Sunset & Sunrise Today in Metairie, Louisiana

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the sun sets over Metairie at 7:26 PM, having risen at 6:36 AM. That works out to 12h 49m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Metairie at 1:01 PM.

Metairie lies at latitude 29.98°, in the lower mid-latitudes, where daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 43 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Metairie keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Metairie runs from about 6:55 PM to 7:41 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:41 PM to 7:51 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Metairie is at 7:25 PM and sunrise at 6:36 AM — about 1m 43s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Metairie drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Metairie right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Metairie ranges from as early as 5:00 PM (around November 25) to as late as 8:05 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 04m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 10h 12m.