Mount Rainier in December 2026: sunrise glow by day
Short answer: On 15 December 2026: First light on Mount Rainier at 07:34; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 08:13. Be at Reflection Lakes or Paradise by 07:04. Every day of December is in the table.
Mount Rainier towers 3,000 m above everything around it, so its summit glacier catches the dawn long before the forests below. From Reflection Lakes it is mirrored pink in the water.
| Date | First light | Glow | Arrive by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Dec | 07:21 | 07:21–07:58 | 06:51 |
| Wed 2 Dec | 07:22 | 07:22–08:00 | 06:52 |
| Thu 3 Dec | 07:23 | 07:23–08:01 | 06:53 |
| Fri 4 Dec | 07:24 | 07:24–08:02 | 06:54 |
| Sat 5 Dec | 07:25 | 07:25–08:03 | 06:55 |
| Sun 6 Dec | 07:26 | 07:26–08:04 | 06:56 |
| Mon 7 Dec | 07:27 | 07:27–08:05 | 06:57 |
| Tue 8 Dec | 07:28 | 07:28–08:07 | 06:58 |
| Wed 9 Dec | 07:29 | 07:29–08:08 | 06:59 |
| Thu 10 Dec | 07:30 | 07:30–08:09 | 07:00 |
| Fri 11 Dec | 07:31 | 07:31–08:10 | 07:01 |
| Sat 12 Dec | 07:32 | 07:32–08:10 | 07:02 |
| Sun 13 Dec | 07:33 | 07:33–08:11 | 07:03 |
| Mon 14 Dec | 07:34 | 07:34–08:12 | 07:04 |
| Tue 15 Dec | 07:34 | 07:34–08:13 | 07:04 |
| Wed 16 Dec | 07:35 | 07:35–08:14 | 07:05 |
| Thu 17 Dec | 07:36 | 07:36–08:14 | 07:06 |
| Fri 18 Dec | 07:37 | 07:37–08:15 | 07:07 |
| Sat 19 Dec | 07:37 | 07:37–08:16 | 07:07 |
| Sun 20 Dec | 07:38 | 07:38–08:16 | 07:08 |
| Mon 21 Dec | 07:38 | 07:38–08:17 | 07:08 |
| Tue 22 Dec | 07:39 | 07:39–08:17 | 07:09 |
| Wed 23 Dec | 07:39 | 07:39–08:18 | 07:09 |
| Thu 24 Dec | 07:40 | 07:40–08:18 | 07:10 |
| Fri 25 Dec | 07:40 | 07:40–08:19 | 07:10 |
| Sat 26 Dec | 07:40 | 07:40–08:19 | 07:10 |
| Sun 27 Dec | 07:41 | 07:41–08:19 | 07:11 |
| Mon 28 Dec | 07:41 | 07:41–08:19 | 07:11 |
| Tue 29 Dec | 07:41 | 07:41–08:19 | 07:11 |
| Wed 30 Dec | 07:41 | 07:41–08:19 | 07:11 |
| Thu 31 Dec | 07:41 | 07:41–08:19 | 07:11 |
Questions
What time is the sunrise glow on Mount Rainier in December 2026?
On 15 December 2026: First light on Mount Rainier at 07:34; the red-to-gold glow lasts until about 08:13. Be at Reflection Lakes or Paradise by 07:04. Every day of December is in the table.