United States · 37.34°N, 121.89°W
Daylight hours in San Jose
San Jose gets 14h 44m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 35m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 5h 09m 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 Jose observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 44mJune 21 · 05:48–20:32
Shortest day9h 35mDecember 21 · 07:19–16:54
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:12–19:20
Fastest change+2.4 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:23 | 17:01 | 9h 39m |
| February 1 | 07:12 | 17:32 | 10h 21m |
| March 1 | 06:40 | 18:02 | 11h 22m |
| April 1 | 06:54 | 19:30 | 12h 37m |
| May 1 | 06:13 | 19:57 | 13h 44m |
| June 1 | 05:50 | 20:23 | 14h 34m |
| July 1 | 05:51 | 20:33 | 14h 42m |
| August 1 | 06:13 | 20:16 | 14h 04m |
| September 1 | 06:39 | 19:38 | 12h 59m |
| October 1 | 07:04 | 18:52 | 11h 49m |
| November 1 | 06:33 | 17:11 | 10h 38m |
| December 1 | 07:04 | 16:51 | 9h 47m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of San Jose’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 Jose’s are shortest:
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