Daylight hours in Oakland
Oakland gets 14h 46m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 9h 34m on its shortest in December — a difference of 5h 13m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Oakland gains or loses about 2.5 minutes of daylight every day.
Enough to notice over a fortnight, though the seasons arrive more gently here than further from the equator.
Sunrise and sunset by month
On the 15th of each month, in America/Los_Angeles local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:23 | 17:14 | 9h 51m | 12:18 |
| February | 06:58 | 17:48 | 10h 50m | 12:23 |
| March | 07:19 | 19:16 | 11h 57m | 13:17 |
| April | 06:33 | 19:44 | 13h 11m | 13:09 |
| May | 05:58 | 20:12 | 14h 13m | 13:05 |
| June | 05:46 | 20:32 | 14h 46m | 13:09 |
| July | 05:59 | 20:30 | 14h 31m | 13:15 |
| August | 06:24 | 20:02 | 13h 37m | 13:13 |
| September | 06:51 | 19:17 | 12h 26m | 13:04 |
| October | 07:17 | 18:31 | 11h 14m | 12:54 |
| November | 06:49 | 16:57 | 10h 08m | 11:53 |
| December | 07:17 | 16:51 | 9h 34m | 12:04 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 07:12 | 19:20 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 05:47 | 20:34 | 14h 47m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 06:57 | 19:06 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 07:21 | 16:53 | 9h 32m |
The equinoxes give almost exactly twelve hours of daylight everywhere on earth — "almost" because sunrise is defined by the sun's upper edge rather than its centre, and the atmosphere bends its light over the horizon before it has really arrived. Both lengthen the day by a few minutes.
Other cities in United States
Assumptions
- Sea-level horizon. Hills, mountains and buildings all delay sunrise and bring sunset forward, sometimes by a lot in a valley.
- Standard refraction. Sunrise is taken at −0.833°, allowing for the sun's disc and average atmospheric bending. Unusual air conditions shift it by a minute or two.
- Local clock time, with daylight saving applied from the IANA timezone database.