Sunny Hours / Sunshine by US city / Portland

Sunshine forecast for Portland, OR

The best sun in Portland today is from 2pm to 4pm, with a peak sun score of 60 out of 100. The sunniest day ahead is Saturday, with 10 sunny hours.

  • Best sun today2pm to 4pm
  • Sunny hours today0
  • Sunrise7:19 am
  • Sunset6:35 pm
  • Daylight11h 16m
  • Evening golden hour6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
  • High and low62° / 49°

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 18
  • Sunny
  • Some sun
  • Mostly cloud
  • Dark

Day by day

DaySunny hoursBest windowSunriseSunsetHigh / low
Today02pm to 4pm7:19 am6:35 pm62° / 49°
Sat, Oct 10109am to 11am7:20 am6:33 pm58° / 47°
Sun, Oct 11101pm to 3pm7:22 am6:32 pm65° / 44°
Mon, Oct 121012pm to 2pm7:23 am6:30 pm69° / 46°
Tue, Oct 1362pm to 4pm7:24 am6:28 pm69° / 50°
Wed, Oct 1409am to 11am7:26 am6:26 pm56° / 52°
Thu, Oct 151012pm to 2pm7:27 am6:24 pm71° / 48°
Fri, Oct 16103pm to 5pm7:28 am6:23 pm73° / 51°
Sat, Oct 1705pm to 7pm7:30 am6:21 pm71° / 53°
Sun, Oct 18105pm to 7pm7:31 am6:19 pm73° / 51°

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 9 at 1:42 PM. Weather data by Open-Meteo.