COLORADO NEWS

When will Denver see 8 p.m. sunsets?

May 1, 2025, 4:22 PM | Updated: May 2, 2025, 12:07 pm

Is the cold and snow over for the season in Denver? Who knows, as Mother Nature has a mind of her own this time of year in Denver, but one thing is for sure…more sunshine is coming!

Since March, the sun has been setting past 7 p.m., and by next week, it’ll set past 8 p.m.

According to Time and Date, the sun will set at exactly 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, and by Thursday, May 8, the sun will rise at 5:51 a.m. and set at 8:01 p.m., giving Denver over 14 hours of sunlight.

The sun will continue to rise earlier and set later until it reaches the longest day of the year on June 20, when the sun will rise at 5:32 a.m. and set at 8:30 p.m., with nearly 15 hours of sunlight.

After the longest day, the sun begins to set earlier and earlier, with another 8 p.m. sunset on Aug. 11.

Colorado News

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

What’s Colorado’s most misspelled word this year?

We all have at least one word we just cannot spell no matter how many times you look it up. What’s yours? Mine is “available.” I had to use spellcheck […]

3 hours ago

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Coloradans have a week to book flights that come with free bags on Southwest Airlines

For many of us, the main reason we flew Southwest Airlines out of Denver International Airport (DIA) was the two free checked bags that came with a basic fare. They […]

3 hours ago

Photo by Mikayla Whitmore for The Washington Post via Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Colorado’s 8th Whataburger location opens this May, and it still isn’t in Denver

After years of not having any in Colorado, Whataburger will celebrate the opening of their 8th location on Friday (May 23), but they’ll still have ZERO in the Denver metro-area. […]

3 hours ago

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Can’t see the Air Force Thunderbirds at the Air Force Graduation? They’ll be back in Colorado this summer

Hands down one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen is the Air Force Thunderbirds show. And lucky for us in Colorado there will be multiple chances to see them […]

4 hours ago

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

The city of Denver’s last JCPenney store will close, among many others nationally

Remember back when JCPenney stores were about as popular as Starbucks is today… Well, the times are changing and the stores are disappearing at a rapid pace! JCPenney announced plans […]

1 day ago

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Fan hit by ball at Colorado Rockies game sues team in part for being terrible

The jokes about the Colorado Rockies being terrible are more stale than jokes about eggs being super expensive, so I’ll spare you, but this has to be a first… a […]

1 day ago

When will Denver see 8 p.m. sunsets?