What conditions does Golden Hour look for?

Golden Hour: Any. Golden Hour Potential: ≥ 80.0%. Precipitation Chance: ≤ 5.0%. Visibility: ≥ 1000.0m

How often do conditions match?

There are 7 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Rule Golden Hour

Tellaro - Golden Hour - Cinque Terre

Lerici, Liguria, Italy

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions

Golden Hour Potential

19%

Low Cloud Cover0%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover28%

Sun Elevation58.5° (Daylight)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Rome

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Tellaro

Today · 20:07–21:10 · 1h window

Medium confidence

62%

🌇Golden Hour Potential92.1-94.7%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 0%

High Cloud Cover: 0%

Sun Elevation: 7.2° (Daylight)

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Tellaro

Tomorrow · 05:23–06:26

🌇Golden Hour Potential:97.6-98.5%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Tellaro

Tomorrow · 20:08–21:11

🌇Golden Hour Potential:96.1-96.2%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Tellaro

Tue, May 26 · 05:22–06:26

🌇Golden Hour Potential:97.1-97.6%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Tellaro

Tue, May 26 · 20:09–21:12

🌇Golden Hour Potential:95.9-100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Tellaro

Wed, May 27 · 05:21–06:00

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Tellaro

Mon, Jun 1 · 20:13–21:18

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the warm, directional light conditions that bring Cinque Terre's pastel-painted houses to life. We monitor cloud coverage, atmospheric clarity, and sun angle to predict when golden hour will illuminate the villages' iconic facades and terraced vineyards.

Cinque Terre's cliff-hugging villages face various directions along the Ligurian coast, creating different golden hour opportunities throughout the day. The pastel facades—ochre, terracotta, pink, and yellow—transform under warm directional light, while the terraced vineyards and Mediterranean Sea add layered depth to compositions.

What makes Cinque Terre special for golden-hour photography:

Pastel palette - Centuries-old painted facades glow intensely under warm light, creating vibrant color compositions
Vertical architecture - Houses stacked dramatically on cliffs catch side lighting that reveals texture and depth
Terraced landscapes - Ancient vineyard terraces create graphic lines that lead eye through compositions
Mediterranean clarity - Clear Ligurian light provides exceptional color saturation and contrast

Manarola offers the classic golden hour composition—shoot from the eastern viewpoint as evening light paints the cascading pastel houses in warm tones, with the harbour and Mediterranean providing foreground interest. Vernazza's natural harbour glows at sunrise when eastern light illuminates the colorful houses and medieval Doria Tower. Riomaggiore's south-facing orientation catches beautiful afternoon light along its main street Via Colombo. Corniglia, perched highest among the villages, receives extended golden hour across its terrace-surrounded hilltop position. The coastal path sections between villages offer dramatic clifftop perspectives during golden hour. Spring and autumn provide the best conditions—summer's harsh midday light and tourist crowds diminish opportunities, while winter's lower sun angle creates longer golden hour periods but shorter days overall.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

15matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Europe/Rome	Golden Hour Any	Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0%	Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0%	Visibility ≥ 1000.0m
Sat, May 23
15:00	✕	36%	0%	24134m
16:00	✕	35%	0%	24135m
17:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
18:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
19:00	✕	36%	0%	24135m
20:00	✓	93%	0%	24134m
21:00	✓	94%	0%	24135m
22:00	✕	36%	0%	24134m
23:00	✕	36%	0%	24135m
Sun, May 24
24:00	✕	34%	0%	24135m
01:00	✕	37%	0%	24135m
02:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
03:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
04:00	✕	36%	0%	24135m
05:00	✓	94%	0%	24135m
06:00	✓	94%	0%	24134m
07:00	✕	36%	0%	24135m
08:00	✕	36%	0%	24134m
09:00	✕	36%	0%	24134m
10:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
11:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
12:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
13:00	✕	41%	0%	24134m
14:00	✕	41%	0%	24135m
15:00	✕	40%	0%	24135m
16:00	✕	41%	0%	24135m
17:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
18:00	✕	36%	0%	24134m
19:00	✕	36%	0%	24134m
20:00	✓	92%	0%	24134m
21:00	✓	95%	0%	24135m
22:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
23:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
Mon, May 25
24:00	✕	38%	0%	24134m
01:00	✕	38%	0%	24135m
02:00	✕	38%	0%	24135m
03:00	✕	37%	0%	24135m
04:00	✕	40%	0%	24135m
05:00	✓	98%	0%	24135m
06:00	✓	99%	0%	24134m
07:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
08:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
09:00	✕	40%	0%	24135m
10:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
11:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
12:00	✕	34%	0%	24135m
13:00	✕	35%	0%	24134m
14:00	✕	35%	0%	24135m
15:00	✕	34%	0%	24134m
16:00	✕	36%	0%	24134m
17:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
18:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
19:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
20:00	✓	96%	0%	24134m
21:00	✓	96%	0%	24135m
22:00	✕	38%	0%	24134m
23:00	✕	38%	0%	24135m
Tue, May 26
24:00	✕	38%	0%	24134m
01:00	✕	37%	0%	24134m
02:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
03:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
04:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
05:00	✓	97%	0%	24134m
06:00	✓	98%	0%	24134m
07:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
08:00	✕	40%	0%	24135m
09:00	✕	41%	13%	24134m
10:00	✕	42%	26%	24135m
11:00	✕	40%	39%	24134m
12:00	✕	40%	39%	24135m
13:00	✕	39%	39%	24134m
14:00	✕	37%	39%	24134m
15:00	✕	38%	26%	24134m
16:00	✕	38%	13%	24135m
17:00	✕	40%	0%	24135m
18:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
19:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
20:00	✓	96%	0%	24134m
21:00	✓	100%	0%	24134m
22:00	✕	13%	0%	24135m
23:00	✕	10%	0%	24135m
Wed, May 27
24:00	✕	11%	0%	24135m
01:00	✕	13%	0%	24135m
02:00	✕	16%	0%	24135m
03:00	✕	18%	1.6%	24135m
04:00	✕	18%	3.3%	24135m
05:00	✓	100%	4.9%	24135m
06:00	✓	100%	16%	24135m
07:00	✕	13%	28%	24135m
08:00	✕	12%	39%	24135m
09:00	✕	12%	40%	23778m
10:00	✕	14%	42%	23422m
11:00	✕	17%	43%	23065m
12:00	✕	18%	46%	23422m
13:00	✕	18%	49%	23778m

