Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Sioux City, IA. 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.
In Sioux City, sunset ranges from 4:52 PM in December to 9:07 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Sioux City's coordinates (42.5, -96.4003) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:52 AM | 5:18 PM | 4:34 PM – 5:18 PM | 44 min | 9h 26m |
| February | 7:22 AM | 5:57 PM | 5:18 PM – 5:57 PM | 39 min | 10h 36m |
| March | 7:37 AM | 7:32 PM | 6:54 PM – 7:32 PM | 38 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:44 AM | 8:07 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:07 PM | 38 min | 13h 23m |
| May | 6:03 AM | 8:40 PM | 8:00 PM – 8:40 PM | 40 min | 14h 37m |
| June | 5:47 AM | 9:04 PM | 8:22 PM – 9:04 PM | 42 min | 15h 17m |
| July | 6:01 AM | 9:00 PM | 8:19 PM – 9:00 PM | 41 min | 14h 59m |
| August | 6:32 AM | 8:26 PM | 7:48 PM – 8:26 PM | 38 min | 13h 54m |
| September | 7:05 AM | 7:35 PM | 6:58 PM – 7:35 PM | 37 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 7:38 AM | 6:43 PM | 6:04 PM – 6:43 PM | 39 min | 11h 04m |
| November | 7:16 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:20 PM – 5:03 PM | 43 min | 9h 46m |
| December | 7:48 AM | 4:53 PM | 4:07 PM – 4:53 PM | 46 min | 9h 05m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Sioux City. It is longest in December at about 46 minutes and shortest in September at about 37 minutes — a difference of 9 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Sioux City gets 6h 12m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:53 PM in December to 9:04 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:39 PM, and in December until about 5:25 PM.
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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