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title: "Data Nugget: Morning, Noon, or Night?"
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When are your members most likely to open your email? According to the [2017 Association Email Marketing Benchmarking Report (opens in a new tab)](http://www.informz.com/blog/benchmark-report/2017-association-email-marketing-benchmark-report/)
 from Informz, which analyzed more than a billion emails sent by associations in 2016, messages sent in the late afternoon had the highest open rate, at 36.5 percent. Meanwhile, messages sent at midday accounted for the largest percentage of sent emails and had the highest click rate.

### Email Open and Click Rates by Time of Day

#### Morning

**Open Rate:** 31.5 percent  
 **Click Rate:** 13.9 percent

#### Midday

**Open Rate:** 35.4 percent  
 **Click Rate:** 15.7 percent

#### Late Afternoon

**Open Rate:** 36.5 percent  
 **Click Rate:** 15.3 percent

#### Night

**Open Rate:** 36.3 percent  
 **Click Rate:** 13.0 percent

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