United States · 39.74°N, 104.98°W
Daylight hours in Denver
Denver gets 14h 59m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 21m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 38m across the year. Its summer is in June.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Denver observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 59mJune 21 · 05:33–20:32
Shortest day9h 21mDecember 21 · 07:18–16:39
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:04–19:12
Fastest change+2.6 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:22 | 16:47 | 9h 25m |
| February 1 | 07:09 | 17:20 | 10h 11m |
| March 1 | 06:34 | 17:52 | 11h 18m |
| April 1 | 06:45 | 19:24 | 12h 39m |
| May 1 | 06:01 | 19:54 | 13h 53m |
| June 1 | 05:35 | 20:23 | 14h 48m |
| July 1 | 05:36 | 20:33 | 14h 56m |
| August 1 | 06:00 | 20:14 | 14h 15m |
| September 1 | 06:29 | 19:33 | 13h 04m |
| October 1 | 06:57 | 18:44 | 11h 47m |
| November 1 | 06:29 | 16:59 | 10h 30m |
| December 1 | 07:03 | 16:37 | 9h 34m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Denver’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Denver’s are shortest:
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