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The short answer is that it takes sunlight an average of 8 minutes and 20 seconds to travel from the Sun to the Earth. If the Sun suddenly disappeared from the Universe (not that this could actually happen, don't panic), it would take a little more than 8 minutes before you realized it was time to put on a sweater.
Best Answer: When we're at apehelion (max distance, around July 4th), it takes about 8 mins and 29 secs. When we're at perehelion (min distance, around January 4th), it takes about 8 mins and 11 secs. Average time: 8 mins and 20 secs. The Sun's rays take 8.3784 minutes to reach the Earth, if you take the average distance between Sun and Earth. Only the Sun's warmth is slower than light, it's warmth takes about a week or two to reach the earth. This fusion process not only heats the Sun, it makes the sunlight we see here on Earth.