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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Ponta Delgada, Azores

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal

Ponta Delgada's white facades and dark basalt trim repeat across patterned pavements. The city gates and marina provide structured foregrounds for wider views of the compact Atlantic capital.

1 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Low Cloud Cover30%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover16%
Sun Elevation-43.2°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Azores
golden-hour weather icon
First upcoming window
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Ponta Delgada
Thu, Oct 8 · 18:41–19:31 · 1h window
Medium confidence
57%
🌇Golden Hour Potential90.4-91.4%
Low Cloud Cover: 48%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 13.7° (Daylight)

70-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 70-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Atlantic/Azores.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Atlantic/Azores)Diffuse RadiationDirect RadiationGolden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsRelative HumiditySolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageWind Speed
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable16%30%0%91%-43°41%1.3m/s
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable8%25%0%92%-52°31%1.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable48%25%0%91%-57°62%1.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable39%13%0%89%-57°47%1.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable89%4%0%88%-52°90%1.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable96%7%0%87%-43°96%1.8m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable98%3%0%86%-33°98%1.7m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable55%7%0%86%-21°59%1.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable43%29%0%85%-9.6°59%1.6m/s
2W/m²0W/m²Unavailable29%20%0%84%2.5°43%1.7m/s
40W/m²52W/m²Unavailable6%27%0%78%14°31%3.3m/s
89W/m²169W/m²Unavailable6%51%0%72%25°53%4m/s
143W/m²226W/m²Unavailable0%68%0%71%34°68%4.3m/s
217W/m²236W/m²Unavailable0%94%0%71%41°94%4.2m/s
282W/m²210W/m²Unavailable14%70%0%72%46°75%3.5m/s
286W/m²196W/m²Unavailable1%100%0%71%46°100%3.4m/s
272W/m²238W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%73%41°100%3.3m/s
209W/m²215W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%76%34°100%3.1m/s
148W/m²156W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%75%25°100%3.3m/s
88W/m²94W/m²Unavailable0%48%0%74%14°48%3m/s
38W/m²32W/m²Unavailable0%32%0%76%2.5°32%2.9m/s
Night1W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%49%0%78%-9.6°49%2.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%23%0%82%-21°23%1.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%30%0%81%-33°30%1.9m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%41%0%81%-44°41%1.8m/s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%97%0%83%-52°97%1.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%45%0%84%-58°45%1.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%28%0%83%-58°28%1.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%28%0%82%-52°28%2.2m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%31%0%85%-44°31%1.7m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%55%0%87%-33°55%1.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%34%0%87%-22°34%1.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%32%0%88%-9.7°32%1.3m/s
1W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%51%0%88%2.3°51%1.1m/s
41W/m²36W/m²Unavailable0%40%0%84%14°40%1.8m/s
93W/m²149W/m²Unavailable0%58%0%79%24°58%2.3m/s
157W/m²218W/m²Unavailable0%65%0%75%34°65%2.4m/s
184W/m²302W/m²Unavailable0%73%0%72%41°73%2.4m/s
231W/m²355W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%70%45°100%2.2m/s
174W/m²500W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%71%45°100%1.7m/s
185W/m²408W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%72%41°100%0.89m/s
207W/m²235W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%73%34°100%0.92m/s
173W/m²127W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%76%24°100%1.9m/s
113W/m²31W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%75%13°100%2.2m/s
39W/m²8W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%77%2.2°100%1.8m/s
Night1W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%80%-9.9°100%1.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%98%0%84%-22°98%0.96m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%83%-33°100%0.81m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%83%-44°100%0.93m/s
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%82%-53°100%0.88m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%81%-58°100%0.61m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable16%91%0%81%-58°92%0.52m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable1%100%0%80%-53°100%0.21m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable32%100%0%81%-44°100%0m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable48%100%0%82%-33°100%0.45m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable79%88%0%81%-22°98%0.85m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable41%9%0%80%-9.9°47%0.96m/s
0W/m²1W/m²Unavailable55%27%0%77%2.1°67%0.34m/s
42W/m²40W/m²Unavailable41%100%0%75%13°100%0.5m/s
121W/m²80W/m²Unavailable10%52%0%70%24°57%0.54m/s
181W/m²117W/m²Unavailable59%69%0%68%34°88%1.1m/s
176W/m²339W/m²Unavailable94%92%0%66%41°99%2.1m/s
177W/m²450W/m²Unavailable71%38%0%65%45°82%2.8m/s
194W/m²456W/m²Unavailable38%30%0%64%45°56%2.7m/s
200W/m²418W/m²Unavailable67%100%0%65%41°100%2.4m/s
207W/m²310W/m²Unavailable59%64%0%65%33°85%2.1m/s
169W/m²214W/m²Unavailable46%15%0%67%24°55%2.3m/s
118W/m²108W/m²Unavailable59%24%0%71%13°70%2.9m/s
42W/m²34W/m²Unavailable78%26%0%75%1.9°84%2.4m/s
Night0W/m²1W/m²Unavailable99%57%0%77%-10°99%2.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable100%41%0%77%-22°100%3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable99%100%0%79%-34°100%2.9m/s

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Azores. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Ponta Delgada.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Ponta Delgada during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
29
recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence
Last 90 days
77
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence
Last 365 days
142
recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 40 of 142 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

September, with 34 of 142 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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