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Mont Saint-Michel Causeway View: sunrise photography forecast

From the causeway and Couesnon dam, Mont Saint-Michel reads as a clean silhouette above the bay. The light matters, but the tide matters just as much: water around the abbey changes the picture completely.

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.

Global model, about 13 km: less certain than in Europe.

Golden-hour light will be flat and grey.

in 21h 28m

Pale clear glow

Harsh directional light · backlit landscapes; harsh for portraits

Useful cloud texture gives the local scene visible depth.

High confidence · event-time scene

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunrise

Light corridor

Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidity15% cover — too thin to draw as cloud16% cover — too thin to draw as cloud14% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 31–41% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 22–22% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintylow cloud · 63% reported, 41% resolved on a pressure surface — 22% is somewhere between 0 and 3 kmlow cloud · 63% reported, 41% resolved on a pressure surface — 22% is somewhere between 0.03 and 3 kmlow cloud · 63% reported, 41% resolved on a pressure surface — 22% is somewhere between 0.01 and 3 kmlow cloud · 56% reported, 31% resolved on a pressure surface — 25% is somewhere between 0.11 and 3 kmlow cloud · 65% reported, 37% resolved on a pressure surface — 28% is somewhere between 0.15 and 3 kmlow cloud · 86% reported, 14% resolved on a pressure surface — 72% is somewhere between 0.29 and 3 km-5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light0 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light20 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light50 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light

-5 km

Behind you

5/8L 63 · M 0 · H 079%—

Your location

30 m asl

5/8L 63 · M 0 · H 079%—

5 km

Nearby

5/8L 63 · M 0 · H 079%—

20 km

Near horizon

4/8L 56 · M 0 · H 092%—

50 km

Light path

5/8L 65 · M 0 · H 094%—

100 km

Light path

7/8L 86 · M 0 · H 0100%400 m

150 km

Far light path

2/8L 29 · M 0 · H 092%19.4 km

200 km

Far light path

0/8L 0 · M 0 · H 093%18.5 km

300 km

Far light path

2/8L 21 · M 0 · H 093%17.4 km

350 km

Far light path

4/8L 45 · M 0 · H 092%18.5 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: Almost no clouds

Almost no clouds above you — expect a clean but pale horizon glow rather than a red sky.

Low cloud deck overhead (61%) hides the coloured undersides.

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

Broken low cloud (62%) — expect the light to come and go.

Corridor partly open

Partial cloud at the light ray's height along the path (38%) — some light may get through, but the path is not open.

Sun likely hidden. Low cloud fills the horizon (86%) — the sun will probably stay behind it.

Clarity: Good

Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunrise.

Know the light
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For photographers: shooting Mont Saint-Michel Causeway View

Best months

Year-round. Spring and autumn give a useful balance of evening light and manageable crowds; plan around a high tide near sunset rather than choosing a month alone.

Suggested focal lengths

35–70 mm from the causeway; 100–300 mm from the dam or mainland for a larger abbey and compressed layers.

Composition

Use the S-curves of the paths, channels or causeway to lead into the abbey. At blue hour, expose for the illuminated walls and let the surrounding bay fall slightly dark.

Recommended arrival

Arrive 90 minutes before sunset, earlier for a major tide, and stay through blue hour.

Access planning

Consult the official tide timetable and never walk onto the bay without a qualified guide. The free shuttle and the 2.2 km pedestrian route connect the visitor car parks to the Mont.

Parking: Official mainland visitor car parks; parking includes access to the shuttle service.

Approach: About 45 minutes on foot from the shuttle plaza, or use the shuttle and walk the final section.

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