Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Phoenix

Sunshine forecast for Phoenix, AZ

The best sun in Phoenix today is from 10am to 12pm, with a peak sun score of 100 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Tuesday, with 10 sunny hours.

  • Best sun today10am to 12pm
  • Sunny hours today10
  • Sunrise6:47 am
  • Sunset5:35 pm
  • Daylight10h 48m
  • Evening golden hour5:00 pm to 5:45 pm
  • High and low67° / 56°

Sunny hours in Phoenix over the next 10 days

Each square is one daylight hour. Orange means the sun should be out, pale yellow means some sun, and gray means mostly cloud. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.

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  • Sunny
  • Some sun
  • Mostly cloud
  • Dark

Day by day

DaySunny hoursBest windowSunriseSunsetHigh / low
Today1010am to 12pm6:47 am5:35 pm67° / 56°
Tue, Nov 31010am to 12pm6:48 am5:34 pm73° / 53°
Wed, Nov 4108am to 10am6:49 am5:33 pm78° / 69°
Thu, Nov 558am to 10am6:50 am5:32 pm78° / 67°
Fri, Nov 658am to 10am6:51 am5:31 pm80° / 69°
Sat, Nov 7108am to 10am6:52 am5:31 pm83° / 69°
Sun, Nov 8108am to 10am6:53 am5:30 pm84° / 69°
Mon, Nov 908am to 10am6:54 am5:29 pm81° / 71°
Tue, Nov 101012pm to 2pm6:55 am5:28 pm80° / 71°
Wed, Nov 111011am to 1pm6:56 am5:28 pm80° / 72°

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 Phoenix.

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Forecast for Phoenix, Arizona. Updated November 2 at 6:30 AM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.