Mar 19, 2025 - News
A little more daylight
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San Diego will gain about two hours of daylight between Thursday's spring equinox and the summer solstice on June 20, per NOAA's solar calculator.
Yes, but: Northern regions of the country will gain three hours or more daylight during that same time.
- We suppose that's a fair trade for the months of sleet, freezing rain, black ice, wind chill factors, blizzards etc. etc. they've just enjoyed.
How it works: Here in the Northern Hemisphere, northern latitudes gain more daylight in the spring compared to areas closer to the equator as the Sun's path through the sky shifts northward.
- The summer solstice marks the longest day — and the start of the Sun's southward retreat, with shorter days to follow.