The days are getting longer and have been since December 21st. The difference is instead of seconds longer, we are talking minutes longer now!
Some daylight statistics for you:
- Our first 6 pm sunset will occur Friday, February 9th
- Sunsets after 7 pm will occur starting March 9th – Note: This is when we “spring forward” and clocks move 1 hour ahead
- Sunsets after 8 pm will occur starting April 20th
- We gain the most amount of daylight in March compared to any other month
Daylight gained by month in Charlotte:
- January: +37 minutes
- February: +55 minutes
- March: +1 hour 7 minutes
- April: +1 hour
- May: +45 minutes
- June: +7 minutes
The exact amount of daylight gain depends on your location.