Sunny Hours / Sunshine by city / Edinburgh
Sunshine forecast for Edinburgh
The best sun in Edinburgh today is from 12pm to 2pm, with a peak sun score of 100 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Wednesday, with 8 sunny hours.
- Best sun today12pm to 2pm
- Sunny hours today6
- Sunrise07:21
- Sunset16:30
- Daylight9h 9m
- Evening golden hour15:55 to 16:40
- High and low9° / 3°
Sunny hours in Edinburgh over the next 10 days
Each square is one daylight hour. Orange means the sun should be out, pale yellow means sunny spells, and grey means mostly cloud. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.
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Day by day
| Day | Sunny hours | Best window | Sunrise | Sunset | High / low |
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| Today | 6 | 11am to 1pm | 07:21 | 16:30 | 9° / 3° |
| Tue 3 Nov | 0 | No clear window | 07:23 | 16:28 | 10° / 7° |
| Wed 4 Nov | 8 | 9am to 11am | 07:25 | 16:26 | 10° / 5° |
| Thu 5 Nov | 0 | 12pm to 2pm | 07:27 | 16:24 | 9° / 8° |
| Fri 6 Nov | 3 | 11am to 1pm | 07:29 | 16:21 | 10° / 7° |
| Sat 7 Nov | 0 | No clear window | 07:32 | 16:19 | 9° / 7° |
| Sun 8 Nov | 3 | 1pm to 3pm | 07:34 | 16:17 | 8° / 4° |
| Mon 9 Nov | 0 | 1pm to 3pm | 07:36 | 16:15 | 8° / 3° |
| Tue 10 Nov | 0 | No clear window | 07:38 | 16:14 | 10° / 5° |
| Wed 11 Nov | 0 | No clear window | 07:40 | 16:12 | 11° / 10° |
How to read this forecast
Most forecasts give each hour one symbol. In broken cloud that hides a lot: an hour with twenty minutes of direct sun is still drawn as a cloud. This page uses a sun score from 0 to 100 for every daylight hour instead. It combines how many minutes of direct sunshine the weather model expects in that hour with how much of the sky is covered by cloud. A sunny hour here is one that scores above 66.
The best window is the one or two hours in a row with the most sun, marked down for rain risk and strong wind. Evening golden hour is the stretch around sunset when the light is low and warm, which photographers like.
This page says when the sun will be out, not how strong it is. For that, see the UV index in Edinburgh.
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Forecast for Edinburgh, Lothian. Updated 2 November at 12:29. Weather data by Open-Meteo.