Chicago sunrise, sunset and daylight
SUNLIGHT BEFORE
SUNLIGHT AFTER
United States
Chicago daylight
Local times · America/Chicago
- Sunrise
- 7:00 AM
- Sunset
- 6:14 PM
- Daylight
- 11h 14m
- Change
- 3m shorter than previous day
The next seven days
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | 6:14 PM | 11h 14m | |
| 7:01 AM | 6:12 PM | 11h 11m | |
| 7:02 AM | 6:10 PM | 11h 9m | |
| 7:03 AM | 6:09 PM | 11h 6m | |
| 7:04 AM | 6:07 PM | 11h 3m | |
| 7:05 AM | 6:06 PM | 11h 0m | |
| 7:06 AM | 6:04 PM | 10h 58m |
Daylight through 2026
Average hours per day, by month
Monthly values
- Jan
- 9h 33m
- Feb
- 10h 37m
- Mar
- 11h 58m
- Apr
- 13h 22m
- May
- 14h 34m
- Jun
- 15h 11m
- Jul
- 14h 52m
- Aug
- 13h 49m
- Sep
- 12h 28m
- Oct
- 11h 4m
- Nov
- 9h 50m
- Dec
- 9h 11m
4,457 hours across 365 days. Compare city rankings
Evening milestones
From October 12, 2026
Sunset after 5 PM
Already later
Sunset is 6:14 PM on the selected date. Next return to a later sunset: January 28, 2027.
Sunset after 6 PM
Already later
Sunset is 6:14 PM on the selected date. Next return to a later sunset: March 14, 2027.
Sunset after 7 PM
Sunset at 7:00 PM. First later sunset from the selected date.
Based on sunset clock times over the next 370 days. Clock changes can move a milestone by an hour. Days without a sunset are excluded; daylight may continue through the night.
Calculated for Chicago’s city center using SunCalc. Daylight runs from sunrise to sunset, including cloudy days. Weather, terrain and buildings are not modeled. How we calculate