United States · 47.61°N, 122.33°W
Daylight hours in Seattle
Seattle gets 15h 59m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 8h 25m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 7h 34m 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 Seattle observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 59mJune 21 · 05:12–21:11
Shortest day8h 25mDecember 21 · 07:56–16:21
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 07:13–19:22
Fastest change+3.5 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:58 | 16:29 | 8h 31m |
| February 1 | 07:37 | 17:11 | 9h 34m |
| March 1 | 06:51 | 17:54 | 11h 04m |
| April 1 | 06:49 | 19:39 | 12h 51m |
| May 1 | 05:53 | 20:21 | 14h 29m |
| June 1 | 05:17 | 21:00 | 15h 43m |
| July 1 | 05:16 | 21:11 | 15h 55m |
| August 1 | 05:48 | 20:45 | 14h 58m |
| September 1 | 06:29 | 19:52 | 13h 23m |
| October 1 | 07:09 | 18:50 | 11h 41m |
| November 1 | 06:54 | 16:53 | 9h 59m |
| December 1 | 07:38 | 16:21 | 8h 44m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Seattle’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 Seattle’s are shortest:
- Comodoro Rivadavia 45.86°S · compare
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