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 2 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Rule Golden Hour

Kumarakom - Golden Hour - Kerala

Kumarakom, Kerala, India

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions

Golden Hour Potential

60%

Low Cloud Cover4%

Mid Cloud Cover37%

High Cloud Cover99%

Sun Elevation-68.7° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Asia/Kolkata

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Kumarakom

Tue, Apr 7 · 18:07–18:30 · 1h window

High confidence

71%

🌇Golden Hour Potential100%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 0%

High Cloud Cover: 24%

Sun Elevation: 15.0° (Daylight)

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Kumarakom

Wed, Apr 8 · 06:04–06:45

🌇Golden Hour Potential:98.7-100%

Medium

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast identifies optimal golden hour conditions for Kerala's diverse tropical landscapes—from Western Ghats tea plantations to palm-lined backwaters and Arabian Sea coastline. We track cloud cover, visibility, and atmospheric conditions to predict when warm directional light enhances the region's lush green hills, waterways, and historic coastal features.

Kerala's location on India's southwestern Malabar coast creates stunning sunrise and sunset opportunities. The Western Ghats mountain range running parallel to the coast provides dramatic highland golden hour scenes at Munnar and Wayanad, while the lowland backwaters and beaches offer classic tropical coastal light.

What makes Kerala golden-hour photography distinctive:

Tea plantation light - Munnar's rolling green tea estates glow emerald under low-angle sunrise, with mist often adding atmospheric layers
Backwater sunrise - Palm-fringed canals at Alleppey and Kumarakom reflect golden light, with traditional houseboats providing compositional elements
Coastal drama - Varkala's red laterite cliffs catch sunset light, while Kochi's Chinese fishing nets become silhouettes against Arabian Sea twilight
Highland mist - Western Ghats locations like Vagamon and Wayanad combine golden light with morning fog for magical conditions

Munnar's tea plantations at sunrise offer Kerala's most iconic golden hour photography—arrive at viewpoints overlooking rolling hills as dawn light transforms green tea bushes into glowing emerald waves, often with mist adding depth. Kochi's Chinese fishing nets along Fort Kochi waterfront become classic sunset silhouettes against orange skies. Varkala's dramatic cliffs receive gorgeous sunset light, with red laterite rock glowing warm while waves crash below. Alleppey's backwater canals reflect golden sunrise light perfectly on still mornings, with traditional houseboats and coconut palms creating quintessential Kerala scenes. Kumarakom on Vembanad Lake offers expansive water reflections during golden hour. The dry season (November-March) offers clearest golden hour conditions.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

