United States · 35.37°N, 119.02°W
Daylight hours in Bakersfield
Bakersfield gets 14h 33m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 46m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 4h 47m 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 Bakersfield observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 33mJune 21 · 05:42–20:15
Shortest day9h 46mDecember 21 · 07:02–16:48
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 07:00–19:08
Fastest change+2.2 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:06 | 16:55 | 9h 49m |
| February 1 | 06:56 | 17:25 | 10h 28m |
| March 1 | 06:27 | 17:52 | 11h 25m |
| April 1 | 06:43 | 19:18 | 12h 34m |
| May 1 | 06:05 | 19:42 | 13h 37m |
| June 1 | 05:43 | 20:06 | 14h 23m |
| July 1 | 05:45 | 20:16 | 14h 30m |
| August 1 | 06:05 | 20:01 | 13h 55m |
| September 1 | 06:29 | 19:25 | 12h 55m |
| October 1 | 06:52 | 18:41 | 11h 50m |
| November 1 | 06:18 | 17:02 | 10h 44m |
| December 1 | 06:48 | 16:45 | 9h 57m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Bakersfield’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 Bakersfield’s are shortest:
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