Green Cove Springs, FL: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Green Cove Springs
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:18 am and sets at 5:31 pm: 10h 13m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 05m, so the swing is 3h 52m.
When it gets better in Green Cove Springs
- Earliest sunset: 5:26 pm on Dec 2, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:24 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 136 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 23. 17 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 30.0°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 Green Cove Springs
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth considering if you get up at 7:00 am or earlier: 55 weekday mornings here are still properly dark at that hour, mostly between Aug 26 and Apr 15.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:18 am to 5:31 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 17 to Dec 17: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 17.
Daylight in Green Cove Springs, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 13m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:39 am | 8:27 pm | 13h 47m |
| August 2026 | 6:58 am | 8:02 pm | 13h 04m |
| September 2026 | 7:15 am | 7:24 pm | 12h 10m |
| October 2026 | 7:33 am | 6:50 pm | 11h 17m |
| November 2026 | 6:57 am | 5:28 pm | 10h 31m |
| December 2026 | 7:18 am | 5:31 pm | 10h 13m |
| January 2027 | 7:22 am | 5:54 pm | 10h 32m |
| February 2027 | 7:01 am | 6:20 pm | 11h 19m |
| March 2027 | 7:30 am | 7:39 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 6:54 am | 7:58 pm | 13h 04m |
| May 2027 | 6:30 am | 8:17 pm | 13h 47m |
| June 2027 | 6:26 am | 8:31 pm | 14h 05m |
Green Cove Springs against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Green Cove Springs (10h 13m, sunset 5:31 pm):
- St. Augustine, FL, 23 mi away: 10h 13m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:30 pm (-1 min).
- Palatka, FL, 23 mi away: 10h 15m of daylight (+2 min), sunset 5:32 pm (+1 min).
- Jacksonville, FL, 24 mi away: 10h 11m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 5:30 pm (-1 min).
- Jacksonville Beach, FL, 27 mi away: 10h 12m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:30 pm (-1 min).
- Atlantic Beach, FL, 30 mi away: 10h 11m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 5:29 pm (-2 min).