Sunset & Sunrise Today in Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater, Florida sees the sun come up at 7:31 AM and go down at 7:01 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 29m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Clearwater, is at 1:17 PM.

Sitting at 27.97° latitude puts Clearwater in the lower mid-latitudes — daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 35 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Clearwater keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Clearwater runs from about 6:30 PM to 7:16 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:16 PM to 7:25 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Clearwater is at 7:00 PM and sunrise at 7:32 AM — about 1m 36s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Clearwater drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Clearwater, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Clearwater ranges from as early as 5:35 PM (around November 23) to as late as 8:31 PM (around June 25). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 13h 54m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 10h 21m.