Film production in Dallas
Between June and December, usable daylight in Dallas moves by 4h 18min — from 14h 18min down to 10h 00min. An exterior day in December is a different day from one in June. This page carries sunrise, sunset and golden-hour times for all twelve months, the climate profile.
Light and shooting hours
On 15 June, the sun in Dallas rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:37; the evening golden hour starts at 20:01 and runs for 36 minutes. By December that shifts to 07:23–17:23, with a 38-minute golden-hour window from 16:46.
For scheduling, that means the window for the one shot that lives on light runs between 33 and 38 minutes across the year. Put it last in the day and the first overrun takes it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Golden hour (evening, from) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:30 | 17:44 | 10h 14min | 17:07 |
| February | 07:11 | 18:13 | 11h 02min | 17:39 |
| March | 07:38 | 19:36 | 11h 57min | 19:03 |
| April | 06:58 | 19:57 | 12h 59min | 19:24 |
| May | 06:29 | 20:20 | 13h 50min | 19:45 |
| June | 06:20 | 20:37 | 14h 18min | 20:01 |
| July | 06:31 | 20:37 | 14h 06min | 20:01 |
| August | 06:51 | 20:14 | 13h 22min | 19:40 |
| September | 07:12 | 19:35 | 12h 23min | 19:02 |
| October | 07:32 | 18:55 | 11h 24min | 18:22 |
| November | 06:58 | 17:27 | 10h 29min | 16:52 |
| December | 07:23 | 17:23 | 10h 00min | 16:46 |
Blue hour and shooting windows
Blue hour in Dallas starts at 20:55 in June and ends at 21:06 — a window of 11 minutes. In December it is 10 minutes from 17:40. If you need a city view with lit windows, that window is all you get.
Sunset moves fastest around the equinoxes: between March (19:36) and September (19:35) there are 1 minutes of difference. A schedule running over several weeks cannot work from one fixed "sunset" time.
Weather and washout risk
Dallas averages 14 rain days in May and 7 in January. A three-day exterior shoot in May statistically loses 1.4 days — not a forecast, but the basis for deciding whether a cover set belongs in the budget.
| Month | Mean temperature | Rain days | Sunshine hours/day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0 °C | 7 | 7.3 |
| February | 10.1 °C | 10 | 7.1 |
| March | 15.3 °C | 12 | 8.1 |
| April | 18.6 °C | 12 | 9.2 |
| May | 23.1 °C | 14 | 9.5 |
| June | 27.4 °C | 11 | 11.4 |
| July | 30.1 °C | 8 | 12.2 |
| August | 29.9 °C | 9 | 11.7 |
| September | 26.6 °C | 8 | 10.4 |
| October | 20.9 °C | 8 | 9.2 |
| November | 14.3 °C | 8 | 7.5 |
| December | 10.7 °C | 8 | 6.9 |
Planning a shoot here
A schedule that ignores these numbers looks fine on paper and falls over on the day. TillyGen folds sun position, travel and crew availability straight into the schedule — if the exterior no longer fits before sunset in December, the plan says so, not the wrap report.
Frequently asked
When is golden hour in Dallas?
In June it starts at 20:01 and lasts 36 minutes; in December it starts at 16:46 and lasts 38 minutes. The table above lists all twelve months.
How much daylight does a shoot day in Dallas get?
Between 10h 00min in December and 14h 18min in June. The 4h 18min difference is worth four to eight setups depending on your pace.
Which month is best for exteriors in Dallas?
Combining daylight and rain days, July comes out ahead: plenty of usable light with comparatively few rain days. June has the longest days but not necessarily the steadiest weather.