Kingsville, TX: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Kingsville
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:18 am and sets at 5:42 pm: 10h 24m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 13h 53m, so the swing is 3h 29m.
When it gets better in Kingsville
- Earliest sunset: 5:36 pm on Nov 30, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:23 am on Jan 11.
- Daylight never drops below 10 hours here.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 1.6 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 153 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 0. 0 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 27.5°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 Kingsville
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth getting here: on 67 weekdays the sun is still at least 20 minutes from rising at 7:00 am. Dark mornings run from Aug 11 to Apr 22, so set it up before Aug 11.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:18 am to 5:42 pm window on the shortest day does more than most people expect.
- Heading home at 5:30 pm, you get at least some daylight all year here.
Daylight in Kingsville, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 24m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:49 am | 8:26 pm | 13h 37m |
| August 2026 | 7:05 am | 8:03 pm | 12h 58m |
| September 2026 | 7:20 am | 7:29 pm | 12h 09m |
| October 2026 | 7:35 am | 6:57 pm | 11h 22m |
| November 2026 | 6:57 am | 5:38 pm | 10h 41m |
| December 2026 | 7:18 am | 5:42 pm | 10h 24m |
| January 2027 | 7:22 am | 6:04 pm | 10h 42m |
| February 2027 | 7:03 am | 6:27 pm | 11h 24m |
| March 2027 | 7:34 am | 7:43 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 7:01 am | 8:00 pm | 12h 58m |
| May 2027 | 6:40 am | 8:17 pm | 13h 37m |
| June 2027 | 6:37 am | 8:30 pm | 13h 53m |
Kingsville against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Kingsville (10h 24m, sunset 5:42 pm):
- Alice, TX, 21 mi away: 10h 23m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:42 pm (0 min).
- Robstown, TX, 23 mi away: 10h 23m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:40 pm (-2 min).
- Portland, TX, 42 mi away: 10h 23m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:39 pm (-3 min).
- Corpus Christi, TX, 45 mi away: 10h 23m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:38 pm (-4 min).
- Ingleside, TX, 47 mi away: 10h 23m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:38 pm (-4 min).