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Meets requirement

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Time Asia/Kolkata	Golden Hour Any	Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0%	Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0%	Visibility ≥ 1000.0m
Sat, Apr 4
21:30	✕	8.8%	48%	24134m
22:30	✕	8.8%	48%	24134m
23:30	✕	8.8%	49%	24135m
Sun, Apr 5
24:30	✕	8.6%	60%	24135m
01:30	✕	9.2%	52%	24134m
02:30	✕	9.2%	44%	24134m
03:30	✕	9.2%	57%	24135m
04:30	✕	10%	70%	24134m
05:30	✓	70%	83%	24135m
06:30	✓	100%	59%	24134m
07:30	✕	17%	62%	24134m
08:30	✕	17%	64%	24135m
09:30	✕	17%	69%	7552m
10:30	✕	16%	74%	8148m
11:30	✕	16%	79%	7652m
12:30	✕	18%	68%	24135m
13:30	✕	18%	53%	24135m
14:30	✕	18%	39%	24135m
15:30	✕	17%	34%	24134m
16:30	✕	17%	30%	24134m
17:30	✓	100%	26%	24135m
18:30	✓	72%	38%	24135m
19:30	✕	11%	32%	24135m
20:30	✕	8.9%	26%	24135m
21:30	✕	9.3%	35%	24135m
22:30	✕	11%	44%	24135m
23:30	✕	10%	53%	24135m
Mon, Apr 6
24:30	✕	9.5%	46%	24134m
01:30	✕	12%	39%	24134m
02:30	✕	11%	33%	24135m
03:30	✕	9.4%	37%	24135m
04:30	✕	11%	42%	24135m
05:30	✓	65%	47%	24134m
06:30	✓	59%	54%	24135m
07:30	✕	9.9%	61%	24135m
08:30	✕	9.8%	68%	22717m
09:30	✕	11%	71%	24135m
10:30	✕	10%	73%	24134m
11:30	✕	11%	75%	24134m
12:30	✕	11%	67%	24135m
13:30	✕	11%	58%	24134m
14:30	✕	13%	50%	24134m
15:30	✕	11%	67%	24134m
16:30	✕	14%	83%	24135m
17:30	✓	100%	100%	24134m
18:30	✓	100%	67%	24134m
19:30	✕	16%	33%	24135m
20:30	✕	16%	0%	24134m
21:30	✕	16%	13%	24135m
22:30	✕	12%	26%	24134m
23:30	✕	17%	39%	24134m
Tue, Apr 7
24:30	✕	17%	26%	24135m
01:30	✕	17%	13%	24135m
02:30	✕	17%	0%	24134m
03:30	✕	8.8%	0%	24135m
04:30	✕	8.8%	0%	24135m
05:30	✓	55%	0%	24135m
06:30	✓	55%	0%	24135m
07:30	✕	9.7%	0%	24134m
08:30	✕	10%	0%	24135m
09:30	✕	11%	0%	24134m
10:30	✕	11%	0%	24134m
11:30	✕	11%	0%	24134m
12:30	✕	11%	0%	24134m
13:30	✕	11%	0%	24135m
14:30	✕	11%	0%	24134m
15:30	✕	11%	0%	24135m
16:30	✕	11%	0%	24135m
17:30	✓	100%	0%	24135m
18:30	✓	75%	0%	24135m
19:30	✕	15%	0%	24134m
20:30	✕	13%	0%	24134m
21:30	✕	11%	0%	24134m
22:30	✕	11%	0%	24134m
23:30	✕	11%	0%	24134m
Wed, Apr 8
24:30	✕	11%	0%	24135m
01:30	✕	18%	0%	24135m
02:30	✕	12%	0%	24135m
03:30	✕	17%	0%	24134m
04:30	✕	10%	0%	24135m
05:30	✓	99%	0%	24135m
06:30	✓	100%	0%	24135m
07:30	✕	17%	0%	24135m
08:30	✕	16%	0%	24135m
09:30	✕	13%	0%	24135m
10:30	✕	11%	0%	24135m
11:30	✕	11%	0%	24135m
12:30	✕	11%	7.4%	24135m
13:30	✕	11%	15%	24135m
14:30	✕	11%	22%	24135m
15:30	✕	11%	22%	24135m
16:30	✕	10%	22%	24135m
17:30	✓	61%	22%	24135m
18:30	✓	61%	28%	24135m
19:30	✕	10%	33%	24135m

