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Rule Golden Hour

Mont Sainte-Victoire - Golden Hour - Provence

Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover5%
High Cloud Cover61%
Sun Elevation-19.2° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Paris
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Mont Sainte-Victoire
Tomorrow · 08:00–08:03 · 1h window
High confidence
78%
🌇Golden Hour Potential98.8%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 5%
Sun Elevation: 5.5° (Golden hour)
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Mont Sainte-Victoire
Tomorrow · 17:40–18:37
🌇Golden Hour Potential:89.1-92%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Mont Sainte-Victoire
Tue, Feb 24 · 07:04–08:01
🌇Golden Hour Potential:95.9-100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Mont Sainte-Victoire
Wed, Feb 25 · 07:03–07:59
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Mont Sainte-Victoire
Wed, Feb 25 · 17:43–18:39
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Mont Sainte-Victoire
Thu, Feb 26 · 07:01–07:57
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Mont Sainte-Victoire
Thu, Feb 26 · 17:44–18:41
🌇Golden Hour Potential:99-99.4%
Medium

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the golden light and dramatic skies that make Provence one of Europe's most painterly photography destinations. We combine cloud cover, visibility, and atmospheric data to predict optimal conditions for capturing the region's legendary light.

Provence has inspired artists from Van Gogh to Cézanne, and photographers continue to be drawn to its unique quality of light. Lavender fields, perched villages, and ochre cliffs create compositions that glow in the Mediterranean sun.

What makes Provence special for photography:

  • Legendary light - Clear Mediterranean air and angle of sun create warm, saturated colors
  • Lavender season - Purple fields bloom mid-June through mid-July
  • Perched villages - Gordes, Roussillon, and Les Baux offer dramatic elevated scenes
  • Painted skies - Summer sunsets often produce spectacular color over the landscape

