LaGrange, GA: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in LaGrange
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:39 am and sets at 5:37 pm: 9h 58m of daylight, a moderate winter. The longest day of summer has 14h 20m, so the swing is 4h 22m.
When it gets better in LaGrange
- Earliest sunset: 5:33 pm on Dec 3, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:44 am on Jan 8.
- Back above 10 hours of daylight: Dec 30.
- By Feb 21 the days grow by 1.9 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 178 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 33.0°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 LaGrange
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth getting here: on 116 weekdays the sun is still at least 20 minutes from rising at 7:00 am. Dark mornings run from Aug 11 to Apr 23, so set it up before Aug 11.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:39 am to 5:37 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 LaGrange, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 9h 58m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:46 am | 8:47 pm | 14h 00m |
| August 2026 | 7:07 am | 8:19 pm | 13h 11m |
| September 2026 | 7:28 am | 7:38 pm | 12h 10m |
| October 2026 | 7:49 am | 7:00 pm | 11h 11m |
| November 2026 | 7:16 am | 5:35 pm | 10h 19m |
| December 2026 | 7:39 am | 5:37 pm | 9h 58m |
| January 2027 | 7:41 am | 6:02 pm | 10h 20m |
| February 2027 | 7:17 am | 6:30 pm | 11h 13m |
| March 2027 | 7:43 am | 7:52 pm | 12h 10m |
| April 2027 | 7:03 am | 8:15 pm | 13h 11m |
| May 2027 | 6:37 am | 8:37 pm | 14h 00m |
| June 2027 | 6:32 am | 8:52 pm | 14h 20m |
LaGrange against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with LaGrange (9h 58m, sunset 5:37 pm):
- Valley, AL, 17 mi away: 9h 59m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:39 pm (+2 min).
- Newnan, GA, 28 mi away: 9h 57m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:36 pm (-1 min).
- Opelika, AL, 32 mi away: 10h 00m of daylight (+2 min), sunset 4:40 pm (-57 min), on America/Chicago time.
- Columbus, GA, 37 mi away: 10h 01m of daylight (+3 min), sunset 5:38 pm (+1 min).
- Peachtree City, GA, 37 mi away: 9h 56m of daylight (-2 min), sunset 5:35 pm (-2 min).