Say hello to later sunsets…oh how we’ve missed those days!
Winter in the city can get pretty gloomy with the cold temperatures and early sunsets. It’s hard to tell the difference between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. somedays!
Luckily, tonight (Friday, January 21), NYC’s earliest sunset until the fall will occur at 5:00 p.m.—yes, still before dinnertime, but hey that’s progress.
According to New York Metro Weather, the sun won’t set before 5:00 p.m. again for the next 10 months (November 6th, 2022 to be exact).
Sunset in NYC on Friday is at 5:00pm. The sun won't set any earlier than 5:00pm until November 6th, 2022.
— New York Metro Weather (@nymetrowx) January 18, 2022
Since early December, we’ve been averaging at around 9 hours of daylight total so it’ll be more than invigorating to watch that number increase.
Fun Fact: The earliest sunset of 2021 actually happened only a little over a month ago at 4:28 p.m.
Unlike last year’s, 2022’s earliest sunset of the year will occur as per usual on the winter solstice (December 21st, 2022).
See how you can still enjoy the cold with the best outdoor activities to do in NYC right now