The lavender season is short but spectacular. Arrive before dawn for soft light and no crowds at the famous rows. Outside lavender season, the region offers year-round beauty—autumn vineyards, winter olive groves, and spring wildflowers all catch the same remarkable light.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
8matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Paris
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Sat, Feb 21
20:0018%0%24135m
21:0016%0%24134m
22:0016%0%24135m
23:0016%0%24135m
Sun, Feb 22
24:0016%0%24135m
01:0016%0%24135m
02:0016%0%24135m
03:0017%0%24134m
04:0017%0%24135m
05:0017%0%24134m
06:0017%0%24135m
07:0078%0%24134m
08:00100%0%24134m
09:0017%0%24134m
10:0017%0%24135m
11:0017%0%24135m
12:0018%0%24135m
13:0013%0%24134m
14:0018%0%24135m
15:0018%0%24135m
16:0016%0%24135m
17:0099%0%24135m
18:0070%0%24135m
19:0056%0%24135m
20:0014%0%24134m
21:0018%0%24134m
22:0014%0%24135m
23:0018%0%24135m
Mon, Feb 23
24:0012%0%24135m
01:0013%0%24135m
02:009.2%0%24135m
03:0010%0%24135m
04:0010%0%24135m
05:0011%0%24134m
06:0010%0%24135m
07:0066%0%24134m
08:0099%0%24135m
09:0017%0%24134m
10:0017%0%24135m
11:0016%0%24134m
12:0016%0%24134m
13:0015%0%24135m
14:0015%0%24134m
15:0011%0%24135m
16:0016%0%24135m
17:0089%0%24134m
18:0092%0%24134m
19:0053%0%24134m
20:0017%0%24135m
21:0016%0%24135m
22:0017%0%24135m
23:0017%0%24135m
Tue, Feb 24
24:0017%0%24134m
01:0017%0%24135m
02:0017%0%24134m
03:0016%0%24135m
04:0016%0%24135m
05:0018%0%24135m
06:0016%0%24135m
07:0096%0%24135m
08:00100%0%24134m
09:0012%0%24134m
10:0014%0%24135m
11:0011%0%24135m
12:0010%0%24134m
13:0011%0%24135m
14:0011%0%24134m
15:0014%0%24135m
16:0012%0%24135m
17:0070%0%24134m
18:0071%0%24135m
19:0066%0%24135m
20:0012%0%24134m
21:0012%0%24134m
22:0012%0%24134m
23:0011%0%24134m
Wed, Feb 25
24:0011%0%24134m
01:0010%0%24135m
02:0011%0%24135m
03:0011%0%24135m
04:0011%0%24135m
05:0013%0%24135m
06:0019%0%24135m
07:00100%0%24135m
08:0060%0%24135m
09:0017%0%24135m
10:0013%0%24135m
11:0013%0%24135m
12:0013%0%24135m
13:0011%0%24135m
14:0013%0%24135m
15:0013%0%24135m
16:0016%0%24135m
17:00100%0%24135m
18:00100%0%24135m
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
Europe/Paris
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Sun, Feb 22 Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 18:17
20:00
- 61% 0% 5% 64% 61% 1.9m/s
21:00
- 32% 0% 5% 67% 32% 1.7m/s
22:00
- 63% 0% 5% 68% 63% 1.7m/s
23:00
- 38% 0% 5% 69% 38% 1.4m/s
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 18:17
24:00
- 90% 0% 11% 70% 90% 1.3m/s
01:00
- 66% 0% 7% 71% 66% 1.5m/s
02:00
- 99% 0% 96% 74% 99% 1.8m/s
03:00
- 82% 0% 75% 76% 83% 1.8m/s
04:00
- 100% 0% 44% 77% 100% 2.1m/s
05:00
- 100% 0% 14% 76% 100% 2.4m/s
06:00
- 100% 0% 61% 76% 100% 2.1m/s
07:00
- 100% 0% 0% 77% 100% 1.8m/s
08:00
- 5% 0% 0% 76% 5% 1.7m/s
09:00
- 6% 0% 0% 68% 6% 1.9m/s
10:00
- 5% 0% 0% 61% 5% 2.9m/s
11:00
- 1% 0% 0% 55% 1% 3.7m/s
12:00
- 2% 0% 0% 51% 2% 4.7m/s
13:00
- 4% 0% 0% 49% 4% 5.8m/s
14:00
- 5% 0% 0% 49% 5% 7.3m/s
15:00
- 76% 0% 0% 50% 76% 7.2m/s
16:00
- 4% 0% 0% 51% 4% 6.8m/s
17:00
- 5% 0% 0% 50% 5% 7.6m/s
18:00
- 5% 0% 0% 52% 5% 7m/s
19:00
- 5% 0% 0% 56% 5% 5.5m/s
20:00
- 5% 0% 0% 62% 5% 4m/s
21:00
- 5% 0% 0% 70% 5% 3m/s
22:00
- 5% 0% 0% 75% 5% 2.1m/s
23:00
- 8% 0% 0% 78% 8% 1.7m/s
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 18:18
24:00
- 5% 0% 0% 81% 5% 1.2m/s
01:00
- 5% 0% 1% 83% 5% 1.1m/s
02:00
- 6% 0% 5% 84% 6% 1.1m/s
03:00
- 5% 0% 5% 85% 5% 1.2m/s
04:00
- 5% 0% 5% 86% 5% 1.3m/s
05:00
- 26% 0% 8% 85% 26% 1.3m/s
06:00
- 5% 0% 5% 84% 5% 1.4m/s
07:00
- 5% 0% 5% 84% 5% 1.5m/s
08:00
- 15% 0% 0% 81% 15% 1.5m/s
09:00
- 89% 0% 5% 73% 89% 1.2m/s
10:00
- 66% 0% 5% 64% 66% 1m/s
11:00
- 98% 0% 32% 58% 98% 0.47m/s
12:00
- 89% 0% 99% 53% 99% 0.42m/s
13:00
- 60% 0% 87% 50% 87% 0.96m/s
14:00
- 60% 0% 84% 47% 84% 1.5m/s
15:00
- 62% 0% 16% 46% 62% 2m/s
16:00
- 93% 0% 19% 46% 93% 2m/s
17:00
- 100% 0% 1% 49% 100% 1.9m/s
18:00
- 100% 0% 1% 55% 100% 1.7m/s
19:00
- 100% 0% 5% 61% 100% 1.2m/s
20:00
- 100% 0% 6% 66% 100% 0.85m/s
21:00
- 100% 0% 5% 69% 100% 0.59m/s
22:00
- 100% 0% 1% 73% 100% 1.1m/s
23:00
- 100% 0% 1% 77% 100% 1.6m/s
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 07:23 Sunset 18:20
24:00
- 100% 0% 4% 82% 100% 1.9m/s
01:00
- 100% 1% 9% 87% 100% 1.9m/s
02:00
- 100% 0% 9% 84% 100% 2.3m/s
03:00
- 100% 0% 8% 81% 100% 2.6m/s
04:00
- 100% 0% 7% 78% 100% 2.9m/s
05:00
- 70% 0% 5% 70% 70% 2.8m/s
06:00
- 40% 0% 2% 63% 40% 2.6m/s
07:00
- 11% 0% 0% 55% 11% 2.4m/s
08:00
- 30% 0% 0% 53% 30% 2.6m/s
09:00
- 49% 0% 0% 51% 49% 2.7m/s
10:00
- 68% 0% 0% 50% 68% 2.8m/s
11:00
- 72% 0% 0% 58% 72% 2.8m/s
12:00
- 76% 0% 0% 65% 76% 2.8m/s
13:00
- 81% 0% 0% 73% 81% 2.8m/s
14:00
- 71% 0% 0% 77% 71% 2.6m/s
15:00
- 61% 0% 0% 80% 61% 2.5m/s
16:00
- 51% 0% 0% 84% 51% 2.4m/s
17:00
- 39% 0% 0% 84% 39% 2.4m/s
18:00
- 26% 0% 0% 85% 26% 2.4m/s
19:00
- 14% 0% 0% 85% 14% 2.3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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