United States · 37.77°N, 122.42°W
Daylight hours in San Francisco
San Francisco gets 14h 47m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 33m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 14m 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 San Francisco observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 47mJune 21 · 05:49–20:36
Shortest day9h 33mDecember 21 · 07:22–16:55
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:14–19:22
Fastest change+2.5 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:26 | 17:02 | 9h 36m |
| February 1 | 07:14 | 17:34 | 10h 19m |
| March 1 | 06:42 | 18:04 | 11h 22m |
| April 1 | 06:56 | 19:33 | 12h 37m |
| May 1 | 06:15 | 20:00 | 13h 46m |
| June 1 | 05:50 | 20:27 | 14h 36m |
| July 1 | 05:52 | 20:36 | 14h 44m |
| August 1 | 06:14 | 20:20 | 14h 06m |
| September 1 | 06:41 | 19:41 | 13h 00m |
| October 1 | 07:06 | 18:54 | 11h 48m |
| November 1 | 06:36 | 17:12 | 10h 36m |
| December 1 | 07:07 | 16:52 | 9h 45m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of San Francisco’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 Francisco’s are shortest:
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