Sunset & Sunrise Today in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York sees the sun come up at 5:50 AM and go down at 8:51 PM on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 — 15h 01m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Buffalo, is at 1:21 PM.

Buffalo lies at latitude 42.89°, in the mid-latitudes, where daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 29 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Buffalo keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Buffalo runs from about 8:11 PM to 9:13 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 9:13 PM to 9:26 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Buffalo is at 8:51 PM and sunrise at 5:51 AM — about 1m 32s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Buffalo drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Buffalo right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Buffalo ranges from as early as 4:40 PM (around December 6) to as late as 8:58 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 20m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 00m.