July 20, 2026 · San Francisco, El Salvador
Sunset in San Francisco today is at 18:24. Day length is 12h 50m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for San Francisco's coordinates and updated daily.
San Francisco lies at 14°N. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for San Francisco.
The longest day in San Francisco is around 12h 56m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 19m (around December 21).
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:44 | 06:20 | 11h 24m |
| February | 17:58 | 06:17 | 11h 41m |
| March | 18:03 | 06:01 | 12h 2m |
| April | 18:06 | 05:40 | 12h 26m |
| May | 18:12 | 05:27 | 12h 45m |
| June | 18:21 | 05:26 | 12h 56m |
| July | 18:25 | 05:33 | 12h 52m |
| August | 18:16 | 05:40 | 12h 36m |
| September | 17:56 | 05:42 | 12h 13m |
| October | 17:34 | 05:44 | 11h 51m |
| November | 17:23 | 05:53 | 11h 30m |
| December | 17:28 | 06:08 | 11h 19m |