Riomaggiore - Blue Hour - Cinque Terre
When city lights balance with the deep blue twilight sky
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What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleThis forecast identifies the twilight conditions when village lights balance perfectly with fading natural light to create magical atmospheres. We track cloud cover, visibility, and atmospheric conditions to predict optimal blue hour opportunities along the Ligurian coast.
The cliff villages transform during blue hour as house lights, restaurant lanterns, and harbour illumination create warm points of light against cool twilight. The Mediterranean's calm evening waters reflect the village lights, while the vertical architecture creates cascading patterns of illumination down to the sea.
What makes Cinque Terre special for blue-hour photography:
- Village illumination - Dense clusters of lit windows create cascading light patterns down cliffsides
- Harbour reflections - Calm Mediterranean waters mirror village lights and twilight colors
- Vertical drama - Stacked houses create layered compositions from sea level to clifftop
- Natural framing - Rocky coastlines and harbour walls provide strong compositional elements
Manarola delivers the iconic Cinque Terre blue hour scene—position at the eastern viewpoint to capture the entire village as house lights begin twinkling, balanced against deepening blue sky and reflected in the small harbour. The composition works from about 30 minutes before sunset through civil twilight's end. Vernazza's harbour offers intimate blue hour opportunities with fishing boats, the illuminated church of Santa Margherita, and restaurant lights reflecting in calm water. Riomaggiore's harbour marina creates beautiful light trails and reflections during the blue hour window. Monterosso's beach promenade and old town separation creates unique blue hour compositions with the medieval tower silhouetted against twilight. Portovenere's castle and Byron's Grotto take on dramatic character as twilight deepens and lighting activates. Timing is critical—arrive well before sunset to secure positions at popular viewpoints like Manarola's via Beccara platform, then capture the 20-30 minute window of perfect balance.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourTime Europe/Rome | Blue Hour Any | Blue Hour Quality ≥ 65.0% | Precipitation Chance ≤ 15.0% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 23 | |||
| 15:00 | ✕ | 25% | 0% |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 28% | 19% |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 24% | 37% |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 27% | 56% |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 76% | 0% |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| Sun, May 24 | |||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 72% | 0% |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 24% | 0% |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 72% | 0% |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% |
| Mon, May 25 | |||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 34% | 0% |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 36% | 0% |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 75% | 0% |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 21% | 0% |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 21% | 0% |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 24% | 0% |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 75% | 0% |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 34% | 0% |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 34% | 0% |
| Tue, May 26 | |||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 36% | 0% |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 33% | 0% |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 33% | 0% |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 33% | 0% |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 33% | 0% |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 72% | 0% |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 31% | 0% |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 61% | 0% |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 6.6% | 0% |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 6.8% | 0% |
| Wed, May 27 | |||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 7.5% | 0% |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 7.5% | 0% |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 7.6% | 0% |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 8.5% | 0% |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 69% | 0% |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 2.9% | 0% |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 2.2% | 0% |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 2.1% | 0% |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 2.2% | 5.9% |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 2.9% | 12% |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 3.4% | 18% |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 3% | 19% |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 3% | 21% |
What does Blue Hour Quality mean?
Inputs that drive the scoreThis derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.
