Sunset & Sunrise Today in Chico, California

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the sun sets over Chico at 6:28 PM, having risen at 7:16 AM. That works out to 11h 12m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Chico at 12:53 PM.

Sitting at 39.73° latitude puts Chico in the mid-latitudes — daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 31 seconds. This is autumn in Chico, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Chico runs from about 5:53 PM to 6:46 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Chico is at 6:27 PM and sunrise at 7:17 AM — about 2m 31s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Chico drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Chico, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Chico ranges from as early as 4:42 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:39 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 58m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 20m.