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Golden Hour Forecast for Namibia

Namibia, Namibia

Golden hour in Namibia. Sunrise on Sossusvlei's dunes, sunset at Deadvlei's dead trees, golden light on Spitzkoppe granite, coastal fog at Swakopmund.

114 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Africa/Windhoek
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First upcoming window
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Fish River Canyon
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:20–19:05 · 1h window
Medium confidence
66%
🌇Golden Hour Potential87.4-89.9%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 10.5° (Daylight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Windhoek
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:23–19:06
🌇Golden Hour Potential:85.3-86.7%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
NamibRand
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:24–19:08
🌇Golden Hour Potential:86-89.5%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Etosha Pan
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:27–19:09
🌇Golden Hour Potential:83.4-85%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Spitzkoppe
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:29–19:12
🌇Golden Hour Potential:86.4-90.8%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Deadvlei
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:31–19:15
🌇Golden Hour Potential:86.7-91.8%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Sossusvlei
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:31–19:15
🌇Golden Hour Potential:86.7-91.8%
Medium
+43 more windows in the next 14 days

Location status

0 of 10 locations matching now

Sossusvlei

Not matching

Sossusvlei's dune crests sweep across the basin as long, clean lines. Low viewpoints isolate wind ripples, red slopes, and the sharp division between illuminated and shadowed faces.

Sesriem, Hardap Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 44m

14 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Deadvlei

Not matching

The view isolates Deadvlei's black camelthorn trunks against the pale clay pan and orange dune walls for stark, graphic layers with minimal overlap.

Sesriem, Hardap Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 44m

14 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Swakopmund

Not matching

Swakopmund's German-era facades stand along unusually broad, ordered streets at the desert edge. The jetty extends that geometry into the Atlantic and connects the built waterfront with an open marine horizon.

Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 46m

14 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Etosha Pan

Not matching

Etosha Pan creates an exceptionally level, pale horizon for minimalist wildlife photographs. Animals and sparse acacias remain visually separated against salt textures and the vast uncluttered background.

Okaukuejo, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 40m

7 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Fish River Canyon

Not matching

A rim viewpoint stacks Fish River Canyon's stepped rock walls above its looping riverbed, with a person or shrub providing a clear sense of scale.

Keetmanshoop, Karas Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 33m

9 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Spitzkoppe

Not matching

Spitzkoppe's rounded granite peaks rise abruptly from bare gravel plains. Natural arches and isolated acacias provide restrained foreground frames without obscuring the massif's scale.

Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 42m

13 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Kolmanskop

Not matching

Windblown dunes spill through Kolmanskop's abandoned doorways and rooms. Aligned windows, peeling walls, and rising sand create repeating frames inside the former mining settlement.

Luderitzort, Karas Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~3h 13m

9 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Windhoek

Not matching

Windhoek occupies a highland basin enclosed by low ridges. Elevated viewpoints compress church spires, modern towers, and residential blocks into layered city studies.

Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 36m

11 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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Walvis Bay

Not matching

The composition combines Walvis Bay's flamingos as bands of colour across shallow lagoon water, with salt pans, low dunes and the flat horizon providing clean layers.

Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 47m

15 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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NamibRand

Not matching

The view sets NamibRand's isolated camelthorn trees, red dunes or rocky outcrops beneath the night sky, keeping the foreground silhouette simple and recognisable.

Maltahöhe, Hardap Region, Namibia

Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2h 37m

8 opportunities in the 14-day forecast

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What's blocking opportunities

95-hour forecast horizon; times in Africa/Windhoek.

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Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)
91% blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 4pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 5pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 6pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 7pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 7am: 8 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 12pm: 10 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: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 8pm: 10 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: 10 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: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 7am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 8am: 10 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 12pm: 10 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: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 7pm: 2 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 12am: 10 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: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 7am: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 8am: 10 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: 10 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 7pm: 1 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: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 7am: 10 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any)
85% blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 4pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 5pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 7am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 8am: 10 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 12pm: 10 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 8pm: 10 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 12am: 10 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 7am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 8am: 10 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 12pm: 10 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 7pm: 0 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 12am: 10 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 7am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 8am: 10 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: 10 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 7pm: 0 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 12am: 10 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 7am: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 8am: 10 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: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)
6% blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 8pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 10pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 1am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 2am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 3am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 4am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 5am: 0 of 10 locations 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 2pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 3pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 5pm: 0 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 10pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 1am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 2am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 3am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 4am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 5am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 2pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 3pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 8pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 10pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 1am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 2am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 3am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 4am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 5am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 12pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 1pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 2pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 3pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 4pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 5pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 6pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 7pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 8pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 9pm: 2 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: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 3am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 4am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 5am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 6am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 7am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 8am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 9am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 10am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 11am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 12pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 1pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 2pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m)
3% blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 8pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 10pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 1am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 2am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 3am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 4am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 5am: 0 of 10 locations 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: 1 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 2pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 3pm: 0 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 1am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 2am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 3am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 4am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 5am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 6am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 7am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 8am: 2 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: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 3pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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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 95-hour forecast.

This forecast identifies optimal golden hour conditions for Namibia's iconic desert landscapes, where the world's oldest desert meets dramatic granite formations and extreme color contrasts. We track cloud cover, visibility, and atmospheric conditions to predict when warm directional light transforms red dunes, white clay pans, and ancient rock formations into photographer's paradise.

The Namib Desert's iron-oxide-rich sand creates dunes that glow intensely orange and red during golden hour, with shadows creating stark black contrast patterns. The extreme aridity means exceptionally clear air and intense color saturation—conditions rarely found elsewhere on Earth.

What makes Namibia golden-hour photography distinctive:

  • Red dune drama - Sossusvlei's massive dunes reach 325 meters, glowing crimson at sunrise while shadow sides remain deep purple-black
  • Deadvlei surrealism - 900-year-old dead camelthorn trees against white clay and orange dunes create stark graphic compositions
  • Granite formations - Spitzkoppe's ancient inselberg catches warm light against deep blue desert sky
  • Coastal contrast - Swakopmund where desert meets Atlantic, morning fog burns off during extended golden hour transitions

Sossusvlei at sunrise provides Namibia's most iconic shot—climb Big Daddy or Dune 45 before dawn to capture the dune sea as first light ignites ridges while valleys remain in shadow. Deadvlei requires golden hour light to make the dead trees' black silhouettes stand against white clay and orange dunes. Spitzkoppe's granite arches glow warm against the desert, especially the famous arch framing distant peaks. Fish River Canyon's vast scale becomes apparent during golden hour when low sun creates layers of shadow and light across the 160-kilometer gorge. Kolmanskop ghost town's sand-filled rooms create abstract compositions when low sun streams through windows. Winter months provide longer golden hour windows than summer's brief transitions. Plan locations carefully—Sossusvlei requires pre-dawn park entry, while NamibRand private reserve allows overnight access for optimal light.

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.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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