Sunset & Sunrise Today in San Clemente, California

San Clemente, California sees the sun come up at 6:18 AM and go down at 7:26 PM on Sunday, August 23, 2026 — 13h 07m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above San Clemente at 12:53 PM.

Because San Clemente is at 33.43° (the lower mid-latitudes), daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 54 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in San Clemente keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in San Clemente runs from about 6:54 PM to 7:43 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:43 PM to 7:52 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in San Clemente is at 7:25 PM and sunrise at 6:19 AM — about 1m 54s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in San Clemente drift across the whole year.

It's summer in San Clemente right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in San Clemente ranges from as early as 4:42 PM (around November 27) to as late as 8:04 PM (around June 28). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 21m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 55m.