Stardew Valley: How Many Hours in A Day (2024)

A day won’t last forever in Stardew Valley, and with less than a full 24 hours, you’ll want to make the most of your time. You’re given about 20 hours in-game, and rather than counting from 1 to 60, minutes pass by in 10s. Depending on your year, you’ll want to get up and moving as soon as possible. Time is also important if you need to stock up on seeds, purchase animals/animal supplies, or farm renovations. Knowing when a store opens and closes in Stardew Valley will be key to completing tasks.

How Many Hours in Stardew Valley

Day Cycle Explained

Your character will wake up at 6am and fall asleep at 2am. 10 minutes in-game is equivalent to 8 seconds in real time. Despite the day starting at 6am on the dot, you’re more than likely to finish all your morning tasks an hour or so later, depending on what you have on your farm.

• A full day (from 6am - 2am) is about 13-14 minutes in real time.
• A full season (28 days) is approximately 6 hours and 30 minutes.

By 12am, you’ll see a notification stating “It’s getting late…”; you receive another notification at 1am. These will push you to return home before you automatically pass out at 2am - regardless of your location. If your character passes out, they will wake up in their bed the next day. Passing out outside the farmhouse will cost you 1000g.

The only way you can avoid losing the 1000g is if you pass out in the mines (does not include the Volcano on Ginger Island). You’ll be rescued by Marlon, but you won’t be charged the 1000g. Ultimately, if you’re in the mines and it’s past 1am, it’s better to let your character pass out rather than rushing back to the farm.

Pelican Town Hours

9am - 5pm, 9am - 8pm

Just as your character has their own schedule, the residents of Pelican Town have theirs, too. Most stores will be open nearly every day of the week starting at 9am, and they will close at 4 or 5pm. Non-stores can be entered from 9am - 8pm any day of the week, so long as there aren’t any festivals.

Unfortunately, some characters will take days off, forcing you to visit later in the week. Here’s every service in Pelican Town and their hours/days:

* As of 1.6, the Adventurer's Guild closes at 2am instead. Marnie's Ranch will be open from 9am - 6pm if you've bought the Animal Catalogue.

Can You Slow Down Time?

What Areas Slow Time?

It's impossible to slow down time in Stardew Valley. However, time moves slower in Skull Cavern. For example, 10 in-game minutes equals 9/10 seconds in real time; an hour is now almost a full minute (exact time: 54 seconds). This rule does not apply to the mines in Pelican Town or Ginger Island's Volcano Dungeon.

Stardew Valley

Released

February 26, 2016

Developer(s)

ConcernedApe

Genre(s)

RPG , Simulation

Engine

Proprietary

How Long To Beat

53 Hours

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