Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Vancouver

Sunrise in Vancouver today is at 05:38:26 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:58:45 PM, giving Vancouver 15h 20min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:58:58 AM and ends at 09:38:01 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Vancouver or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Vancouver. Get a full year of light data with the printable Vancouver Photography Planner 2026.

Vancouver 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), Vancouver receives 16.2 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:07 AM and sunset at 09:21 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.2 hours — a difference of 8.1 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:06, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:21. The evening golden hour in Vancouver lasts about 76 minutes in summer and 79 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.