Sunset & Sunrise Today in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington sees the sun come up at 6:05 AM and go down at 8:20 PM on Saturday, August 15, 2026 — 14h 15m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Seattle falls at 1:13 PM.

Because Seattle is at 47.61° (the upper mid-latitudes), there is a big difference between long summer days and short winter days. Each day is currently getting about 3 minutes shorter and 4 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Seattle keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Seattle runs from about 7:39 PM to 8:42 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:42 PM to 8:55 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Seattle is at 8:19 PM and sunrise at 6:07 AM — about 3m 5s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Seattle drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Seattle right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Seattle ranges from as early as 4:17 PM (around December 6) to as late as 9:10 PM (around June 19). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 58m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 8h 24m.