San Francisco sunset forecast

Today · San Francisco, California, United States · America/Los_Angeles

A quiet evening for the horizon.

19/100

Poor

Upper cloud 99%. Too heavy. Low cloud on the horizon. Visibility 16 km.

Golden-hour window
16:22 – 17:18
Sunset
16:58
Illustrative sky, not a live view or a prediction.

Evening light

14:5815:5816:5817:58

Seven-day outlook

Why this score

Upper cloud 99%. Too heavy. Low cloud on the horizon. Visibility 16 km.

Horizon clarity
0% · mixed
Visibility
16 km
Photography details

Golden hour

16:22 – 17:18

Low, warm light before and just after sunset.

Blue hour

17:18 – 17:28

Cooler twilight after the warm light fades.

High cloud
98%
colour canvas
Low cloud
83%
horizon block
Visibility
15.6 km
atmospheric reach
Rain chance
1%
during the window

Light windows are astronomical estimates. Clouds, hills and buildings can change what you see. Understand the light windows

Forecasts are estimates. All times are local to America/Los_Angeles.

San Francisco sunset outlook

On in San Francisco, California, United States, sunset is at 16:58. Skying rates the conditions 19/100 (Poor). Upper cloud 99%. Too heavy. Low cloud on the horizon. Visibility 16 km.

Weather data retrieved . All times are local to America/Los_Angeles. Longer-range forecasts are less certain.

Seven-day sunset and photography outlook · America/Los_Angeles
DateSunsetQualityGolden hourBlue hour
16:5819/100 · Poor16:22 – 17:1817:18 – 17:28
16:5837/100 · Poor16:21 – 17:1717:17 – 17:28
16:5766/100 · Good16:20 – 17:1617:16 – 17:27
16:5674/100 · Good16:20 – 17:1617:16 – 17:26
16:562/100 · Poor16:19 – 17:1517:15 – 17:26
16:5517/100 · Poor16:18 – 17:1417:14 – 17:25
16:5562/100 · Average16:17 – 17:1417:14 – 17:25

Golden hour uses a solar altitude of +6° to −4°; blue hour uses −4° to −6°. These are astronomical estimates, not guarantees of colour. “No complete interval” means the sun does not cross both limits for this evening.

Forecasts describe conditions near San Francisco (37.775, -122.419). Buildings, hills and local weather can change what you see. A high score is not a probability or a promise.

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