Sunset & Sunrise Today in Redwood City, California

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the sun sets over Redwood City at 6:32 PM, having risen at 7:16 AM. That works out to 11h 16m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Redwood City at 12:55 PM.

Because Redwood City is at 37.49° (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 19 seconds. This is autumn in Redwood City, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Redwood City's golden hour, about 5:58 PM to 6:49 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:49 PM to 6:59 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Redwood City is at 6:31 PM and sunrise at 7:17 AM — about 2m 19s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Redwood City drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Redwood City, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Redwood City ranges from as early as 4:50 PM (around November 30) to as late as 8:33 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 44m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 34m.