We're losing late sunsets, Toronto, with summer drawing to a close
As summer nears its end, the later sunsets in 2025 will also bid adieu.
While we still have a bit of summer left to enjoy in Toronto, Ont., the days of late sunsets have come to an end as we get closer to the finale of the season.
In fact, nearly three minutes of daylight a day is disappearing as we race towards fall.
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The reason being is that the sun angle is rapidly declining as we head deeper into the waning days of summer. Folks in Toronto saw the sun angle peak at 70° on the summer solstice back in June. We’re on a fast and steady decline now with just under a month to go before the autumnal equinox.
Days are growing noticeably shorter across the country. Time zones and latitude make all the difference when it comes to sunsets.
The last sunset at 8 p.m. will occur on Wednesday, Aug. 27 for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The next sunset after that time will take place on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
"Sunrise and set times will keep dropping until we reach the darkest day––the winter solstice on Dec. 21," says Rachel Modestino, a meteorologist at The Weather Network.
Since the summer solstice in June, we’ve lost more than two hours of daylight, but we’ve still maintained more than 13 hours of it throughout August.
By the time of the winter solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 10:03 a.m. EST, that dwindles to under nine hours with the sun just 23° above the horizon at the highest point for Toronto.
With files from Nathan Howes and Dennis Mersereau, digital journalists at The Weather Network, and Tyler Hamilton and Rachel Modestino, meteorologists at The Weather Network.
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