United States · 41.85°N, 87.65°W
Daylight hours in Chicago
Chicago gets 15h 13m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 08m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 6h 05m 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 Chicago observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day15h 13mJune 21 · 05:16–20:30
Shortest day9h 08mDecember 21 · 07:16–16:23
March equinox12h 08mMarch 20 · 06:55–19:03
Fastest change+2.8 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:19 | 16:31 | 9h 12m |
| February 1 | 07:04 | 17:06 | 10h 02m |
| March 1 | 06:27 | 17:41 | 11h 15m |
| April 1 | 06:34 | 19:16 | 12h 42m |
| May 1 | 05:48 | 19:49 | 14h 01m |
| June 1 | 05:19 | 20:20 | 15h 01m |
| July 1 | 05:20 | 20:30 | 15h 10m |
| August 1 | 05:45 | 20:10 | 14h 25m |
| September 1 | 06:17 | 19:26 | 13h 09m |
| October 1 | 06:48 | 18:34 | 11h 46m |
| November 1 | 06:24 | 16:46 | 10h 23m |
| December 1 | 07:00 | 16:22 | 9h 22m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Chicago’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 Chicago’s are shortest:
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