Daylight Gained

Daylight Gained › Portland, Oregon

How much daylight has Portland, Oregon gained since the solstice?

Portland, Oregon's shortest day this winter is Monday, December 21, with 8 hours, 42 minutes of daylight. That is 33 minutes less than New York gets on its shortest day. By January 31 it has gained 1 hour, 1 minute.

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Portland, Oregon daylight dates, winter 2026–27

Earliest sunsetThursday, December 10, 4:27 pm
Shortest dayMonday, December 21, 8 h 42 min (sunrise 7:48 am, sunset 4:30 pm)
Latest sunriseSaturday, January 2, 7:51 am
9 hours of daylightTuesday, January 12
First sunset after 5 pmThursday, January 21 (5:02 pm)
10 hours of daylightSunday, February 7
11 hours of daylightSaturday, February 27
12 hours of daylightThursday, March 18
Longest dayMonday, June 21, 15 h 41 min

The December solstice is at 12:50 pm on December 21, Portland, Oregon time.

Daylight gained in Portland, Oregon, by date

DateSince solsticeDaylightThat daySunriseSunset
Jan 1+4 min 56 sec8 h 47 min+51 sec7:51 am4:38 pm
Jan 15+25 min9 h 07 min+1 min 50 sec7:47 am4:54 pm
Feb 1+1 h 03 min9 h 46 min+2 min 38 sec7:32 am5:17 pm
Feb 15+1 h 43 min10 h 25 min+2 min 59 sec7:13 am5:38 pm
Mar 1+2 h 26 min11 h 09 min+3 min 9 sec6:49 am5:58 pm
Mar 15+3 h 11 min11 h 53 min+3 min 13 sec7:23 am7:17 pm
Apr 1+4 h 06 min12 h 48 min+3 min 11 sec6:51 am7:39 pm

Portland, Oregon: questions people ask

When is the earliest sunset in Portland, Oregon?

December 10, 2026, at 4:27 pm. That is 11 days before the shortest day, because solar noon drifts later through December. The evenings are already a little lighter by the solstice.

Does Portland, Oregon get less winter daylight than New York?

Yes. Portland, Oregon's shortest day is 8 h 42 min, 33 minutes shorter than New York's (9 h 15 min). Summer is the other way round: on the longest day Portland, Oregon gets 15 h 41 min, 36 minutes more than New York.

When do the mornings start getting lighter in Portland, Oregon?

Not until after the latest sunrise, 7:51 am on Saturday, January 2, 12 days after the shortest day. Mornings then brighten slowly: on February 1 the sun rises at 7:32 am.

When do the clocks go forward in Portland, Oregon, and what happens to sunset?

On Sunday, March 14, 2027. Sunset jumps from 6:14 pm the day before to 7:15 pm, and sunrise from 6:27 am to 7:25 am. The day itself is about 3 minutes, 13 seconds longer.

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Sun times use NOAA's solar equations, checked against U.S. Naval Observatory tables. City data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).