Coconut Creek, FL: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Coconut Creek
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:04 am and sets at 5:34 pm: 10h 30m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 13h 47m, so the swing is 3h 18m.
When it gets better in Coconut Creek
- Earliest sunset: 5:28 pm on Nov 30, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:10 am on Jan 12.
- Daylight never drops below 10 hours here.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 1.5 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 109 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 18. 0 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 26.3°N this is as far south as, or farther than, Sarasota FL (27°N), where the same 1990 survey found 1.4%.
What to do about it in Coconut Creek
- You probably do not need a sunrise alarm clock for a 7:00 am start here: only 19 weekday mornings are still properly dark. If you get up earlier, check the hour against the sunrise times in the table below.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:04 am to 5:34 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 18 to Dec 11: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 18.
Daylight in Coconut Creek, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 30m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:41 am | 8:13 pm | 13h 33m |
| August 2026 | 6:56 am | 7:51 pm | 12h 55m |
| September 2026 | 7:09 am | 7:18 pm | 12h 09m |
| October 2026 | 7:23 am | 6:47 pm | 11h 24m |
| November 2026 | 6:44 am | 5:29 pm | 10h 45m |
| December 2026 | 7:04 am | 5:34 pm | 10h 30m |
| January 2027 | 7:09 am | 5:55 pm | 10h 46m |
| February 2027 | 6:52 am | 6:17 pm | 11h 26m |
| March 2027 | 7:24 am | 7:32 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 6:52 am | 7:47 pm | 12h 56m |
| May 2027 | 6:31 am | 8:04 pm | 13h 32m |
| June 2027 | 6:29 am | 8:16 pm | 13h 47m |
Coconut Creek against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Coconut Creek (10h 30m, sunset 5:34 pm):
- Margate, FL, 3 mi away: 10h 30m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:34 pm (0 min).
- Pompano Beach, FL, 4 mi away: 10h 30m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:34 pm (0 min).
- Deerfield Beach, FL, 4 mi away: 10h 29m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:33 pm (-1 min).
- Coral Springs, FL, 5 mi away: 10h 30m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:34 pm (0 min).
- Parkland, FL, 5 mi away: 10h 29m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:34 pm (0 min).