Daylight hours in Chicago today

July 29, 2026 · Chicago, USA

2,720,546 people

Chicago has 14h 32m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:42 and sunset is at 20:13. All times are calculated astronomically for Chicago's exact coordinates.

Day length
14h 32m
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:13
Solar noon
12:58
Dawn
05:10
Dusk
20:45
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Chicago lies at 42°N. In Chicago, day length ranges from 9h 8m in winter to 15h 14m in summer — a swing of about 6h 6m.

Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Chicago, or see daylight hours for every day of the year.

The longest day in Chicago is around 15h 14m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 8m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter losing about 2 minutes per day.

Daylight hours in Chicago by month

MonthDay lengthSunriseSunset
January9h 27m07:1716:43
February10h 34m06:4917:23
March11h 51m07:0518:56
April13h 18m06:1219:30
May14h 31m05:3220:03
June15h 12m05:1620:28
July14h 57m05:2820:26
August13h 55m05:5819:54
September12h 33m06:3019:04
October11h 10m07:0218:12
November9h 52m06:4016:32
December9h 10m07:1116:21