How much daylight will Denver have on the longest day of 2024?

Maddie Rhodes
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DENVER (KDVR) — The longest day of the year, also known as the summer solstice, occurs when the Earth is tilted toward the sun at its most extreme angle. During this time, the U.S. will see the most daylight hours of the year.

The summer solstice usually happens towards the end of June. This year, cities will see the longest day on June 20.

Across the nation, some major cities will see between 13 and 18 hours of sunlight.

Soon, the sun will set past 8 p.m. in Colorado

Here’s a look at how much daylight major U.S. cities will get.

City

Sunrise

Sunset

Length of day

Juneau, Alaska

3:51 a.m.

10:08 p.m.

18 hours 17 minutes

Bismarck, North Dakota

5:49 a.m.

9:41 p.m.

15 hours 52 minutes

Portland, Oregon

5:22 a.m.

9:03 p.m.

15 hours 41 minutes

Burlington, Vermont

5:08 a.m.

8:41 p.m.

15 hours 33 minutes

Green Bay, Wisconsin

5:07 a.m.

8:40 p.m.

15 hours 33 minutes

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

5:46 a.m.

9:12 p.m.

15 hours 26 minutes

Lansing, Michigan

6 a.m.

9:20 p.m.

15 hours 20 minutes

Springfield, Massachusetts

5:14 a.m.

8:30 p.m.

15 hours 16 minutes

Providence, Rhode Island

5:11 a.m.

8:24 p.m.

15 hours 13 minutes

Hartford, Connecticut

5:16 a.m.

8:29 p.m.

15 hours 13 minutes

Chicago, Illinois

5:16 a.m.

8:29 p.m.

15 hours 13 minutes

Des Moines, Iowa

5:41 a.m.

8:52 p.m.

15 hours 11 minutes

New York City, New York

5:25 a.m.

8:31 p.m.

15 hours 6 minutes

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

5:38 a.m.

8:40 p.m.

15 hours 2 minutes

Columbus, Ohio

6:03 a.m.

9:04 p.m.

15 hours 1 minute

Denver, Colorado

5:32 a.m.

8:31 p.m.

14 hours 59 minutes

Indianapolis, Indiana

6:17 a.m.

9:16 p.m.

14 hours 59 minutes

Topeka, Kansas

5:57 a.m.

8:52 p.m.

14 hours 55 minutes

Kansas City, Missouri

5:53 a.m.

8:48 p.m.

14 hours 55 minutes

Washington, D.C.

5:43 a.m.

8:37 p.m.

14 hours 54 minutes

Sacramento, California

5:42 a.m.

8:33 p.m.

14 hours 51 minutes

Charleston, West Virginia

6:03 a.m.

8:54 p.m.

14 hours 51 minutes

Billings, Montana

5:24 a.m.

9:08 p.m.

14 hours 51 minutes

Lexington, Kentucky

6:16 a.m.

9:04 p.m.

14 hours 48 minutes

Richmond, Virginia

5:49 a.m.

8:34 p.m.

14 hours 45 minutes

Las Vegas, Nevada

5:24 a.m.

8:01 p.m.

14 hours 37 minutes

Nashville, Tennessee

5:30 a.m.

8:07 p.m.

14 hours 37 minutes

Raleigh, North Carolina

5:59 a.m.

8:34 p.m.

14 hours 35 minutes

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

6:15 a.m.

8:48 p.m.

14 hours 33 minutes

Albuquerque, New Mexico

5:53 a.m.

8:24 p.m.

14 hours 31 minutes

Little Rock, Arkansas

5:56 a.m.

8:25 p.m.

14 hours 29 minutes

Birmingham, Alabama

5:38 a.m.

8 p.m.

14 hours 22 minutes

Charleston, South Carolina

6:12 a.m.

8:31 p.m.

14 hours 19 minutes

Jackson, Mississippi

5:54 a.m.

8:11 p.m.

14 hours 17 minutes

Savannah, Georgia

6:19 a.m.

8:34 p.m.

14 hours 15 minutes

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

6:03 a.m.

8:10 p.m.

14 hours 7 minutes

Austin, Texas

6:30 a.m.

8:36 p.m.

14 hours 6 minutes

Tampa, Florida

6:34 a.m.

8:29 p.m.

13 hours 55 minutes

Honolulu, Hawaii

5:50 a.m.

7:16 p.m.

13 hours 26 minutes

Denver will see almost 15 hours of daylight during the longest day of the year, which is about six more hours of daylight than the Mile High City’s “shortest day.”

During the shortest day of the year when the Earth is tilted away from the sun, Denver saw only about nine hours of daylight while other cities saw even less. Areas in Alaska saw as little as six hours of sunlight.

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Luckily, the summer is making up for the dark days from December, with the most sunlight happening in cities that saw some of the least over the winter.

Alaska is getting about 18 hours of sun by the end of June while other areas are seeing almost 16 hours of light, compared to eight hours over the winter.

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