Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Raleigh
Sunshine forecast for Raleigh, NC
The best sun in Raleigh today is around 6pm, with a peak sun score of 83 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Sunday, with 10 sunny hours.
- Best sun today6pm to 7pm
- Sunny hours today10
- Sunrise7:22 am
- Sunset6:37 pm
- Daylight11h 15m
- Evening golden hour6:02 pm to 6:47 pm
- High and low88° / 67°
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 | 10 | 9am to 11am | 7:22 am | 6:37 pm | 88° / 67° |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 2 | 3pm to 5pm | 7:23 am | 6:36 pm | 71° / 45° |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 10 | 12pm to 2pm | 7:23 am | 6:35 pm | 60° / 39° |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 10 | 5pm to 7pm | 7:24 am | 6:33 pm | 65° / 46° |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 10 | 3pm to 5pm | 7:25 am | 6:32 pm | 73° / 51° |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 10 | 11am to 1pm | 7:26 am | 6:31 pm | 69° / 52° |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 1 | 5pm to 7pm | 7:27 am | 6:30 pm | 62° / 48° |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 10 | 11am to 1pm | 7:28 am | 6:28 pm | 72° / 49° |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 10 | 10am to 12pm | 7:29 am | 6:27 pm | 70° / 55° |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 10 | 12pm to 2pm | 7:30 am | 6:26 pm | 66° / 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 October 16 at 6:30 PM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.