United States · 35.77°N, 78.64°W
Daylight hours in Raleigh
Raleigh gets 14h 35m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 9h 44m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 4h 51m 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 Raleigh observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day14h 35mJune 21 · 06:00–20:35
Shortest day9h 44mDecember 21 · 07:22–17:05
March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 07:19–19:27
Fastest change+2.3 min/dayaround March 19
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 07:25 | 17:12 | 9h 47m |
| February 1 | 07:16 | 17:42 | 10h 26m |
| March 1 | 06:46 | 18:10 | 11h 24m |
| April 1 | 07:02 | 19:36 | 12h 35m |
| May 1 | 06:23 | 20:02 | 13h 38m |
| June 1 | 06:01 | 20:26 | 14h 25m |
| July 1 | 06:03 | 20:35 | 14h 33m |
| August 1 | 06:23 | 20:20 | 13h 57m |
| September 1 | 06:47 | 19:44 | 12h 56m |
| October 1 | 07:10 | 19:00 | 11h 50m |
| November 1 | 06:37 | 17:20 | 10h 43m |
| December 1 | 07:07 | 17:02 | 9h 55m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Raleigh’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 Raleigh’s are shortest:
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