Lake Worth Lagoon · painted for this minute from West Palm Beach’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · clear at 8%
The sun goes down at
6:40 PM
T-00:05:00West Palm Beach faces east, so the sun goes down behind you, over land, 1 min before the official sunset time of 6:41 PM. Face the water for the pink afterglow in the half hour after. Singer Island is in the view. Best light from 6:20 PM to 7:10 PM.
Sunset Score · Clear sky (8% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast. Nothing low on the horizon, so you should see the sun all the way down.
Prefer the real thing? Watch the live Singer Island Cam cam →
Know Before You Go
Sunrise
over water
Atlantic faces east - Singer Island sunrise from a wider beach than Palm Beach
Peanut Island
by ferry
JFK's Cold War-era bunker and a snorkel reef on the island in the inlet
Ocean Reef
snorkel ledge
Palm Beach County's best natural snorkel beach - no boat needed
Gulf Stream
3 miles off
closest Gulf Stream approach in the continental US
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Lake Worth Evening runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Thursday, October 29, the sun sets at 6:41 PM at West Palm Beach. West Palm Beach faces east, so the sun goes down behind the beach, over land. Turn and face the water for the pink and purple afterglow in the half hour after. Golden hour starts at 6:08 PM, and the sky stays light until about 7:04 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 5 out of 10. Clear sky (8% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast.
Sunrise today was at 7:29 AM, which gives West Palm Beach 11 hr 12 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:31 PM.
The next seven evenings at West Palm Beach: 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 | 6:41 PM | from 6:08 PM | 7:04 PM | 8% | 5/10 |
| Fri Oct 30 | 6:40 PM | from 6:07 PM | 7:03 PM | 95% | 3/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:40 PM | from 6:07 PM | 7:03 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:39 PM | from 5:06 PM | 6:02 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:38 PM | from 5:05 PM | 6:01 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:38 PM | from 5:04 PM | 6:01 PM | 97% | 3/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:37 PM | from 5:04 PM | 6:00 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
West Palm Beach faces east, away from the sunset. The sun goes down behind you, over land, so the view to catch is the afterglow: the band of pink above the dark blue shadow of the earth rising over the water, best from sunset to about 30 minutes after.
Tonight’s timeline for Lake Worth Evening is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Singer Island Cam 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 sets behind the beach.
Golden hour tonight runs from 6:08 PM to sunset at 6:41 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 6:55 PM to 7:13 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 5:28 PM (Mon Nov 30) and the latest is 8:19 PM (Thu Jul 1). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 7:21 AM | 6:53 PM | 11 hr 33 min |
| November 2026 | 6:41 AM | 5:31 PM | 10 hr 50 min |
| December 2026 | 7:03 AM | 5:31 PM | 10 hr 28 min |
| January 2027 | 7:12 AM | 5:50 PM | 10 hr 38 min |
| February 2027 | 6:58 AM | 6:13 PM | 11 hr 15 min |
| March 2027 | 7:31 AM | 7:30 PM | 11 hr 59 min |
| April 2027 | 6:58 AM | 7:45 PM | 12 hr 47 min |
| May 2027 | 6:34 AM | 8:02 PM | 13 hr 27 min |
| June 2027 | 6:28 AM | 8:16 PM | 13 hr 49 min |
| July 2027 | 6:37 AM | 8:17 PM | 13 hr 40 min |
| August 2027 | 6:53 AM | 7:59 PM | 13 hr 6 min |
| September 2027 | 7:07 AM | 7:27 PM | 12 hr 20 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check West Palm Beach’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 6:41 PM at West Palm Beach today (Thursday, October 29).
The sun rose at 7:29 AM at West Palm Beach today.
11 hr 12 min of daylight, from 7:29 AM to 6:41 PM.
Golden hour at West Palm Beach runs from 6:08 PM to sunset at 6:41 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 6:55 PM to 7:13 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 7:04 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 7:31 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 5 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Clear sky (8% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast.
West Palm Beach faces east, so the sun sets behind the beach, over land. Tonight it goes down in the west-south-west.
No. West Palm Beach faces east, so the sun sets behind you, over land. The show over the water is the afterglow in the half hour after sunset.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at West Palm Beach is 5:28 PM on Monday, November 30, and the latest is 8:19 PM on Thursday, July 1.
Lake Worth Lagoon is the favorite spot at West Palm Beach. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The Singer Island Cam live cam shows West Palm Beach in real time, linked from this page.
| Palm Beach sunset | 5 mi | 6:41 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Juno Beach sunset | 7 mi | 6:41 PM |
| Jupiter Beach sunset | 11 mi | 6:41 PM |
| Lake Worth Beach sunset | 11 mi | 6:41 PM |
| Boynton Beach sunset | 17 mi | 6:42 PM |
| Jupiter Island sunset | 18 mi | 6:41 PM |
See every beach on one map: sunset times tonight across the US →