Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Clearwater

Sunrise in Clearwater today is at 04:42:11 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:21:24 PM, giving Clearwater 16h 39min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 03:53:10 AM and ends at 10:10:26 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Clearwater or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Clearwater. Get a full year of light data with the printable Clearwater Photography Planner 2026.

Clearwater lies in the temperate zone at 51.6° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Clearwater receives 16.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:42 AM and sunset at 09:21 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.8 hours — a difference of 8.9 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:41, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:21. The evening golden hour in Clearwater lasts about 83 minutes in summer and 87 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.