AM to 7:32 AM | 6:11 PM to 6:34 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:27 AM to 7:05 AM | 6:35 PM to 6:57 PM |
| April | 13 h 00 min | 5:52 AM to 6:26 AM | 6:58 PM to 7:18 PM |
| May | 13 h 50 min | 5:31 AM to 5:51 AM | 7:19 PM to 7:40 PM |
| June | 14 h 15 min | 5:30 AM to 5:34 AM | 7:40 PM to 7:49 PM |
| July | 14 h 02 min | 5:34 AM to 5:51 AM | 7:36 PM to 7:49 PM |
| August | 13 h 18 min | 5:52 AM to 6:12 AM | 7:03 PM to 7:35 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 6:13 AM to 6:31 AM | 6:23 PM to 7:02 PM |
| October | 11 h 21 min | 6:32 AM to 6:54 AM | 5:48 PM to 6:22 PM |
| November | 10 h 30 min | 6:55 AM to 7:21 AM | 5:32 PM to 5:47 PM |
| December | 10 h 03 min | 7:22 AM to 7:39 AM | 5:32 PM to 5:42 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 4 at 5:30 AM and the latest sunset on June 23 at 7:49 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:40 AM on January 2. Yuma 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. Yuma sits at 114.52° W, so the sun runs about 38 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:47 PM on January 15 and 12:44 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Phoenix, the state capital, gets 5 minutes more daylight than Yuma on June 21 and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise, AZ | 33.67° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Glendale, AZ | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Buckeye, AZ | 33.43° N | 14 h 22 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Goodyear, AZ | 33.25° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Escondido, CA | 33.13° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 58 min |
| San Diego, CA | 32.82° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| El Cajon, CA | 32.80° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Chula Vista, CA | 32.63° N | 14 h 18 min | 10 h 00 min |
| Yuma, AZ | 32.52° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Yuma?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 17 min of daylight: sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 7:48 PM.
What is the shortest day in Yuma?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 01 min: sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:36 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Yuma?
7:49 PM on June 23, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:32 PM on November 26.
What time zone is Yuma 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 Yuma, 32.516° N, 114.522° 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.