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Miraflores Malecón Sunset View: sunset photography forecast

The Miraflores cliffs face straight into the Pacific, with paragliders, surf and the Costa Verde road adding layers below. Lima’s coastal cloud can flatten the sun, but the colour often survives as a thin band near the horizon.

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Will today's sunset 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.

Recommended arrival

in 1h 8m

Partly lit cloud edges

Exactly at sunset: Good

Starts

in 37m

Diffused muted light · even light for details & forests

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunset
Afterglow

Light corridor: open

Why: The sun's path is clear at the height its low light travels, so the light can reach the clouds at sunset.

  • Light path: clear (27% blocking cloud at the ray's height)
  • Sun: may be hidden. Some low cloud toward the horizon (54%) may hide the sun on and off.
Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidityConnected cloud layer · 23–32% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 27–27% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 27–27% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 25–61% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 61–61% cover · 10–25% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 61–61% cover · 10–25% visual uncertaintylow cloud · 29% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 29% is somewhere between 0.14 and 3 kmhigh cloud · 100% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 100% is somewhere between 8 and 12 kmlow cloud · 29% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 29% is somewhere between 0 and 3 kmhigh cloud · 100% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 100% is somewhere between 8 and 12 kmlow cloud · 29% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 29% is somewhere between 0 and 3 kmhigh cloud · 100% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 100% is somewhere between 8 and 12 kmlow cloud · 29% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 29% is somewhere between 0 and 3 kmhigh cloud · 100% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 100% is somewhere between 8 and 12 kmlow cloud · 54% reported, 32% resolved on a pressure surface — 22% is somewhere between 0 and 3 kmhigh cloud · 100% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 100% is somewhere between 8 and 12 kmlow cloud · 53% reported, 24% resolved on a pressure surface — 29% is somewhere between 0 and 3 kmhigh cloud · 100% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 100% is somewhere between 8 and 12 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 red light · lit on one reading: the strongest cloud toward the sun was set aside, and counting it would have darkened this deck20 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 light50 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light50 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light100 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

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

cloud-cover fieldinterpolation uncertaintysun directionnear-ground humiditycloud at unresolved heightmodelled underlightunderlight · height uncertainunderlight · lit on one readinglit but hidden behind nearer cloud

Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunset.

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For photographers: shooting Miraflores Malecón Sunset View

Best months

December to April for the best chance of clear sunsets. May to November is frequently covered by the garúa marine layer.

Suggested focal lengths

24–70 mm for cliffs and ocean; 70–200 mm for paragliders, surf and distant headlands.

Composition

Use park paths, palms or the curve of the cliff as a lead-in. A telephoto is useful when the sunset is only a narrow clear strip under cloud.

Recommended arrival

Arrive 45–60 minutes before sunset and walk between Parque del Amor and the nearby cliff-top parks to match the light.

Access planning

Remain behind cliff barriers and watch bicycles on the Malecón paths. Sea mist is common even when it is not raining.

Parking: Street and commercial parking in Miraflores; walking, taxi or rideshare avoids evening traffic.

Approach: Immediate from the paved Malecón promenade.

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