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Golden Hour Forecast for Madeira

Madeira, Portugal

Golden hour in Madeira. Sunrise on Cabo Girão's 580-meter sea cliff, sunset over Câmara de Lobos fishing village, golden light at Ponta de São Lourenço.

38 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Madeira
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First upcoming window
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Machico
Wed, Oct 7 · 19:11–19:59 · 1h window
Medium confidence
59%
🌇Golden Hour Potential91%
Low Cloud Cover: 38%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 7%
Sun Elevation: 8.4° (Daylight)
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Excellent Golden Hour at Sunset
Pico do Arieiro
Wed, Oct 7 · 19:12–20:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:81.6%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Funchal
Wed, Oct 7 · 19:12–20:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:90.9-91%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Câmara de Lobos
Wed, Oct 7 · 19:12–20:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:87.1-94%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Cabo Girão
Wed, Oct 7 · 19:12–20:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.5-94%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Ribeira Brava
Wed, Oct 7 · 19:13–20:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.4-94%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Ponta do Sol
Wed, Oct 7 · 19:13–20:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.4-94%
Medium
+31 more windows in the next 14 days

Location status

0 of 10 locations matching now

Cabo Girão

Not matching

Cabo Girão drops almost vertically from terraced fields to the Atlantic. The glass skywalk exposes the height directly, while the cultivated cliff top gives the bare volcanic wall a clear upper edge.

Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4h 26m

6 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Funchal

Not matching

Funchal's white hillside neighbourhoods descend in dense tiers toward the harbour. Cable cars, subtropical gardens, and red roofs break the urban slope into distinct foreground and middle-distance layers.

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4h 26m

6 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Pico do Arieiro

Not matching

High ridges radiate from Pico do Arieiro above deeply cut volcanic valleys. Jagged summits and stair-like trails create strong diagonals from the elevated viewpoints, especially when cloud separates the ridge levels.

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4h 26m

2 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Ponta do Sol

Not matching

Ponta do Sol's compact waterfront sits between a pebble beach and steep banana terraces. The old stone pier leads toward the village and provides separation between the enclosed bay and the high cultivated slopes.

Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4h 27m

6 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Porto Moniz

Not matching

The scene contrasts Porto Moniz's geometric bathing pools with black lava shelves and open Atlantic water, using breaking surf to define the basalt edges.

Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4h 27m

3 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Ribeira Brava

Not matching

Ribeira Brava fills a narrow ravine where the river reaches the Atlantic. Waterfront and valley-slope viewpoints layer the river mouth, tiled town centre, and densely terraced walls.

Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4h 26m

6 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Machico

Not matching

Machico's curved bay connects its sandy beach with a long harbour wall. Green valley slopes press closely around the old town, allowing the shoreline to lead through several compact landscape layers.

Machico, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4h 25m

3 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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São Vicente

Not matching

São Vicente's white church and red roofs sit beneath the steep ribbed walls of a volcanic valley. Vineyards and narrow cultivated plots add foreground texture against the much larger dark slopes.

São Vicente, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~5h 13m

1 opportunity in the 14-day forecast

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Ponta de São Lourenço

Not matching

Ponta de São Lourenço narrows into the Atlantic through a sequence of rust-coloured volcanic ridges. The walking path traces those exposed forms and gives the otherwise treeless headland a continuous visual line.

Caniçal, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4 days 4h

2 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Câmara de Lobos

Not matching

Câmara de Lobos harbour layers painted fishing boats and waterfront buildings beneath the dark volcanic cliffs enclosing the bay.

Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~4h 26m

3 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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What's blocking opportunities

80-hour forecast horizon; times in Atlantic/Madeira.

Top 4 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations
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Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)
95% blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 7am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 11am: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 12pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 4pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 5pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 6pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 7pm: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 8pm: 7 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 11pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 7am: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 8am: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 11am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 12pm: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 4pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 5pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 6pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 7pm: 7 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 11pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 12am: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 7am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 8am: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 11am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 4pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 5pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 6pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 7pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 7am: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 11am: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 1pm: 7 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any)
85% blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 7am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 8am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 11am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 12pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 4pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 5pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 6pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 7pm: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 8pm: 7 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 11pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 12am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 7am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 8am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 11am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 12pm: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 4pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 5pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 6pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 7pm: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 11pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 12am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 7am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 8am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 11am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 4pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 5pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 6pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 7pm: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 11pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 12am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 7am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 8am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 11am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 1pm: 7 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)
29% blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 12pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 1pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 2pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 3pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 4pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 5pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 8pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 9pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 10pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 11pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 12am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 1am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 2am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 3am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 4am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 5am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 6am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 7am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 8am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 9am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 10am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 11am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 12pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 1pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 2pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 3pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 4pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 5pm: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 6pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 7pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 8pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 9pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 10pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 11pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 12am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 1am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 2am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 3am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 4am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 5am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 6am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 7am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 8am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 9am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 10am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 11am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 12pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 1pm: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 2pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 3pm: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 4pm: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 5pm: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 6pm: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 7pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 8pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 9pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 10pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 11pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 12am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 1am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 2am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 3am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 4am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 5am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 6am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 7am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 8am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 9am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 10am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 11am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 12pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 1pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m)
3% blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 1pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 2pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 3pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 8pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 10pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 12am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 1am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 2am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 3am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 4am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 5am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 2pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 3pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 4pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 5pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 7pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 8pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 10pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 11pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 1am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 2am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 3am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 4am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 5am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 11am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 12pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 1pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 2pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 3pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 4pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 8pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 9pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 10pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 1am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 2am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 3am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 4am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 5am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 9am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 10am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 1pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 4 conditions preventing matches across the 80-hour forecast.

This forecast identifies optimal golden hour conditions for Madeira's volcanic landscapes, sea cliffs, terraced hillsides, and coastal villages. We track cloud cover, visibility, and atmospheric conditions to predict when warm light enhances the island's distinctive red volcanic rock and whitewashed villages.

Madeira's volcanic geology creates exceptional golden hour photography—red tuff cliffs glow under warm light, while terraced agriculture creates geometric patterns emphasized by low-angle sun. East-west valleys like Ribeira Brava channel morning and evening light through volcanic gorges.

What makes Madeira golden-hour photography distinctive:

  • Volcanic cliff glow - Cabo Girão's 580-meter sea cliff catches sunrise light, appearing to glow red-orange from within
  • Terraced landscapes - Banana plantations, vineyards, and agriculture create striped patterns under low sun
  • Fishing village light - Câmara de Lobos' colourful boats and waterfront buildings gain warmth painted by Churchill himself
  • Headland drama - Ponta de São Lourenço's barren volcanic peninsula glows gold against deep blue Atlantic waters

Cabo Girão at sunrise delivers Europe's most dramatic sea cliff composition—warm light hits the near-vertical red cliff while the glass skywalk platform and terraced fields glow golden. Câmara de Lobos works beautifully at sunset—Churchill painted this exact scene, and golden hour reveals why. Ponta de São Lourenço's eastern headland provides spectacular sunrise photography with barren volcanic formations. Funchal's harbour gains romantic character with warm light on terracotta roofs and tropical gardens. Santana's traditional thatched houses take on storybook quality under low sun against green ridges. Machico's historic bay offers golden light on black sand beach. Spring and autumn provide optimal angles.

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.

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