Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Washington
Sunshine forecast for Washington, DC
The best sun in Washington today is from 2pm to 4pm, with a peak sun score of 100 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Saturday, with 10 sunny hours.
- Best sun today2pm to 4pm
- Sunny hours today3
- Sunrise6:36 am
- Sunset5:06 pm
- Daylight10h 30m
- Evening golden hour4:31 pm to 5:16 pm
- High and low67° / 44°
Sunny hours in Washington 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 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:36 am | 5:06 pm | 67° / 44° |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5 | 11am to 1pm | 6:37 am | 5:05 pm | 71° / 45° |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 8 | 9am to 11am | 6:38 am | 5:04 pm | 76° / 56° |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 3 | 12pm to 2pm | 6:39 am | 5:03 pm | 73° / 63° |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 0 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:41 am | 5:02 pm | 69° / 58° |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 10 | 3pm to 5pm | 6:42 am | 5:01 pm | 59° / 49° |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 9 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:43 am | 5:00 pm | 62° / 46° |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 9 | 8am to 10am | 6:44 am | 4:59 pm | 59° / 49° |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 9 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:45 am | 4:58 pm | 57° / 45° |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 9 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:46 am | 4:57 pm | 58° / 46° |
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 Washington.
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Forecast for Washington, District of Columbia. Updated November 2 at 8:30 AM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.