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 Asia/Kolkata	Golden Hour	High Clouds %	Low Clouds %	Mid-Level Clouds %	Relative Humidity %	Total Cloud Coverage %	Wind Speed m/s
Sun, Apr 5 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 18:34
23:30 ☾	-	99%	4%	37%	83%	99%	1.4m/s
Mon, Apr 6 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 18:34
24:30 ☾	-	78%	6%	60%	85%	91%	1.7m/s
01:30 ☾	-	5%	4%	72%	86%	72%	1.4m/s
02:30 ☾	-	0%	4%	91%	87%	91%	1.3m/s
03:30 ☾	-	31%	4%	99%	86%	99%	1.4m/s
04:30 ☾	-	26%	5%	85%	85%	85%	1.4m/s
05:30 ☾	-	15%	31%	78%	86%	78%	1.2m/s
06:30	-	0%	40%	100%	86%	100%	1.1m/s
07:30	-	0%	50%	100%	85%	100%	1.2m/s
08:30	-	0%	32%	100%	87%	100%	1.1m/s
09:30	-	5%	14%	100%	84%	100%	1m/s
10:30	-	19%	5%	100%	84%	100%	0.93m/s
11:30	-	13%	3%	93%	81%	93%	1.2m/s
12:30	-	4%	2%	88%	74%	88%	2m/s
13:30	-	5%	17%	84%	63%	84%	3.1m/s
14:30	-	5%	29%	72%	60%	72%	3.5m/s
15:30	-	13%	31%	78%	58%	78%	3.8m/s
16:30	-	34%	0%	59%	56%	60%	4m/s
17:30	-	5%	2%	48%	63%	48%	3.3m/s
18:30	-	5%	0%	26%	74%	27%	3m/s
19:30 ☾	-	4%	0%	2%	82%	4%	2.4m/s
20:30 ☾	-	5%	0%	2%	83%	5%	1.9m/s
21:30 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	84%	5%	1.2m/s
22:30 ☾	-	71%	25%	0%	87%	71%	1.6m/s
23:30 ☾	-	18%	9%	0%	88%	20%	1.5m/s
Tue, Apr 7 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 18:34
24:30 ☾	-	19%	8%	0%	89%	19%	1.5m/s
01:30 ☾	-	29%	11%	0%	90%	29%	1.7m/s
02:30 ☾	-	30%	14%	0%	91%	31%	1.9m/s
03:30 ☾	-	99%	37%	0%	91%	100%	1.8m/s
04:30 ☾	-	88%	51%	0%	90%	91%	1.8m/s
05:30 ☾	-	95%	31%	0%	89%	95%	1.8m/s
06:30	-	96%	40%	0%	90%	96%	1.9m/s
07:30	-	100%	65%	0%	81%	100%	2.2m/s
08:30	-	100%	56%	0%	72%	100%	2.6m/s
09:30	-	100%	9%	0%	61%	100%	2.9m/s
10:30	-	100%	0%	0%	52%	100%	3.4m/s
11:30	-	100%	0%	0%	47%	100%	3.9m/s
12:30	-	98%	0%	0%	46%	98%	4.6m/s
13:30	-	100%	0%	0%	47%	100%	4.9m/s
14:30	-	100%	0%	0%	50%	100%	4.8m/s
15:30	-	100%	0%	0%	52%	100%	4.7m/s
16:30	-	98%	0%	0%	56%	98%	4.7m/s
17:30	-	24%	0%	0%	62%	24%	4.2m/s
18:30	-	72%	0%	0%	69%	72%	3.9m/s
19:30 ☾	-	55%	0%	0%	71%	55%	3m/s
20:30 ☾	-	70%	0%	0%	74%	70%	2m/s
21:30 ☾	-	100%	0%	0%	77%	100%	1.3m/s
22:30 ☾	-	97%	0%	0%	80%	97%	1.4m/s
23:30 ☾	-	100%	0%	0%	81%	100%	1.4m/s
Wed, Apr 8 Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 18:34
24:30 ☾	-	93%	0%	0%	83%	93%	1.7m/s
01:30 ☾	-	43%	0%	0%	84%	43%	1.3m/s
02:30 ☾	-	79%	0%	0%	85%	79%	1.4m/s
03:30 ☾	-	17%	1%	0%	86%	17%	1.4m/s
04:30 ☾	-	96%	12%	0%	86%	96%	1.6m/s
05:30 ☾	-	47%	4%	0%	87%	47%	1.4m/s
06:30	-	48%	3%	0%	73%	48%	2.5m/s
07:30	-	49%	1%	0%	60%	49%	3.6m/s
08:30	-	50%	0%	0%	46%	50%	4.6m/s
09:30	-	67%	0%	0%	50%	67%	4.3m/s
10:30	-	83%	0%	0%	55%	83%	3.9m/s
11:30	-	100%	0%	0%	59%	100%	3.5m/s
12:30	-	100%	0%	0%	64%	100%	2.8m/s
13:30	-	100%	0%	0%	69%	100%	2.2m/s
14:30	-	100%	0%	0%	73%	100%	1.5m/s
15:30	-	100%	22%	0%	75%	100%	1.3m/s
16:30	-	100%	45%	0%	78%	100%	1.2m/s
17:30	-	100%	67%	0%	80%	100%	1m/s
18:30	-	87%	78%	0%	79%	100%	1m/s
19:30 ☾	-	74%	89%	0%	79%	100%	1m/s
20:30 ☾	-	62%	100%	0%	79%	100%	1.1m/s
21:30 ☾	-	61%	99%	0%	80%	99%	0.96m/s
22:30 ☾	-	60%	98%	0%	82%	98%	0.86m/s

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