Miami Springs, FL: shortest day and earliest sunset

The shortest day in Miami Springs

On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:04 am and sets at 5:35 pm: 10h 32m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 13h 45m, so the swing is 3h 14m.

When it gets better in Miami Springs

• Earliest sunset: 5:29 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 1.4 minutes a day.

Waking and coming home in the dark

With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 108 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 9. 0 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.

At 25.8°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 Miami Springs

• 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 5:35 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 4: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 24.

Daylight in Miami Springs, month by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 32m.

Miami Springs against the places around it

On the shortest day, compared with Miami Springs (10h 32m, sunset 5:35 pm):

• Hialeah, FL, 4 mi away: 10h 31m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:35 pm (0 min).
• Doral, FL, 4 mi away: 10h 32m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:35 pm (0 min).
• Miami, FL, 6 mi away: 10h 32m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:35 pm (0 min).
• Opa-locka, FL, 6 mi away: 10h 31m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:35 pm (0 min).
• Hialeah Gardens, FL, 6 mi away: 10h 31m of daylight (-1 min), sunset 5:35 pm (0 min).