Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Portland

Sunshine forecast for Portland, OR

The best sun in Portland today is from 3pm to 5pm, with a peak sun score of 100 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Wednesday, with 10 sunny hours.

  • Best sun today3pm to 5pm
  • Sunny hours today9
  • Sunrise7:28 am
  • Sunset6:23 pm
  • Daylight10h 55m
  • Evening golden hour5:48 pm to 6:33 pm
  • High and low74° / 52°

Sunny hours in Portland 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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Sun, Oct 25
  • Sunny
  • Some sun
  • Mostly cloud
  • Dark

Day by day

DaySunny hoursBest windowSunriseSunsetHigh / low
Today911am to 1pm7:28 am6:23 pm74° / 52°
Sat, Oct 1763pm to 5pm7:30 am6:21 pm61° / 48°
Sun, Oct 1813pm to 5pm7:31 am6:19 pm63° / 44°
Mon, Oct 1902pm to 4pm7:32 am6:17 pm62° / 50°
Tue, Oct 20710am to 12pm7:34 am6:16 pm60° / 46°
Wed, Oct 21103pm to 5pm7:35 am6:14 pm63° / 43°
Thu, Oct 22011am to 1pm7:36 am6:12 pm54° / 49°
Fri, Oct 23812pm to 2pm7:38 am6:11 pm58° / 49°
Sat, Oct 24101pm to 3pm7:39 am6:09 pm69° / 43°
Sun, Oct 2529am to 11am7:40 am6:07 pm60° / 47°

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 Portland.

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Forecast for Portland, Oregon. Updated October 16 at 3:33 PM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.