Sunsets Later Than 8pm – How Many We’ll Have This Year

It’s official…the sun is now setting just after 8pm in Portland, Vancouver, Salem & along the coast.

I love this time of year for that reason. Although I hate squandering all this daylight on days in the 50s like we did on April 17th!

Portland’s Late, Later and Latest Sunsets

• Portland’s First 8pm Sunset: April 17
• Number Of Portland Sunsets 8pm or Later: 131
• Number Of Portland Sunsets 9pm or Later: 29
• Latest Portland Sunsets Each Year: 9:04pm
• Dates Of Latest Portland Sunsets In 2012: June 25 & June 26
• Last 8pm Sunset Of Year: August 25

The National Weather Service & NOAA do a great job with their easy to ready sun & moon charts that included the full moon names. Here they are for Portland & Vancouver for summer 2012:

Portland, Oregon Sunrise/Sunset & Moonrise/Moonset For June 2012 

Portland, Oregon Sunrise/Sunset & Moonrise /Moonset For July 2012

Portland, Oregon Sunrise/Sunset & Moonrise /Moonset For August 2012