Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Phoenix
Sunshine forecast for Phoenix, AZ
The best sun in Phoenix today is from 1pm to 3pm, with a peak sun score of 100 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Wednesday, with 10 sunny hours.
- Best sun today1pm to 3pm
- Sunny hours today9
- Sunrise6:28 am
- Sunset6:01 pm
- Daylight11h 33m
- Evening golden hour5:26 pm to 6:11 pm
- High and low102° / 80°
Sunny hours in Phoenix 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 | 9 | 8am to 10am | 6:28 am | 6:01 pm | 102° / 80° |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 0 | 8am to 10am | 6:29 am | 6:00 pm | 94° / 71° |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7 | 4pm to 6pm | 6:29 am | 5:59 pm | 86° / 71° |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6 | 8am to 10am | 6:30 am | 5:58 pm | 84° / 74° |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4 | 8am to 10am | 6:31 am | 5:56 pm | 76° / 69° |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 10 | 12pm to 2pm | 6:32 am | 5:55 pm | 77° / 68° |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 10 | 8am to 10am | 6:33 am | 5:54 pm | 84° / 72° |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 10 | 8am to 10am | 6:33 am | 5:53 pm | 94° / 74° |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 10 | 2pm to 4pm | 6:34 am | 5:52 pm | 89° / 79° |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 10 | 8am to 10am | 6:35 am | 5:50 pm | 88° / 75° |
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 Phoenix.
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Forecast for Phoenix, Arizona. Updated October 9 at 1:40 PM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.