Delray Beach, FL: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Delray Beach
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:04 am and sets at 5:33 pm: 10h 29m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 13h 48m, so the swing is 3h 19m.
When it gets better in Delray Beach
- Earliest sunset: 5:27 pm on Nov 29, 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 106 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 21. 1 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 26.5°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 Delray Beach
- 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 5:33 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 14: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 16.
Daylight in Delray Beach, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 29m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:40 am | 8:13 pm | 13h 33m |
| August 2026 | 6:55 am | 7:51 pm | 12h 56m |
| 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 | 5:28 pm | 10h 45m |
| December 2026 | 7:04 am | 5:33 pm | 10h 29m |
| January 2027 | 7:09 am | 5:54 pm | 10h 45m |
| February 2027 | 6:51 am | 6:17 pm | 11h 25m |
| March 2027 | 7:23 am | 7:32 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 6:51 am | 7:47 pm | 12h 56m |
| May 2027 | 6:31 am | 8:03 pm | 13h 33m |
| June 2027 | 6:28 am | 8:16 pm | 13h 48m |
Delray Beach against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Delray Beach (10h 29m, sunset 5:33 pm):
- Boynton Beach, FL, 5 mi away: 10h 29m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Boca Raton, FL, 6 mi away: 10h 29m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Lantana, FL, 9 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Deerfield Beach, FL, 10 mi away: 10h 29m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Lake Worth Beach, FL, 11 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-1 min).