Copperas Cove, TX: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Copperas Cove
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:26 am and sets at 5:34 pm: 10h 08m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 10m, so the swing is 4h 03m.
When it gets better in Copperas Cove
- Earliest sunset: 5:29 pm on Dec 2, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:31 am on Jan 9.
- Daylight never drops below 10 hours here.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 1.8 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 152 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 14. 14 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 31.1°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 Copperas Cove
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth getting here: on 84 weekdays the sun is still at least 20 minutes from rising at 7:00 am. Dark mornings run from Aug 19 to Apr 16, so set it up before Aug 19.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:26 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 24 to Dec 11: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 24.
Daylight in Copperas Cove, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 08m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:42 am | 8:34 pm | 13h 52m |
| August 2026 | 7:01 am | 8:08 pm | 13h 06m |
| September 2026 | 7:19 am | 7:29 pm | 12h 10m |
| October 2026 | 7:39 am | 6:53 pm | 11h 15m |
| November 2026 | 7:04 am | 5:31 pm | 10h 27m |
| December 2026 | 7:26 am | 5:34 pm | 10h 08m |
| January 2027 | 7:29 am | 5:57 pm | 10h 28m |
| February 2027 | 7:07 am | 6:24 pm | 11h 17m |
| March 2027 | 7:34 am | 7:44 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 6:57 am | 8:04 pm | 13h 07m |
| May 2027 | 6:33 am | 8:24 pm | 13h 52m |
| June 2027 | 6:28 am | 8:39 pm | 14h 10m |
Copperas Cove against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Copperas Cove (10h 08m, sunset 5:34 pm):
- Killeen, TX, 11 mi away: 10h 08m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (-1 min).
- Harker Heights, TX, 17 mi away: 10h 08m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (-1 min).
- Gatesville, TX, 24 mi away: 10h 06m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-2 min).
- Belton, TX, 26 mi away: 10h 08m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-2 min).
- Temple, TX, 31 mi away: 10h 08m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-2 min).