Palm Springs, FL: shortest day and earliest sunset
The shortest day in Palm Springs
On Dec 21 the sun rises at 7:05 am and sets at 5:33 pm: 10h 28m of daylight, a bright winter. The longest day of summer has 13h 49m, so the swing is 3h 21m.
When it gets better in Palm Springs
- Earliest sunset: 5:27 pm on Nov 30, 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 1.5 minutes a day.
Waking and coming home in the dark
With a 7:00 am alarm, the sun is not yet up on 107 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 26.6°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 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 7:05 am to 5:33 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 Springs, month by month
Sunrise, sunset and day length on the 21st of each month, local clock time. December is the darkest, at 10h 28m.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 6:40 am | 8:14 pm | 13h 34m |
| August 2026 | 6:55 am | 7:51 pm | 12h 56m |
| September 2026 | 7:09 am | 7:18 pm | 12h 09m |
| October 2026 | 7:23 am | 6:46 pm | 11h 23m |
| November 2026 | 6:44 am | 5:28 pm | 10h 44m |
| December 2026 | 7:05 am | 5:33 pm | 10h 28m |
| January 2027 | 7:09 am | 5:54 pm | 10h 45m |
| February 2027 | 6:52 am | 6:17 pm | 11h 25m |
| March 2027 | 7:23 am | 7:32 pm | 12h 09m |
| April 2027 | 6:51 am | 7:47 pm | 12h 56m |
| May 2027 | 6:30 am | 8:04 pm | 13h 33m |
| June 2027 | 6:28 am | 8:17 pm | 13h 49m |
Palm Springs against the places around it
On the shortest day, compared with Palm Springs (10h 28m, sunset 5:33 pm):
- Greenacres, FL, 2 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Lake Worth Beach, FL, 3 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-1 min).
- Lantana, FL, 4 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- Boynton Beach, FL, 8 mi away: 10h 29m of daylight (+1 min), sunset 5:33 pm (0 min).
- West Palm Beach, FL, 8 mi away: 10h 28m of daylight (0 min), sunset 5:32 pm (-1 min).