Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Raleigh
Sunshine forecast for Raleigh, NC
The best sun in Raleigh today is from 3pm to 5pm, with a peak sun score of 100 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Sunday, with 10 sunny hours.
- Best sun today3pm to 5pm
- Sunny hours today3
- Sunrise6:37 am
- Sunset5:18 pm
- Daylight10h 41m
- Evening golden hour4:43 pm to 5:28 pm
- High and low70° / 49°
Sunny hours in Raleigh 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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Day by day
| Day | Sunny hours | Best window | Sunrise | Sunset | High / low |
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| Today | 3 | 3pm to 5pm | 6:37 am | 5:18 pm | 70° / 49° |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 7 | 10am to 12pm | 6:38 am | 5:17 pm | 75° / 49° |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 3 | 8am to 10am | 6:39 am | 5:16 pm | 80° / 58° |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 2 | 12pm to 2pm | 6:40 am | 5:15 pm | 80° / 63° |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 0 | 8am to 10am | 6:41 am | 5:14 pm | 74° / 62° |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 9 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:42 am | 5:13 pm | 67° / 55° |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 10 | 10am to 12pm | 6:43 am | 5:12 pm | 74° / 52° |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 10 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:44 am | 5:11 pm | 62° / 48° |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 10 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:45 am | 5:10 pm | 63° / 44° |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7 | 12pm to 2pm | 6:46 am | 5:10 pm | 67° / 49° |
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 Raleigh.
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Forecast for Raleigh, North Carolina. Updated November 2 at 8:31 AM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.