Sunset & Sunrise Today in Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa sees the sun come up at 7:38 AM and go down at 6:42 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 03m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Sioux City at 1:11 PM.

Because Sioux City is at 42.50° (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 47 seconds. This is autumn in Sioux City, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

Golden hour in Sioux City this evening is roughly 6:05 PM–7:01 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:01 PM to 7:11 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Sioux City is at 6:41 PM and sunrise at 7:40 AM — about 2m 46s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Sioux City drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Sioux City, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Sioux City ranges from as early as 4:52 PM (around December 2) to as late as 9:06 PM (around June 20). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 17m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 03m.