One of the questions that I am often asked by people who are moving to the area has to do with sunrise and sunset. Whether it will be dark while driving home from work, or how early people start jogging during the summer months, or how late kids can play outside in the evenings (aside from local curfews) -- these can vary from other parts of the country.
In the table below I have provided some general information about sunrise and sunset times in the Phoenix area. These are not exact, but are approximate averages for the month. So, yes, in June it will be light enough to start walking the dog at around 5:30 in the morning, before the concrete gets hot, and we can enjoy our comparably mild winters for about 10 daylight hours each day.
January
Sunrise at 7:30 a.m.
Sunset at 5:45 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 10.3February
Sunrise at 7:10 a.m.
Sunset at 6:10 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 11.0March
Sunrise at 6:40 a.m.
Sunset at 6:40 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 12.0April
Sunrise at 6:00 a.m.
Sunset at 7:00 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 13.0May
Sunrise at 5:30 a.m.
Sunset at 7:20 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 13.9June
Sunrise at 5:20 a.m.
Sunset at 7:40 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 14.3July
Sunrise at 5:30 a.m.
Sunset at 7:40 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 14.1August
Sunrise at 5:50 a.m.
Sunset at 7:15 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 13.4September
Sunrise at 6:15 a.m.
Sunset at 6:30 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 12.6October
Sunrise at 6:40 a.m.
Sunset at 5:45 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 11.4November
Sunrise at 7:00 a.m.
Sunset at 5:30 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 10.5December
Sunrise at 7:30 a.m.
Sunset at 5:30 p.m.
Approximate Number of Daylight Hours: 10.0
