Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for McAllen, TX. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in McAllen is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:40 PM in November to 8:29 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in McAllen's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in McAllen starts about 33 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:53 PM – 8:26 PM; in December it is 5:09 PM – 5:43 PM.
Sunset in McAllen is earliest at 5:40 PM on November 24 and latest at 8:29 PM on June 26, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 33 minutes in midsummer and 34 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in January at about 34 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 30 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:22 AM | 6:03 PM | 5:29 PM – 6:03 PM | 34 min | 10h 41m |
| February | 7:08 AM | 6:25 PM | 5:54 PM – 6:25 PM | 31 min | 11h 18m |
| March | 7:42 AM | 7:41 PM | 7:11 PM – 7:41 PM | 30 min | 12h 00m |
| April | 7:09 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:25 PM – 7:56 PM | 31 min | 12h 47m |
| May | 6:46 AM | 8:12 PM | 7:40 PM – 8:12 PM | 32 min | 13h 26m |
| June | 6:40 AM | 8:26 PM | 7:53 PM – 8:26 PM | 33 min | 13h 46m |
| July | 6:50 AM | 8:27 PM | 7:54 PM – 8:27 PM | 33 min | 13h 37m |
| August | 7:05 AM | 8:08 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:08 PM | 31 min | 13h 03m |
| September | 7:18 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:37 PM | 31 min | 12h 18m |
| October | 7:32 AM | 7:04 PM | 6:33 PM – 7:04 PM | 31 min | 11h 33m |
| November | 6:51 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:10 PM – 5:43 PM | 33 min | 10h 52m |
| December | 7:12 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:09 PM – 5:43 PM | 34 min | 10h 31m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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