Daylight Saving Time started on Sunday, pushing clocks forward one hour at a time when the sun was already starting to set later every day.
And with the first day of spring on Thursday, March 20, longer days are just ahead.
So when will Washington see it’s first late sunset of the year and how long will the days be this summer? Here’s what to know.
When is the first 8 p.m. sunset in WA?
Western Washington is currently seeing sunsets just after 7 p.m. According to TimeAndDate.com, the sunset will get about a minute and a half later every night over the coming weeks. By the end of March, the sun will set right around 7:40 p.m. in western Washington.
In eastern Washington, those numbers are slightly different. The sun is currently setting just before 7 p.m. in the Tri-Cities area, and will set just before 7:25 p.m. by the end of March
The first 8 p.m. sunset in Washington will vary slightly by location and region. It will be on April 14 in Bellingham, April 15 in Olympia and April 16 in Tacoma and Seattle, according to TimeAndDate. The first 8:00 p.m. sunset in Tri-Cities will be on April 27.
WA latest sunset in 2025
Sunsets will keep getting later until late June, when we’ll see the latest sunsets of the year. According to the U.S. Navy’s Astronomical Applications Division, the latest sunset of the year typically occurs around June 28 in much of the U.S.
This year’s latest sunset will be right around 9:10 p.m. in the Puget Sound region, according to TimeAndDate, and will occur in late June. Northwest Washington’s longest days this summer will see the sun set at 9:17 p.m., according to TimeAndDate. In the Tri-Cities region in southeast Washington, the latest sunsets of the year will be at 8:52 p.m.
