Cape Town sunset forecast

Today · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Africa/Johannesburg

A subtle sunset, with a chance of colour.

56/100

Average

Upper cloud 0%. Little colour. Horizon clear. Visibility 38 km.

Golden-hour window
18:52 – 19:44
Sunset
19:26
Illustrative sky, not a live view or a prediction.

Evening light

17:2618:2619:2620:26

Seven-day outlook

Why this score

Upper cloud 0%. Little colour. Horizon clear. Visibility 38 km.

Horizon clarity
93% · excellent
Visibility
38 km
Photography details

Golden hour

18:52 – 19:44

Low, warm light before and just after sunset.

Blue hour

19:44 – 19:54

Cooler twilight after the warm light fades.

High cloud
0%
colour canvas
Low cloud
4%
horizon block
Visibility
38.4 km
atmospheric reach
Rain chance
0%
during the window

Light windows are astronomical estimates. Clouds, hills and buildings can change what you see. Understand the light windows

Forecasts are estimates. All times are local to Africa/Johannesburg.

Cape Town sunset outlook

On in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, sunset is at 19:26. Skying rates the conditions 56/100 (Average). Upper cloud 0%. Little colour. Horizon clear. Visibility 38 km.

Weather data retrieved . All times are local to Africa/Johannesburg. Longer-range forecasts are less certain.

Seven-day sunset and photography outlook · Africa/Johannesburg
DateSunsetQualityGolden hourBlue hour
19:2656/100 · Average18:52 – 19:4419:44 – 19:54
19:2758/100 · Average18:53 – 19:4519:45 – 19:55
19:2857/100 · Average18:54 – 19:4619:46 – 19:56
19:2960/100 · Average18:55 – 19:4719:47 – 19:57
19:3060/100 · Average18:55 – 19:4819:48 – 19:59
19:3154/100 · Average18:56 – 19:4919:49 – 20:00
19:3255/100 · Average18:57 – 19:5019:50 – 20:01

Golden hour uses a solar altitude of +6° to −4°; blue hour uses −4° to −6°. These are astronomical estimates, not guarantees of colour. “No complete interval” means the sun does not cross both limits for this evening.

Forecasts describe conditions near Cape Town (-33.925, 18.424). Buildings, hills and local weather can change what you see. A high score is not a probability or a promise.

Weather: Open-Meteo. Place search: OpenStreetMap contributors via Photon. How Skying calculates the score · Understanding golden hour