Brenham, TX: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Brenham
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:18 am and sets at 5:30 pm: 10h 12m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 06m, so the swing is 3h 53m.
When it gets better in Brenham
- Earliest sunset: 5:25 pm on Dec 2, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:23 am on Jan 9.
- Daylight never drops below 10 hours here.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 1.7 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 130 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 26. 18 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 30.2°N this sits between Sarasota FL (27°N, 1.4%) and Nashua NH (43°N, 9.7%) in a 1990 survey of winter depression by latitude.
What to do about it in Brenham
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth considering if you get up at 7:00 am or earlier: 50 weekday mornings here are still properly dark at that hour, mostly between Aug 28 and Apr 13.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:18 am to 5:30 pm window on the shortest day does more than most people expect.
- If you head home at 5:30 pm, the sun has already set from Nov 16 to Dec 21: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 16.
Daylight in Brenham, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 12m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:38 am | 8:26 pm | 13h 48m |
| August 2026 | 6:56 am | 8:01 pm | 13h 04m |
| September 2026 | 7:13 am | 7:23 pm | 12h 10m |
| October 2026 | 7:32 am | 6:48 pm | 11h 16m |
| November 2026 | 6:56 am | 5:27 pm | 10h 31m |
| December 2026 | 7:18 am | 5:30 pm | 10h 12m |
| January 2027 | 7:21 am | 5:53 pm | 10h 32m |
| February 2027 | 7:00 am | 6:19 pm | 11h 19m |
| March 2027 | 7:28 am | 7:38 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 6:52 am | 7:57 pm | 13h 04m |
| May 2027 | 6:29 am | 8:16 pm | 13h 47m |
| June 2027 | 6:25 am | 8:30 pm | 14h 06m |
Brenham against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Brenham (10h 12m, sunset 5:30 pm):
- College Station, TX, 30 mi away: 10h 10m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 5:28 pm (-2 min).
- Bryan, TX, 35 mi away: 10h 10m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 5:29 pm (-1 min).
- Katy, TX, 42 mi away: 10h 14m of daylight (+2 min), sunset 5:29 pm (-1 min).
- Fulshear, TX, 44 mi away: 10h 14m of daylight (+2 min), sunset 5:29 pm (-1 min).
- Tomball, TX, 47 mi away: 10h 12m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:27 pm (-3 min).