| Time Europe/Rome | Blue Hour | High Clouds % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | Relative Humidity % | Solar Elevation ° | Total Cloud Coverage % | Visibility m | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, May 24
Sunrise 05:46
Sunset 20:49 | |||||||||
| 15:00 | - | 6% | 0% | 0% | 73% | 59° | 6% | 24135m | 0.74m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 7% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 49° | 7% | 24135m | 0.88m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 69% | 39° | 5% | 24134m | 1.9m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 68% | 28° | 0% | 24134m | 2.7m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 18° | 0% | 24134m | 3.4m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 70% | 7.3° | 0% | 24134m | 4.1m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 76% | -2.2° | 0% | 24135m | 3.9m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 78% | -11° | 5% | 24134m | 3.5m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 79% | -18° | 5% | 24135m | 3.3m/s |
| Mon, May 25
Sunrise 05:46
Sunset 20:49 | |||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 80% | -23° | 5% | 24134m | 3.7m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 5% | 0% | 78% | -25° | 100% | 24135m | 5.2m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 5% | 5% | 75% | -24° | 100% | 24135m | 5.3m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 90% | 1% | 5% | 72% | -21° | 90% | 24135m | 4.9m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 70% | -15° | 5% | 24135m | 4.4m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 4% | 4% | 70% | -7.5° | 5% | 24135m | 4.1m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 5% | 4% | 4% | 71% | 1.8° | 5% | 24134m | 3.8m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 5% | 5% | 1% | 73% | 11° | 5% | 24134m | 3.5m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 5% | 4% | 0% | 74% | 22° | 5% | 24134m | 3m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 33° | 5% | 24135m | 2.2m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 70% | 43° | 5% | 24134m | 2m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 53° | 5% | 24135m | 3.9m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 73% | 62° | 5% | 24135m | 4.1m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 73% | 67° | 5% | 24134m | 3.4m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 5% | 10% | 0% | 75% | 65° | 14% | 24135m | 1.5m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 5% | 9% | 0% | 74% | 59° | 14% | 24134m | 0.71m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 5% | 9% | 0% | 69% | 49° | 13% | 24134m | 1.1m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 70% | 39° | 5% | 24134m | 2m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 28° | 5% | 24134m | 2.8m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 18° | 5% | 24135m | 4.2m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 75% | 7.5° | 5% | 24134m | 4.6m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 75% | -2.1° | 5% | 24135m | 4.4m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 75% | -11° | 5% | 24134m | 3.8m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 76% | -18° | 5% | 24135m | 3.2m/s |
| Tue, May 26
Sunrise 05:45
Sunset 20:50 | |||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 77% | -22° | 5% | 24134m | 3.3m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 78% | -25° | 5% | 24134m | 4.1m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 76% | -24° | 5% | 24135m | 4.4m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 75% | -21° | 5% | 24134m | 4.5m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 76% | -15° | 5% | 24135m | 4.4m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 75% | -7.4° | 5% | 24134m | 4.2m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 1.9° | 5% | 24134m | 3.7m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 75% | 12° | 5% | 24134m | 3m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 75% | 22° | 5% | 24135m | 2.3m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 33° | 5% | 24134m | 2m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 43° | 5% | 24135m | 0.89m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 4% | 0% | 0% | 70% | 53° | 4% | 24134m | 2.1m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 1% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 62° | 1% | 24135m | 2.9m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 1% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 67° | 1% | 24134m | 3m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 4% | 0% | 0% | 70% | 65° | 4% | 24134m | 3.7m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 4% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 59° | 4% | 24134m | 3.4m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 4% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 50° | 4% | 24135m | 3m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 39° | 5% | 24135m | 3.2m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 70% | 28° | 5% | 24134m | 3.9m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 18° | 5% | 24135m | 4.3m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 7.6° | 5% | 24134m | 4.9m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 37% | 0% | 3% | 75% | -1.9° | 37% | 24134m | 3.8m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 68% | 0% | 5% | 79% | -10° | 68% | 24135m | 2.7m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 8% | 83% | -17° | 100% | 24135m | 1.6m/s |
| Wed, May 27
Sunrise 05:45
Sunset 20:51 | |||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 84% | 0% | 31% | 84% | -22° | 92% | 24135m | 1.7m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 67% | 0% | 54% | 84% | -24° | 85% | 24135m | 1.8m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 51% | 0% | 77% | 85% | -24° | 77% | 24135m | 1.9m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 35% | 0% | 51% | 85% | -21° | 53% | 24135m | 2.1m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 20% | 0% | 26% | 84% | -15° | 29% | 24135m | 2.3m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 84% | -7.2° | 5% | 24135m | 2.5m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 35% | 0% | 2% | 83% | 2° | 35% | 24135m | 2.5m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 66% | 0% | 3% | 82% | 12° | 66% | 24135m | 2.5m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 96% | 0% | 4% | 80% | 22° | 96% | 24135m | 2.5m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 66% | 0% | 3% | 80% | 33° | 66% | 24135m | 2.4m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 35% | 0% | 1% | 80% | 43° | 35% | 24135m | 2.4m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 80% | 54° | 5% | 24135m | 2.3m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 80% | 62° | 5% | 24135m | 2.3m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 80% | 67° | 5% | 24135m | 2.4m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 6% | 0% | 0% | 80% | 66° | 6% | 24135m | 2.5m/s |
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