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 4 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Rule Golden Hour

Vagamon - Golden Hour - Kerala

Vagamon, Kerala, India

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions

Golden Hour Potential

92%

Low Cloud Cover41%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover0%

Sun Elevation-69.2° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Kolkata

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Vagamon

Today · 05:57–06:38 · 1h window

Medium confidence

57%

🌇Golden Hour Potential87.8-93.3%

Low Cloud Cover: 8%

Mid Cloud Cover: 0%

High Cloud Cover: 0%

Sun Elevation: -10.5° (Nautical twilight)

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Vagamon

Tue, Apr 21 · 05:56–06:30

🌇Golden Hour Potential:94%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Vagamon

Thu, Apr 23 · 05:55–06:30

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Vagamon

Fri, Apr 24 · 05:54–06:30

🌇Golden Hour Potential: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

Misses requirement

Time Asia/Kolkata	Golden Hour Any	Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0%	Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0%	Visibility ≥ 1000.0m
Sat, Apr 18
11:30	✕	37%	56%	24135m
12:30	✕	34%	42%	24134m
13:30	✕	31%	61%	24134m
14:30	✕	38%	81%	24135m
15:30	✕	36%	84%	24134m
16:30	✕	34%	87%	24135m
17:30	✓	97%	90%	24134m
18:30	✓	93%	73%	24134m
19:30	✕	30%	56%	24135m
20:30	✕	28%	39%	18826m
21:30	✕	29%	39%	1928m
22:30	✕	30%	39%	17726m
23:30	✕	27%	39%	8242m
Sun, Apr 19
24:30	✕	24%	26%	7523m
01:30	✕	24%	13%	7837m
02:30	✕	28%	0%	23919m
03:30	✕	35%	0%	24135m
04:30	✕	34%	0%	24134m
05:30	✓	93%	0%	24135m
06:30	✓	88%	0%	24135m
07:30	✕	35%	0%	24134m
08:30	✕	39%	0%	24134m
09:30	✕	39%	13%	24135m
10:30	✕	40%	26%	24134m
11:30	✕	39%	39%	24135m
12:30	✕	41%	39%	24135m
13:30	✕	39%	39%	24135m
14:30	✕	39%	39%	24134m
15:30	✕	41%	49%	24134m
16:30	✕	40%	59%	24135m
17:30	✓	90%	69%	10503m
18:30	✓	86%	59%	24135m
19:30	✕	31%	49%	24134m
20:30	✕	33%	39%	8352m
21:30	✕	25%	45%	2226m
22:30	✕	27%	50%	21536m
23:30	✕	27%	56%	20855m
Mon, Apr 20
24:30	✕	28%	50%	24134m
01:30	✕	27%	45%	6933m
02:30	✕	25%	39%	923m
03:30	✕	28%	45%	877m
04:30	✕	24%	50%	785m
05:30	✓	67%	56%	2133m
06:30	✓	85%	65%	5042m
07:30	✕	36%	75%	24135m
08:30	✕	35%	84%	24135m
09:30	✕	36%	89%	24135m
10:30	✕	33%	93%	24134m
11:30	✕	38%	98%	24134m
12:30	✕	35%	92%	24135m
13:30	✕	41%	87%	24135m
14:30	✕	41%	82%	24134m
15:30	✕	33%	79%	19530m
16:30	✕	36%	75%	22876m
17:30	✓	93%	72%	24135m
18:30	✓	91%	62%	24134m
19:30	✕	27%	53%	23772m
20:30	✕	23%	44%	9748m
21:30	✕	24%	48%	23870m
22:30	✕	25%	52%	24135m
23:30	✕	25%	56%	17834m
Tue, Apr 21
24:30	✕	27%	37%	17761m
01:30	✕	26%	19%	17832m
02:30	✕	24%	0%	24134m
03:30	✕	28%	0%	23706m
04:30	✕	33%	0%	24134m
05:30	✓	94%	0%	24135m
06:30	✓	100%	9.4%	24135m
07:30	✕	18%	19%	24135m
08:30	✕	17%	28%	24135m
09:30	✕	18%	46%	24135m
10:30	✕	18%	63%	24135m
11:30	✕	17%	80%	24135m
12:30	✕	17%	69%	24135m
13:30	✕	15%	57%	24135m
14:30	✕	12%	46%	24135m
15:30	✕	12%	48%	23659m
16:30	✕	12%	50%	23183m
17:30	✓	76%	52%	22707m
18:30	✓	91%	48%	23010m
19:30	✕	17%	44%	23313m
20:30	✕	17%	39%	23616m
21:30	✕	17%	39%	23789m
22:30	✕	17%	39%	23962m