How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Hour Potential mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This 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	Golden Hour	High Clouds %	Low Clouds %	Mid-Level Clouds %	Relative Humidity %	Total Cloud Coverage %	Wind Speed m/s
Sun, May 24 Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 20:49
15:00	-	28%	0%	0%	59%	28%	1.9m/s
16:00	-	20%	0%	0%	60%	20%	2.4m/s
17:00	-	5%	0%	0%	59%	5%	2.7m/s
18:00	-	0%	0%	0%	58%	0%	2.6m/s
19:00	-	0%	0%	0%	60%	0%	2.5m/s
20:00	-	0%	0%	0%	64%	0%	2.7m/s
21:00 ☾	-	1%	0%	0%	67%	1%	2.6m/s
22:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	68%	5%	2.6m/s
23:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	69%	5%	2.8m/s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 20:49
24:00 ☾	-	16%	0%	0%	66%	16%	3.2m/s
01:00 ☾	-	100%	3%	3%	64%	100%	3.8m/s
02:00 ☾	-	100%	2%	6%	61%	100%	3.8m/s
03:00 ☾	-	86%	0%	2%	60%	86%	3.3m/s
04:00 ☾	-	6%	1%	1%	59%	6%	3m/s
05:00 ☾	-	5%	1%	2%	60%	5%	2.9m/s
06:00	-	5%	0%	2%	60%	5%	2.6m/s
07:00	-	5%	4%	2%	62%	5%	2.3m/s
08:00	-	6%	4%	0%	64%	6%	1.6m/s
09:00	-	5%	4%	0%	60%	5%	0.91m/s
10:00	-	5%	0%	0%	58%	5%	1.4m/s
11:00	-	5%	0%	0%	58%	5%	2.3m/s
12:00	-	5%	1%	0%	62%	5%	2.5m/s
13:00	-	5%	26%	0%	62%	26%	2m/s
14:00	-	5%	98%	0%	60%	98%	0.95m/s
15:00	-	5%	91%	0%	57%	91%	1.8m/s
16:00	-	5%	74%	0%	58%	74%	2.8m/s
17:00	-	5%	0%	0%	56%	5%	2.9m/s
18:00	-	4%	0%	0%	58%	4%	3m/s
19:00	-	5%	0%	0%	63%	5%	3.3m/s
20:00	-	5%	0%	0%	67%	5%	3.1m/s
21:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	68%	5%	2.4m/s
22:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	68%	5%	2m/s
23:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	68%	5%	2.2m/s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 20:49
24:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	66%	5%	2.6m/s
01:00 ☾	-	2%	0%	0%	66%	2%	3m/s
02:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	66%	5%	3.2m/s
03:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	66%	5%	3.3m/s
04:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	65%	5%	3.2m/s
05:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	64%	5%	3m/s
06:00	-	5%	0%	0%	63%	5%	2.6m/s
07:00	-	5%	0%	0%	64%	5%	2m/s
08:00	-	5%	0%	0%	64%	5%	0.96m/s
09:00	-	5%	0%	0%	62%	5%	0.26m/s
10:00	-	5%	0%	0%	60%	5%	1m/s
11:00	-	2%	0%	0%	59%	2%	1.5m/s
12:00	-	2%	0%	0%	56%	2%	1.8m/s
13:00	-	1%	0%	0%	59%	1%	2.4m/s
14:00	-	2%	1%	0%	60%	3%	2.9m/s
15:00	-	3%	20%	0%	59%	20%	2.7m/s
16:00	-	0%	8%	0%	58%	8%	2.9m/s
17:00	-	5%	0%	0%	57%	5%	3.4m/s
18:00	-	5%	0%	0%	56%	5%	3.8m/s
19:00	-	5%	0%	0%	59%	5%	3.5m/s
20:00	-	5%	0%	0%	62%	5%	3.2m/s
21:00 ☾	-	37%	0%	21%	67%	37%	2.3m/s
22:00 ☾	-	68%	0%	42%	72%	68%	1.4m/s
23:00 ☾	-	100%	0%	63%	76%	100%	0.54m/s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 05:44 Sunset 20:50
24:00 ☾	-	68%	0%	60%	76%	85%	0.7m/s
01:00 ☾	-	37%	0%	57%	75%	69%	0.86m/s
02:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	54%	74%	54%	1m/s
03:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	38%	73%	38%	1.3m/s
04:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	21%	71%	21%	1.6m/s
05:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	5%	69%	5%	2m/s
06:00	-	36%	0%	5%	68%	36%	2.1m/s
07:00	-	67%	0%	5%	66%	67%	2.2m/s
08:00	-	98%	0%	4%	65%	98%	2.3m/s
09:00	-	81%	0%	3%	65%	81%	2.3m/s
10:00	-	63%	0%	2%	65%	63%	2.3m/s
11:00	-	46%	0%	1%	65%	46%	2.3m/s
12:00	-	32%	0%	1%	66%	32%	2.2m/s
13:00	-	19%	0%	0%	67%	19%	2.1m/s
14:00	-	5%	0%	0%	68%	5%	2.1m/s

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