Golden hour in Montpellier
Golden hour in Montpellier starts at 20:44 on 15 June and runs 44 minutes; on 15 December it is 47 minutes from 16:22. The calculator above is preset to Montpellier — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.
Golden hour calculator for Montpellier
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Golden and blue hour in Montpellier: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Montpellier (43.6108, 3.8767) and the Europe/Paris timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 38 minutes in March and 47 in December — schedule "an hour" and you are wrong in both.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 08:16 | 17:33 | 09:01 | 16:48 | 17:53 | 9h 18min |
| February | 07:44 | 18:15 | 08:25 | 17:34 | 18:33 | 10h 30min |
| March | 06:58 | 18:51 | 07:36 | 18:13 | 19:08 | 11h 52min |
| April | 07:03 | 20:27 | 07:41 | 19:49 | 20:46 | 13h 25min |
| May | 06:21 | 21:03 | 07:02 | 20:21 | 21:23 | 14h 42min |
| June | 06:03 | 21:28 | 06:47 | 20:44 | 21:50 | 15h 25min |
| July | 06:17 | 21:25 | 07:00 | 20:42 | 21:46 | 15h 08min |
| August | 06:50 | 20:50 | 07:29 | 20:11 | 21:09 | 14h 01min |
| September | 07:24 | 19:57 | 08:02 | 19:19 | 20:15 | 12h 33min |
| October | 07:59 | 19:03 | 08:38 | 18:24 | 19:21 | 11h 04min |
| November | 07:39 | 17:21 | 08:22 | 16:38 | 17:40 | 9h 42min |
| December | 08:12 | 17:09 | 08:58 | 16:22 | 17:29 | 8h 58min |
Fitting the window into the shoot day
The evening window is the reliable half: the crew is warmed up, the setup exists, and golden hour is the last slot before wrap. The morning window right after sunrise (until 06:47 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:03.
After sunset, Montpellier still offers the blue hour: from 21:50 to 22:04 in June (14 minutes). If you need both looks on one evening, everything from the start of golden hour to the end of blue hour is one continuous window — with no room for a re-rig inside it.
Frequently asked
When is golden hour in Montpellier today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Montpellier from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:44, in mid-December at 16:22.
How long does golden hour last in Montpellier?
Between 38 minutes (March) and 47 minutes (December) in the evening. The name misleads — it never actually reaches a full hour here.
How accurate are the times?
To about one minute (standard NOAA-style solar computation). Not included: horizon shading from buildings or hills to the west — which can genuinely shorten the window at your location.