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How the Fourth of July Affects Sleep

On Fourth of July 2026, Americans got 4 minutes less sleep and got up 9 minutes later than on a typical Saturday night.

Fireworks rarely start before dark, which in early July means after 9pm in much of the US. We compared Independence Day night with the same weekday in the weeks around it.

Updated daily · data to Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

In 240 daysFourth of July 2027 falls on Sunday, July 4, 2027. Results will be published a few days later.

Sleep vs normal

−4 min

6h 37m vs 6h 41m

Wake-ups vs normal

+2%

4.1 vs 4.0 per night

Bedtime

10:27pm

<1 min vs usual 10:27pm

Under 6 hours of sleep

33%

+1 pts vs usual 32%

What the data shows

  • Americans slept an average of 6h 37m, compared with 6h 41m on a typical Saturday night.
  • The next morning, people got up at 8:40am on average, 9 minutes later than usual.
  • 33% of sleepers got less than six hours, against 32% on a normal Saturday.
  • The effect was smaller than in 2025, when the change in sleep was +12 min.

Sleep in the nights around Fourth of July 2026

United States · dashed line is a typical Saturday

  • Sleep
  • Typical Saturday

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Sleep in the nights around Fourth of July 2026
NightSleepWake-upsBedtime
Jun 27, 20266h 44m3.8910:29pm
Jun 28, 20266h 31m3.8710:16pm
Jun 29, 20266h 28m3.9310:20pm
Jun 30, 20266h 27m3.9310:19pm
Jul 1, 20266h 25m3.8910:22pm
Jul 2, 20266h 36m3.9510:23pm
Jul 3, 20266h 38m3.9710:23pm
Jul 4, 20266h 37m4.0610:27pm
Jul 5, 20266h 28m3.9410:20pm
Jul 6, 20266h 24m3.8810:21pm
Jul 7, 20266h 30m4.0010:20pm
Jul 8, 20266h 26m3.9910:21pm
Jul 9, 20266h 27m3.7310:25pm
Jul 10, 20266h 44m3.9010:22pm
Jul 11, 20266h 38m3.9710:29pm

Wake-ups in the nights around Fourth of July 2026

United States · average times sleep was broken per night

  • Wake-ups
  • Typical Saturday

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Wake-ups in the nights around Fourth of July 2026
NightWake-ups
Jun 27, 20263.89
Jun 28, 20263.87
Jun 29, 20263.93
Jun 30, 20263.93
Jul 1, 20263.89
Jul 2, 20263.95
Jul 3, 20263.97
Jul 4, 20264.06
Jul 5, 20263.94
Jul 6, 20263.88
Jul 7, 20264.00
Jul 8, 20263.99
Jul 9, 20263.73
Jul 10, 20263.90
Jul 11, 20263.97

Fourth of July, year on year

United States · minutes of sleep vs a typical night

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Fourth of July, year on year
YearNightSleep vs normalWake-ups vs normalBedtime vs normal
2025Jul 4, 2025+12 min−9%+11 min
2026Jul 4, 2026−4 min+2%<1 min

Upcoming dates

  • Fourth of July 2027Sunday, July 4, 2027

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