Galveston Harbor · painted for this minute from Galveston’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · some cloud at 57% · low clouds 57% on the horizon
The sun goes down at
5:33 PM
T-00:05:00It sets straight into the water, so the official sunset time is when you will see it go. Look west-south-west. Golden hour starts at 5:00 PM.
Sunset Score · Scattered clouds (57% cover): the best kind of sky, the clouds light up orange and pink. Low clouds (57%) along the horizon could hide the sun a few minutes early.
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Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Galveston Harbor Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Monday, November 2, the sun sets at 5:34 PM at Galveston. It sets over open water here, so that is when you will see it go. Golden hour starts at 5:00 PM, and the sky stays light until about 5:57 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 9 out of 10. Scattered clouds (57% cover): the best kind of sky, the clouds light up orange and pink.
Sunrise today was at 6:34 AM, which gives Galveston 11 hr of daylight. It is fully dark by about 6:26 PM.
The next seven evenings at Galveston: when the sun goes down, when golden hour starts and when the last light fades, plus the Sunset Score from each night's cloud forecast.
| Day | Sunset | Golden hour | Last light | Cloud | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight | 5:34 PM | from 5:00 PM | 5:57 PM | 57% | 9/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:33 PM | from 4:59 PM | 5:57 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:32 PM | from 4:58 PM | 5:56 PM | 6% | 5/10 |
| Thu Nov 5 | 5:32 PM | from 4:57 PM | 5:55 PM | 15% | 7/10 |
| Fri Nov 6 | 5:31 PM | from 4:57 PM | 5:55 PM | 42% | 9/10 |
| Sat Nov 7 | 5:30 PM | from 4:56 PM | 5:54 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 8 | 5:30 PM | from 4:55 PM | 5:53 PM | 37% | 9/10 |
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (253° on a compass). The favorite place to watch is Galveston Harbor.
Tonight’s timeline for Galveston Harbor Sunset is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Visit Galveston cam at sunset.
The spot where the sun sets moves along the horizon through the year. Around June 21 it goes down furthest north, in the west-north-west (298°); around December 21 it goes down furthest south, in the west-south-west (244°). In June it sets behind the beach. In December it sets over open water.
Golden hour tonight runs from 5:00 PM to sunset at 5:34 PM. The sun is low, the light is warm and soft, and shadows are long. It is the best time for photos of people on the beach.
Blue hour follows, from about 5:48 PM to 6:07 PM, when the sun is below the horizon and the sky turns deep blue. The first lights come on along the shore and the water holds the last of the color.
Sunrise, sunset and daylight on the 15th of each month. Over the next year the earliest sunset is 5:22 PM (Wed Dec 2) and the latest is 8:24 PM (Wed Jun 30). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 6:44 AM | 5:26 PM | 10 hr 42 min |
| December 2026 | 7:07 AM | 5:24 PM | 10 hr 17 min |
| January 2027 | 7:16 AM | 5:44 PM | 10 hr 28 min |
| February 2027 | 7:00 AM | 6:10 PM | 11 hr 10 min |
| March 2027 | 7:31 AM | 7:28 PM | 11 hr 58 min |
| April 2027 | 6:54 AM | 7:46 PM | 12 hr 52 min |
| May 2027 | 6:29 AM | 8:05 PM | 13 hr 37 min |
| June 2027 | 6:21 AM | 8:21 PM | 14 hr 1 min |
| July 2027 | 6:31 AM | 8:22 PM | 13 hr 51 min |
| August 2027 | 6:49 AM | 8:02 PM | 13 hr 13 min |
| September 2027 | 7:05 AM | 7:27 PM | 12 hr 22 min |
| October 2027 | 7:21 AM | 6:51 PM | 11 hr 29 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Galveston’s real horizon: the hills, headlands and islands you can see from the sand. When land is in the way, the sun disappears before the official time, and we show you that earlier time. The Sunset Score rates how colorful the sky should be from the cloud forecast at sunset. Buildings are not included, so a tall hotel beside you can still hide the last minute.
The sun sets at 5:34 PM at Galveston today (Monday, November 2).
The sun rose at 6:34 AM at Galveston today.
11 hr of daylight, from 6:34 AM to 5:34 PM.
Golden hour at Galveston runs from 5:00 PM to sunset at 5:34 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 5:48 PM to 6:07 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 5:57 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 6:26 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 9 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Scattered clouds (57% cover): the best kind of sky, the clouds light up orange and pink.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 253° on a compass. Through the year it moves between the west-north-west in June and the west-south-west in December.
Yes. Tonight the sun sets over open water, to the west-south-west.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at Galveston is 5:22 PM on Wednesday, December 2, and the latest is 8:24 PM on Wednesday, June 30.
Galveston Harbor is the favorite spot at Galveston. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The Visit Galveston live cam shows Galveston in real time, linked from this page.
| Holly Beach sunset | 87 mi | 5:28 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Port Aransas sunset | 171 mi | 5:45 PM |
| Corpus Christi sunset | 188 mi | 5:46 PM |
| South Padre Island sunset | 264 mi | 5:48 PM |
| Grand Isle sunset | 290 mi | 5:15 PM |
| Bay St. Louis sunset | 335 mi | 5:11 PM |
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