Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Fort Collins

Sunrise in Fort Collins today is at 05:42:48 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:11:13 PM, giving Fort Collins 14h 28min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:11:05 AM and ends at 08:43:01 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Fort Collins or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Fort Collins. Get a full year of light data with the printable Fort Collins Photography Planner 2026.

Fort Collins is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Fort Collins receives 15.1 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:30 AM and sunset at 08:34 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 9.3 hours — a difference of 5.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:29, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 20:34. The evening golden hour in Fort Collins lasts about 61 minutes in summer and 62 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.