Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal

Carvoeiro, Faro, Portugal

Carvoeiro fills a small cove between golden limestone cliffs, with fishing boats, white hillside buildings, and nearby Algar Seco arches.

15 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)

Golden Hour Potential

Low Cloud Cover0%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover0%

Sun Elevation-53.6°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Lisbon

First upcoming window

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Carvoeiro

Thu, Oct 8 · 18:33–19:23 · 1h window

Medium confidence

59%

🌇Golden Hour Potential89.6-94%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 38%

High Cloud Cover: 0%

Sun Elevation: 12.3° (Daylight)

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Carvoeiro

Fri, Oct 9 · 07:19–08:10

🌇Golden Hour Potential:81.7-90.2%

Low

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Carvoeiro

Fri, Oct 9 · 18:31–19:21

🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.2-93.3%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Carvoeiro

Sat, Oct 10 · 18:30–19:20

🌇Golden Hour Potential:98-99.2%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Carvoeiro

Sun, Oct 11 · 07:21–08:12

🌇Golden Hour Potential:80-100%

Low

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Carvoeiro

Sun, Oct 11 · 18:28–19:19

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Carvoeiro

Mon, Oct 12 · 07:22–08:13

🌇Golden Hour Potential:81.4-100%

Low

+8 more windows in the next 14 days

70-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 70-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Europe/Lisbon.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Europe/Lisbon)	Diffuse Radiation	Direct Radiation	Golden Hour	High Clouds	Low Clouds	Mid-Level Clouds	Relative Humidity	Solar Elevation	Total Cloud Coverage	Wind Speed
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 19:06
24:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	80%	-54°	0%	1.7m/s
01:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	82%	-58°	0%	2.3m/s
02:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	82%	-58°	0%	2.3m/s
03:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	81%	-52°	0%	2.1m/s
04:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	8%	0%	81%	-42°	8%	2.1m/s
05:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	17%	3%	80%	-31°	19%	2m/s
06:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	9%	80%	-20°	9%	2m/s
07:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	3%	80%	-7.8°	3%	2.1m/s
08:00	5W/m²	2W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	79%	4.2°	0%	2m/s
09:00	47W/m²	78W/m²	Unavailable	0%	13%	7%	73%	16°	15%	2.5m/s
10:00	83W/m²	228W/m²	Unavailable	0%	19%	31%	64%	26°	36%	3.2m/s
11:00	127W/m²	348W/m²	Unavailable	0%	21%	41%	56%	36°	49%	3.3m/s
12:00	156W/m²	445W/m²	Unavailable	0%	7%	35%	51%	43°	38%	2.6m/s
13:00	171W/m²	358W/m²	Unavailable	0%	29%	56%	41%	47°	71%	1.4m/s
14:00	189W/m²	312W/m²	Unavailable	0%	24%	90%	45%	46°	95%	1.9m/s
15:00	183W/m²	425W/m²	Unavailable	0%	4%	35%	52%	41°	37%	2.9m/s
16:00	140W/m²	437W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	27%	55%	33°	27%	4m/s
17:00	89W/m²	353W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	55%	23°	0%	3.8m/s
18:00	66W/m²	195W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	44%	55%	12°	44%	2.3m/s
19:00	35W/m²	32W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	32%	64%	0.97°	32%	1.4m/s
20:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	39%	71%	-11°	39%	0.3m/s
21:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	50%	72%	-23°	50%	0.71m/s
22:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	30%	73%	-35°	30%	1m/s
23:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	46%	54%	-45°	46%	2.3m/s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 19:05
24:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	41%	46%	-54°	41%	3.2m/s
01:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	34%	46%	-59°	34%	3.1m/s
02:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	46%	-58°	0%	3m/s
03:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	47%	-52°	0%	2.6m/s
04:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	48%	-42°	0%	2.3m/s
05:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	11%	49%	-32°	11%	2.2m/s
06:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	22%	50%	-20°	22%	2.1m/s
07:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	16%	52%	-8°	16%	2.1m/s
08:00	5W/m²	3W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	3%	53%	4.1°	3%	2.1m/s
09:00	43W/m²	87W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	49%	15°	0%	2.6m/s
10:00	65W/m²	260W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	44%	26°	0%	3.1m/s
11:00	75W/m²	431W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	38%	36°	0%	3m/s
12:00	81W/m²	566W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	43°	0%	2.8m/s
13:00	83W/m²	649W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	33%	46°	0%	1.6m/s
14:00	83W/m²	672W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	46°	0%	2m/s
15:00	81W/m²	630W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	38%	41°	0%	2.2m/s
16:00	78W/m²	531W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	43%	33°	0%	3.6m/s
17:00	71W/m²	380W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	45%	23°	0%	3.4m/s
18:00	58W/m²	205W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	49%	12°	0%	2.7m/s
19:00	29W/m²	45W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	57%	0.72°	0%	1.3m/s
20:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	66%	-12°	0%	0.51m/s
21:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	69%	-24°	0%	1m/s
22:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	-35°	0%	1.8m/s
23:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	29%	-46°	0%	2m/s
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 19:03
24:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	30%	-54°	0%	1.6m/s
01:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	32%	-59°	0%	1.5m/s
02:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	32%	-58°	0%	1.6m/s
03:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	33%	-52°	0%	1.7m/s
04:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	100%	0%	0%	33%	-43°	100%	1.8m/s
05:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	40%	0%	0%	35%	-32°	40%	1.8m/s
06:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	38%	-20°	0%	1.7m/s
07:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	40%	-8.1°	0%	1.8m/s
08:00	6W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	100%	0%	0%	44%	3.9°	100%	1.7m/s
09:00	51W/m²	74W/m²	Unavailable	15%	0%	0%	40%	15°	15%	1.7m/s
10:00	67W/m²	257W/m²	Unavailable	75%	0%	0%	36%	26°	75%	2.1m/s
11:00	87W/m²	413W/m²	Unavailable	3%	0%	0%	33%	35°	3%	1.6m/s
12:00	80W/m²	564W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	31%	42°	0%	1.6m/s
13:00	83W/m²	643W/m²	Unavailable	1%	0%	0%	33%	46°	1%	2m/s
14:00	83W/m²	664W/m²	Unavailable	19%	0%	0%	36%	45°	19%	2.4m/s
15:00	83W/m²	620W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	36%	40°	0%	2.8m/s
16:00	77W/m²	523W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	41%	33°	0%	3.1m/s
17:00	70W/m²	374W/m²	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	49%	23°	0%	3.5m/s
18:00	58W/m²	193W/m²	Unavailable	2%	0%	20%	56%	12°	21%	3.4m/s
19:00	29W/m²	38W/m²	Unavailable	23%	0%	4%	43%	0.47°	27%	2.5m/s
20:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	40%	0%	17%	43%	-12°	55%	1.8m/s
21:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	20%	0%	0%	44%	-24°	20%	1.1m/s
22:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	24%	0%	0%	52%	-35°	24%	0.86m/s
23:00 Night	0W/m²	0W/m²	Unavailable	38%	0%	0%	57%	-46°	38%	0.78m/s

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Algarve, Portugal. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Carvoeiro.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Carvoeiro during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 79% average confidence

Last 90 days

132

recorded matching windows · 72% average confidence

Last 365 days

310

recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 84 of 310 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 50 of 310 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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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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