United States · 32.72°N, 117.16°W
Daylight hours in San Diego
San Diego gets 14h 18m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 10h 00m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 4h 18m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in San Diego
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where San Diego observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 18mJune 21 · 05:42–20:00
Shortest day10h 00mDecember 21 · 06:48–16:47
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:53–19:01
Fastest change+2.0 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:52 | 16:54 | 10h 02m |
| February 1 | 06:44 | 17:22 | 10h 38m |
| March 1 | 06:17 | 17:47 | 11h 29m |
| April 1 | 06:37 | 19:09 | 12h 32m |
| May 1 | 06:02 | 19:31 | 13h 28m |
| June 1 | 05:43 | 19:52 | 14h 10m |
| July 1 | 05:45 | 20:01 | 14h 16m |
| August 1 | 06:03 | 19:48 | 13h 45m |
| September 1 | 06:24 | 19:15 | 12h 51m |
| October 1 | 06:43 | 18:35 | 11h 51m |
| November 1 | 06:07 | 16:59 | 10h 52m |
| December 1 | 06:34 | 16:43 | 10h 10m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of San Diego’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 San Diego’s are shortest:
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