Mallory Square · painted for this minute from Key West’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · clear at 10%
The sun goes down at
6:51 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 6:19 PM.
Sunset Score · Clear sky (9% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast. Nothing low on the horizon, so you should see the sun all the way down.
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Know Before You Go
Celebration
free
nightly at Mallory Square
Best photo
north dock
sun drops over the gulf
Tip the buskers
cash
the whole show runs on it
Sunset sail
book ahead
or watch from the Sunset Pier
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Sunset Celebration runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Wednesday, October 28, the sun sets at 6:51 PM at Key West. It sets over open water here, so that is when you will see it go. Golden hour starts at 6:19 PM, and the sky stays light until about 7:14 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 5 out of 10. Clear sky (9% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast.
Sunrise today was at 7:33 AM, which gives Key West 11 hr 19 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:41 PM.
The next seven evenings at Key West: 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 | 6:51 PM | from 6:19 PM | 7:14 PM | 9% | 5/10 |
| Thu Oct 29 | 6:51 PM | from 6:18 PM | 7:13 PM | 2% | 5/10 |
| Fri Oct 30 | 6:50 PM | from 6:18 PM | 7:12 PM | 10% | 5/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:49 PM | from 6:17 PM | 7:12 PM | 0% | 5/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:49 PM | from 5:16 PM | 6:11 PM | 4% | 5/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:48 PM | from 5:16 PM | 6:11 PM | 2% | 5/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:47 PM | from 5:15 PM | 6:10 PM | 27% | 7/10 |
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (256° on a compass), to the right of Southernmost Pt as you face the water. The favorite place to watch is Mallory Square.
Tonight’s timeline for Sunset Celebration is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Key West 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 (296°); around December 21 it goes down furthest south, in the west-south-west (244°). In June it sets behind the beach. In December it drops behind land 1.0 miles away.
Golden hour tonight runs from 6:19 PM to sunset at 6:51 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 7:05 PM to 7:23 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 5:39 PM (Sun Nov 29) and the latest is 8:21 PM (Fri Jul 2). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 7:26 AM | 7:02 PM | 11 hr 36 min |
| November 2026 | 6:44 AM | 5:42 PM | 10 hr 57 min |
| December 2026 | 7:05 AM | 5:42 PM | 10 hr 37 min |
| January 2027 | 7:14 AM | 6:01 PM | 10 hr 47 min |
| February 2027 | 7:03 AM | 6:23 PM | 11 hr 20 min |
| March 2027 | 7:38 AM | 7:37 PM | 11 hr 59 min |
| April 2027 | 7:07 AM | 7:50 PM | 12 hr 43 min |
| May 2027 | 6:45 AM | 8:05 PM | 13 hr 20 min |
| June 2027 | 6:39 AM | 8:18 PM | 13 hr 39 min |
| July 2027 | 6:49 AM | 8:20 PM | 13 hr 31 min |
| August 2027 | 7:03 AM | 8:03 PM | 13 hr |
| September 2027 | 7:15 AM | 7:33 PM | 12 hr 19 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Key West’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 6:51 PM at Key West today (Wednesday, October 28).
The sun rose at 7:33 AM at Key West today.
11 hr 19 min of daylight, from 7:33 AM to 6:51 PM.
Golden hour at Key West runs from 6:19 PM to sunset at 6:51 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 7:05 PM to 7:23 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 7:14 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 7:41 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 5 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Clear sky (9% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 256° 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 Key West is 5:39 PM on Sunday, November 29, and the latest is 8:21 PM on Friday, July 2.
Mallory Square is the favorite spot at Key West. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The Key West live cam shows Key West in real time, linked from this page.
| Stock Island sunset | 2 mi | 6:51 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Key sunset | 16 mi | 6:50 PM |
| Lower Keys sunset | 21 mi | 6:50 PM |
| Big Pine Key sunset | 28 mi | 6:50 PM |
| Bahia Honda sunset | 32 mi | 6:49 PM |
| Sombrero Beach sunset | 45 mi | 6:48 PM |
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