Sunset & Sunrise Today in Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida sees the sun come up at 7:00 AM and go down at 8:06 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2026 — 13h 06m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Tampa falls at 1:34 PM.

Sitting at 27.95° latitude puts Tampa in the lower mid-latitudes — daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 27 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Tampa keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Tampa runs from about 7:35 PM to 8:22 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:22 PM to 8:31 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Tampa is at 8:06 PM and sunrise at 7:01 AM — about 1m 27s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Tampa drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Tampa right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Tampa ranges from as early as 5:33 PM (around November 26) to as late as 8:30 PM (around June 30). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 13h 54m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 10h 21m.