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Manarola Viewpoint: sunrise photography forecast

This is the postcard Manarola angle from the path toward Nessun Dorma: the village stacked above the little harbour, with the sea opening to the west. The best frames usually happen after the sun has dropped, when the street lights balance the remaining blue in the sky.

Will tomorrow's sunrise be worth it?

Simplified forecast from the open model run. The full forecast — a second model, your exact viewpoint, the hourly cloud timeline — is in the app.

The light path toward the sun is open.

Recommended arrival

in 20h 39m

Partly lit cloud edges

Exactly at sunrise: Very good

Ends

in 21h 17m

Soft warm light · portraits & landscapes

Useful cloud texture gives the local scene visible depth.

High confidence · event-time scene

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunrise
Glow before

Light corridor

Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidity11% cover — too thin to draw as cloud15% cover — too thin to draw as cloud10% cover — too thin to draw as cloud10% cover — too thin to draw as cloud18% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 22–22% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 35–77% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 77–77% cover · 10–10% visual uncertainty-5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light100 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light

-5 km

Behind you

5/8L 0 · M 0 · H 6589%24.3 km

Your location

20 m asl

0/8L 0 · M 0 · H 583%31.2 km

5 km

Nearby

0/8L 0 · M 0 · H 583%31.2 km

20 km

Near horizon

1/8L 15 · M 0 · H 088%24.2 km

50 km

Light path

0/8L 0 · M 0 · H 084%32.9 km

100 km

Light path

2/8L 25 · M 0 · H 073%34 km

150 km

Far light path

0/8L 0 · M 0 · H 086%28.6 km

200 km

Far light path

8/8L 17 · M 0 · H 10095%13.8 km

300 km

Far light path

4/8L 44 · M 6 · H 790%20.4 km

350 km

Far light path

7/8L 67 · M 0 · H 6787%23.8 km
cloud-cover fieldinterpolation uncertaintysun directionnear-ground humiditycloud at unresolved heightmodelled underlightunderlight · height uncertainunderlight · lit on one readinglit but hidden behind nearer cloud

Terrain is drawn for illustration only — it is not used to calculate underlight or obstruction.

Clouds: Thin canvas

Thin cloud canvas (19%) — some colour, limited drama.

Most cloud is concentrated in one height band, so the scene has limited vertical separation.

Cloud cover changes between nearby and distant parts of the scene, adding texture and depth.

Good local visibility should keep the cloud layers and distant scene clearly separated.

A thin high/mid veil (15%) acts as a natural diffuser — soft, even light.

Light corridor is open

9% blocking cloud at the ray's height out to 350 km — the low sun's own path is clear. Cloud above that ray is judged separately.

Sun may be hidden. Some low cloud toward the horizon (25%) may hide the sun on and off.

Best colour

07:23

in 20h 32m

07:11–08:08, look east · moderate, colour behind you too

Clarity: Reduced

Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunrise.

Know the light
before it happens

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For photographers: shooting Manarola Viewpoint

Best months

April to June and September to October for comfortable evenings and fewer people. Winter can bring dramatic seas, while midsummer is busy and the sun sets far to the northwest.

Suggested focal lengths

24–50 mm for the whole village; 70–135 mm for compressed layers of colourful houses.

Composition

Do not stop at the first railing. Move along the upper path until the harbour, church tower and house layers separate cleanly, then keep one frame for blue hour when the village lights come on.

Recommended arrival

Claim a position 60–90 minutes before sunset in high season and stay at least 25 minutes after sunset.

Access planning

Manarola is best reached by train. The viewpoint path is short but narrow and crowded; keep tripods tight to the railing and do not block the route.

Parking: Very limited spaces above the village; use the train from La Spezia or Levanto.

Approach: About 10–15 minutes uphill from Manarola station and harbour on paved lanes and steps.

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