Palm Beach Gardens, FL: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Palm Beach Gardens
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:05 am and sets at 5:32 pm: 10h 27m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 13h 50m, so the swing is 3h 23m.
When it gets better in Palm Beach Gardens
- Earliest sunset: 5:27 pm on Nov 30, before the shortest day (here is why).
- Latest sunrise (standard time): 7:11 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 108 weekdays a year. Heading home at 5:30 pm, it has already set on 22. 2 weekdays start and end in the dark. The alarm and lamp guide shows how that compares across the country.
At 26.8°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 Palm Beach Gardens
- A sunrise alarm clock is worth considering if you get up at 7:00 am or earlier: 20 weekday mornings here are still properly dark at that hour, mostly between Sep 1 and Apr 9.
- Daylight alone gives little reason for a light therapy lamp here. Getting outside in the 7:05 am to 5:32 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 15: worth checking your bike lights and porch light before Nov 16.
Daylight in Palm Beach Gardens, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 27m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:40 am | 8:14 pm | 13h 35m |
| August 2026 | 6:55 am | 7:52 pm | 12h 57m |
| September 2026 | 7:09 am | 7:18 pm | 12h 09m |
| October 2026 | 7:24 am | 6:47 pm | 11h 23m |
| November 2026 | 6:45 am | 5:28 pm | 10h 43m |
| December 2026 | 7:05 am | 5:32 pm | 10h 27m |
| January 2027 | 7:10 am | 5:54 pm | 10h 44m |
| February 2027 | 6:52 am | 6:17 pm | 11h 25m |
| March 2027 | 7:24 am | 7:32 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 6:51 am | 7:48 pm | 12h 57m |
| May 2027 | 6:30 am | 8:05 pm | 13h 34m |
| June 2027 | 6:28 am | 8:17 pm | 13h 50m |
Palm Beach Gardens against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Palm Beach Gardens (10h 27m, sunset 5:32 pm):
- Jupiter, FL, 6 mi away: 10h 27m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (0 min).
- North Palm Beach, FL, 7 mi away: 10h 27m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (0 min).
- Riviera Beach, FL, 7 mi away: 10h 27m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (0 min).
- West Palm Beach, FL, 8 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:32 pm (0 min).
- Royal Palm Beach, FL, 11 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:33 pm (+1 min).