New York City, United States of America · May 2026

Daylight in New York City in May 2026

Average daylight
14h 27m
Longest day · 31st
14h 52m
Shortest day · 1st
13h 56m

Day by day

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
↑05:55
↓19:52
13h 56m
2
↑05:54
↓19:53
13h 59m
3
↑05:53
↓19:54
14h 1m
4
↑05:52
↓19:55
14h 3m
5
↑05:51
↓19:56
14h 5m
6
↑05:49
↓19:57
14h 8m
7
↑05:48
↓19:58
14h 10m
8
↑05:47
↓20:00
14h 12m
9
↑05:46
↓20:01
14h 14m
10
↑05:45
↓20:02
14h 16m
11
↑05:44
↓20:03
14h 18m
12
↑05:43
↓20:04
14h 20m
13
↑05:42
↓20:05
14h 22m
14
↑05:41
↓20:06
14h 24m
15
↑05:40
↓20:07
14h 26m
16
↑05:39
↓20:08
14h 28m
17
↑05:38
↓20:09
14h 30m
18
↑05:37
↓20:10
14h 32m
19
↑05:36
↓20:10
14h 34m
20
↑05:36
↓20:11
14h 35m
21
↑05:35
↓20:12
14h 37m
22
↑05:34
↓20:13
14h 39m
23
↑05:33
↓20:14
14h 40m
24
↑05:33
↓20:15
14h 42m
25
↑05:32
↓20:16
14h 43m
26
↑05:31
↓20:17
14h 45m
27
↑05:31
↓20:18
14h 46m
28
↑05:30
↓20:18
14h 48m
29
↑05:30
↓20:19
14h 49m
30
↑05:29
↓20:20
14h 51m
31
↑05:29
↓20:21
14h 52m
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Sunrise, sunset and daylight in New York City during May

In New York City, United States of America, daylight in May 2026 averages 14h 27m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 05:55 and sunset at 19:52; it closes with sunrise at 05:29 and sunset at 20:21.

Across the month the days are lengthening — the longest falls on the 31st with 14h 52m of daylight, while the shortest is the 1st at 13h 56m. The calendar above lists the exact sunrise, sunset and daylight length for every day.

All times are shown in New York City's local timezone (America/New_York). For a real-time view of the current sun position, see the New York City page.

  • Daylight in New York City in May 2026 averages 14h 27m per day, ranging from 13h 56m on the shortest day (the 1st) to 14h 52m on the longest day (the 31st).