United States · 40.71°N, 74.01°W
Daylight hours in New York
New York gets 15h 06m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 15m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 51m 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 New York observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 06mJune 21 · 05:26–20:31
Shortest day9h 15mDecember 21 · 07:17–16:32
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:00–19:08
Fastest change+2.7 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:21 | 16:40 | 9h 19m |
| February 1 | 07:07 | 17:14 | 10h 07m |
| March 1 | 06:31 | 17:48 | 11h 16m |
| April 1 | 06:40 | 19:21 | 12h 40m |
| May 1 | 05:55 | 19:52 | 13h 57m |
| June 1 | 05:28 | 20:22 | 14h 53m |
| July 1 | 05:29 | 20:32 | 15h 03m |
| August 1 | 05:53 | 20:13 | 14h 20m |
| September 1 | 06:24 | 19:30 | 13h 06m |
| October 1 | 06:53 | 18:40 | 11h 47m |
| November 1 | 06:27 | 16:54 | 10h 27m |
| December 1 | 07:02 | 16:31 | 9h 29m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of New York’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 New York’s are shortest:
- Wellington 41.29°S · compare
- Bahía Blanca 38.72°S · compare
- Neuquén 38.95°S · compare
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