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 19 Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 18:32
24:30 ☾	-	0%	41%	0%	97%	41%	0.91m/s
01:30 ☾	-	0%	28%	0%	97%	28%	0.88m/s
02:30 ☾	-	4%	33%	0%	98%	33%	0.77m/s
03:30 ☾	-	2%	22%	0%	97%	22%	0.65m/s
04:30 ☾	-	2%	16%	0%	96%	16%	0.22m/s
05:30 ☾	-	0%	8%	0%	96%	8%	0.56m/s
06:30	-	4%	4%	0%	96%	5%	0.58m/s
07:30	-	1%	0%	0%	88%	1%	0.3m/s
08:30	-	0%	0%	0%	73%	0%	0.44m/s
09:30	-	0%	0%	0%	57%	0%	1.2m/s
10:30	-	5%	0%	0%	43%	5%	1.5m/s
11:30	-	5%	0%	0%	33%	5%	1.5m/s
12:30	-	21%	0%	0%	26%	21%	0.74m/s
13:30	-	5%	0%	0%	23%	5%	0.44m/s
14:30	-	5%	0%	0%	23%	5%	0.54m/s
15:30	-	6%	0%	14%	24%	16%	0.66m/s
16:30	-	14%	0%	11%	39%	23%	1.9m/s
17:30	-	5%	0%	0%	70%	5%	2.9m/s
18:30	-	8%	5%	0%	88%	8%	1.9m/s
19:30 ☾	-	8%	16%	0%	95%	17%	1.5m/s
20:30 ☾	-	5%	32%	0%	97%	32%	1.3m/s
21:30 ☾	-	10%	58%	0%	98%	58%	1.1m/s
22:30 ☾	-	23%	46%	0%	98%	46%	0.96m/s
23:30 ☾	-	5%	57%	0%	98%	57%	1m/s
Mon, Apr 20 Sunrise 06:10 Sunset 18:32
24:30 ☾	-	2%	38%	0%	98%	38%	1m/s
01:30 ☾	-	1%	46%	0%	99%	46%	0.92m/s
02:30 ☾	-	1%	46%	0%	99%	46%	0.8m/s
03:30 ☾	-	2%	42%	0%	99%	42%	0.65m/s
04:30 ☾	-	5%	54%	0%	98%	54%	0.73m/s
05:30 ☾	-	5%	55%	0%	98%	55%	0.68m/s
06:30	-	5%	31%	0%	96%	31%	0.71m/s
07:30	-	12%	25%	0%	91%	25%	1m/s
08:30	-	5%	38%	0%	82%	38%	1.4m/s
09:30	-	44%	31%	0%	71%	44%	1.7m/s
10:30	-	59%	23%	0%	57%	59%	1.8m/s
11:30	-	46%	12%	0%	48%	46%	2.3m/s
12:30	-	41%	6%	0%	40%	41%	2.9m/s
13:30	-	18%	0%	1%	35%	18%	2.9m/s
14:30	-	34%	5%	13%	35%	34%	2.8m/s
15:30	-	34%	4%	18%	53%	34%	3.6m/s
16:30	-	8%	4%	4%	74%	10%	2.9m/s
17:30	-	4%	18%	23%	82%	27%	1.7m/s
18:30	-	5%	17%	0%	92%	17%	1.5m/s
19:30 ☾	-	10%	61%	0%	95%	61%	1.7m/s
20:30 ☾	-	5%	89%	0%	97%	89%	1.3m/s
21:30 ☾	-	10%	88%	0%	96%	88%	1.2m/s
22:30 ☾	-	3%	84%	0%	96%	84%	1.2m/s
23:30 ☾	-	5%	81%	0%	97%	81%	1.2m/s
Tue, Apr 21 Sunrise 06:10 Sunset 18:32
24:30 ☾	-	10%	48%	0%	97%	48%	1.1m/s
01:30 ☾	-	55%	54%	0%	98%	66%	1.2m/s
02:30 ☾	-	94%	54%	0%	98%	94%	1.1m/s
03:30 ☾	-	72%	39%	0%	98%	72%	0.76m/s
04:30 ☾	-	17%	41%	0%	98%	42%	0.81m/s
05:30 ☾	-	19%	20%	0%	96%	22%	0.55m/s
06:30	-	14%	26%	2%	78%	28%	1.6m/s
07:30	-	9%	33%	3%	59%	34%	2.7m/s
08:30	-	4%	39%	5%	41%	39%	3.7m/s
09:30	-	3%	31%	3%	55%	31%	3m/s
10:30	-	2%	22%	2%	68%	22%	2.3m/s
11:30	-	1%	13%	0%	82%	13%	1.5m/s
12:30	-	1%	33%	0%	86%	33%	1.3m/s
13:30	-	1%	53%	0%	91%	53%	1.1m/s
14:30	-	1%	72%	0%	96%	72%	0.85m/s
15:30	-	2%	68%	0%	95%	68%	0.83m/s
16:30	-	3%	64%	0%	95%	64%	0.82m/s
17:30	-	4%	59%	0%	95%	59%	0.8m/s
18:30	-	4%	51%	0%	95%	51%	0.78m/s
19:30 ☾	-	5%	43%	0%	95%	43%	0.75m/s
20:30 ☾	-	5%	35%	0%	96%	35%	0.73m/s
21:30 ☾	-	14%	24%	0%	95%	35%	0.82m/s
22:30 ☾	-	24%	12%	0%	95%	34%	0.91m/s
23:30 ☾	-	34%	1%	0%	95%	34%	1m/s

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