Daylight today
From sunrise to sunset, Seattle has 10 hours 24 minutes today. That's 3 min 10 sec shorter than yesterday's day, and 1 hour 59 minutes longer than the darkest day of the past winter, December 21, 2025 (8 h 25 min). The days keep shrinking until December: the shortest day of the year.
What sets Seattle apart
- Seattle's shortest day, 8 h 25 min on December 21, is the 2nd shortest of the 51 cities on DaySight; only Anchorage has a shorter one.
- Its earliest sunset, 4:19 PM on December 6, is the 4th earliest of the 51.
- Its latest sunset, 9:12 PM on June 22, is the 4th latest of the 51.
First light and last light
First light comes 32 minutes before sunrise today, at 7:10 AM, and last light 32 minutes after sunset, at 6:38 PM. Between them the sky is bright enough to see by: 11 hours 28 minutes, against 10 h 24 min with the sun up. First and last light are when the sun is 6° below the horizon; how DaySight calculates these times.
Clock changes
Clocks go back an hour on Sunday, November 1. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 4:53 PM. Mornings get lighter at once; evenings get dark an hour sooner.
The year in Seattle
In 2026 the days in Seattle bottom out at 8 h 25 min on December 21 and peak at 15 h 59 min on June 21. The darkest evenings come before the shortest day (the earliest sunset is on December 6) and the darkest mornings after it (the latest sunrise is on December 26).
Seattle's days run from 8 h 25 min to 15 h 59 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over Seattle.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:19 AM | 7:53 AMfirst light 7:19 | 4:45 PMlast light 5:20 | 5:20 PM | 8 h 52 min |
| February | 6:44 AM | 7:16 AMfirst light 6:44 | 5:33 PMlast light 6:05 | 6:05 PM | 10 h 17 min |
| March | 6:53 AM | 7:23 AMfirst light 6:53 | 7:15 PMlast light 7:46 | 7:46 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| April | 5:49 AM | 6:21 AMfirst light 5:49 | 7:59 PMlast light 8:31 | 8:31 PM | 13 h 38 min |
| May | 4:56 AM | 5:33 AMfirst light 4:56 | 8:40 PMlast light 9:17 | 9:17 PM | 15 h 8 min |
| June | 4:31 AM | 5:12 AMfirst light 4:31 | 9:10 PMlast light 9:50 | 9:50 PM | 15 h 58 min |
| July | 4:49 AM | 5:28 AMfirst light 4:49 | 9:04 PMlast light 9:43 | 9:43 PM | 15 h 36 min |
| August | 5:32 AM | 6:06 AMfirst light 5:32 | 8:23 PMlast light 8:57 | 8:57 PM | 14 h 17 min |
| September | 6:17 AM | 6:48 AMfirst light 6:17 | 7:23 PMlast light 7:54 | 7:54 PM | 12 h 36 min |
| October | 6:58 AM | 7:29 AMfirst light 6:58 | 6:23 PMlast light 6:54 | 6:54 PM | 10 h 54 min |
| November | 6:42 AM | 7:15 AMfirst light 6:42 | 4:34 PMlast light 5:08 | 5:08 PM | 9 h 19 min |
| December | 7:16 AM | 7:52 AMfirst light 7:16 | 4:19 PMlast light 4:55 | 4:55 PM | 8 h 27 min |
Nearby
- Portland, OR: 145 miles away, sunset today 6:11 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Sacramento: 625 miles away, sunset today 6:17 PM.
- San Francisco, CA: 679 miles away, sunset today 6:22 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in San Jose: 710 miles away, sunset today 6:20 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.