Utrecht - Golden Hour - The Netherlands
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
No Golden Hour opportunities in the next 14 days
Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.
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What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleThe Netherlands' extreme flatness creates extended golden hour conditions as the sun travels horizontally across an unobstructed horizon. This geography—much of the country below sea level—means longer, softer light transitions compared to mountainous regions.
The flat polder landscape transforms during golden hour as windmills cast impossibly long shadows across the fields. Tulip fields (primarily April-May in the Bollenstreek region) become ribbons of saturated color enhanced by low-angle sunlight. The horizontal light emphasizes the engineered geometry of Dutch water management—straight canals, rectangular fields, and linear dykes become graphic elements.
What makes Dutch golden hour unique:
- Extended duration - Flat horizon means golden hour lasts 30-40 minutes longer than hilly regions
- Windmill silhouettes - Iconic structures backlit against colorful skies with unobstructed views
- Tulip field glow - Spring flowers (Keukenhof region) illuminated by horizontal light
- Water multiplication - Canals and polder channels reflect and extend golden light effects
Best timing varies seasonally: summer sunsets around 9-10 PM provide extended shooting windows; winter around 4-5 PM offers lower sun angles but shorter duration. Spring (April-May) combines golden hour with tulip blooms. The Kinderdijk, Zaanse Schans, and rural polders between Amsterdam and Rotterdam offer classic windmill compositions. Bring neutral density filters for extended exposures on calm water.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourTime Europe/Amsterdam | Golden Hour Any | Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0% | Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0% | Visibility ≥ 1000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 9 | ||||
| 06:00 | ✓ | 57% | 16% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 55% | 19% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 9% | 22% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 28% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 33% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 12% | 39% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 17% | 57% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 17% | 75% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 17% | 94% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 14% | 95% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 10% | 97% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 9.3% | 98% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 98% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 56% | 97% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 44% | 97% | 12338m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 37% | 65% | 9747m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 7.2% | 32% | 17496m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 7% | 0% | 24134m |
| Fri, Apr 10 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 6.5% | 0% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 0% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 8.1% | 0% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 7.2% | 3.1% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 7.7% | 6.2% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 7.9% | 9.3% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 55% | 6.2% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 57% | 3.1% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 9.8% | 0% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 0% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 9% | 0% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 9.6% | 0% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 9.6% | 0% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 0% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 61% | 0% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 63% | 0% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 56% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 0% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 0% | 24134m |
| Sat, Apr 11 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 0% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 9% | 0% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 9% | 0% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 9.9% | 0% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 0% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 52% | 0% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 54% | 0% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 8.9% | 0% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 14% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 8.7% | 28% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 41% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 8.5% | 57% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 11% | 74% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 8% | 90% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 89% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 89% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 88% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 8.1% | 89% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 48% | 90% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 48% | 91% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 48% | 61% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 8% | 30% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 8% | 0% | 24135m |
| Sun, Apr 12 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 8.1% | 7.4% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 15% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 8.3% | 22% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 16% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 9.7% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 11% | 3.5% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 59% | 17% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 53% | 31% | 24135m |
What does Golden Hour Potential mean?
Inputs that drive the scoreThis 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/Amsterdam | Golden Hour | High Clouds % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | Relative Humidity % | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 9
Sunrise 06:56
Sunset 20:26 | |||||||
| 10:00 | - | 100% | 14% | 80% | 69% | 100% | 2.7m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 76% | 5% | 5% | 63% | 76% | 3m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 5% | 5% | 5% | 59% | 5% | 2.9m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 48% | 5% | 5% | 57% | 48% | 3.2m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 5% | 5% | 5% | 55% | 5% | 3m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 56% | 13% | 32% | 54% | 57% | 3.4m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 100% | 13% | 17% | 52% | 100% | 3.5m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 100% | 68% | 100% | 53% | 100% | 3.6m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 100% | 87% | 100% | 62% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 100% | 90% | 100% | 71% | 100% | 2.5m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 100% | 39% | 100% | 88% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 77% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 3.3m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 34% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 3.1m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 98% | 92% | 100% | 4.2m/s |
| Fri, Apr 10
Sunrise 06:56
Sunset 20:26 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 91% | 88% | 100% | 7.3m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 11% | 36% | 87% | 100% | 5.7m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 46% | 5% | 88% | 100% | 5.7m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 48% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 5.7m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 6% | 100% | 84% | 100% | 5.6m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 4% | 100% | 82% | 100% | 5.2m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 79% | 78% | 100% | 5m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 100% | 4% | 48% | 78% | 100% | 3.8m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 100% | 18% | 49% | 80% | 100% | 2.7m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 100% | 45% | 100% | 76% | 100% | 3.1m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 100% | 96% | 99% | 70% | 100% | 3.1m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 66% | 100% | 3m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 64% | 100% | 2.6m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 100% | 93% | 91% | 62% | 100% | 2.2m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 72% | 20% | 96% | 59% | 96% | 2m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 6% | 12% | 100% | 54% | 100% | 2.1m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 56% | 16% | 62% | 51% | 80% | 1.7m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 20% | 16% | 26% | 50% | 26% | 1.3m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 70% | 15% | 52% | 50% | 74% | 1.1m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 97% | 10% | 98% | 57% | 99% | 1.1m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 35% | 25% | 99% | 66% | 99% | 1.8m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 10% | 94% | 90% | 71% | 96% | 1.8m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 83% | 52% | 99% | 74% | 99% | 2.4m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 79% | 22% | 100% | 75% | 100% | 2.6m/s |
| Sat, Apr 11
Sunrise 06:54
Sunset 20:28 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 8% | 100% | 86% | 73% | 100% | 2.6m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 99% | 100% | 58% | 70% | 100% | 3m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 8% | 99% | 93% | 70% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 93% | 79% | 5% | 71% | 93% | 3.1m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 84% | 5% | 70% | 70% | 89% | 3.8m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 5% | 100% | 70% | 100% | 4.3m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 11% | 97% | 68% | 100% | 4.3m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 100% | 5% | 100% | 70% | 100% | 3.8m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 100% | 62% | 100% | 72% | 100% | 3.5m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 100% | 5% | 99% | 70% | 100% | 4.9m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 100% | 5% | 100% | 67% | 100% | 5.6m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 100% | 4% | 96% | 63% | 100% | 6.1m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 100% | 5% | 90% | 57% | 100% | 6.6m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 59% | 5% | 73% | 54% | 76% | 6.8m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 100% | 24% | 100% | 54% | 100% | 7m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 100% | 50% | 100% | 64% | 100% | 5.6m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 100% | 75% | 100% | 74% | 100% | 4.3m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 84% | 100% | 2.9m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 100% | 67% | 100% | 85% | 100% | 3m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 100% | 33% | 100% | 86% | 100% | 3.1m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| Sun, Apr 12
Sunrise 06:52
Sunset 20:30 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 85% | 100% | 3.5m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 84% | 100% | 3.9m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 82% | 100% | 4.2m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 71% | 77% | 100% | 4.6m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 1% | 42% | 71% | 100% | 4.9m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 1% | 13% | 66% | 100% | 5.3m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 7% | 42% | 62% | 100% | 5.3m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 100% | 14% | 71% | 59% | 100% | 5.3m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 100% | 20% | 100% | 55% | 100% | 5.3m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 75% | 35% | 100% | 57% | 100% | 5m/s |
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