Windham is a city of about 23,072 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, at 86 m (282 ft). Today the sun rises at 7:07 AM and sets at 6:01 PM; the evening golden hour runs 5:23 PM – 6:19 PM. Below are monthly times, sun directions, the best photo locations within 80 km and the nearest dark skies.
Sunrise, sunset & golden hour by month
| Month (15th) | Sunrise | Golden hour ends | Golden hour starts | Sunset | Blue hour ends | Daylight |
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| January | 7:14 AM | 7:57 AM | 4:00 PM | 4:43 PM | 5:14 PM | 9h 29m |
| February | 6:45 AM | 7:24 AM | 4:43 PM | 5:22 PM | 5:51 PM | 10h 37m |
| March | 7:02 AM | 7:38 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:55 PM | 7:23 PM | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:09 AM | 6:47 AM | 6:52 PM | 7:29 PM | 7:58 PM | 13h 20m |
| May | 5:30 AM | 6:10 AM | 7:22 PM | 8:02 PM | 8:34 PM | 14h 32m |
| June | 5:14 AM | 5:56 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:26 PM | 9:00 PM | 15h 11m |
| July | 5:28 AM | 6:09 AM | 7:42 PM | 8:23 PM | 8:56 PM | 14h 55m |
| August | 5:58 AM | 6:36 AM | 7:12 PM | 7:50 PM | 8:20 PM | 13h 52m |
| September | 6:30 AM | 7:06 AM | 6:23 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:28 PM | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:01 AM | 7:39 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:09 PM | 6:37 PM | 11h 08m |
| November | 6:39 AM | 7:20 AM | 3:48 PM | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 9h 51m |
| December | 7:10 AM | 7:54 AM | 3:35 PM | 4:20 PM | 4:51 PM | 9h 10m |
Local time in America/New York, daylight saving time included.
Where the sun rises and sets in Windham
At Windham the sunrise point swings a long way through the year: about 57° (ENE) at the June solstice and 122° (ESE) in late December. Sunset moves from 303° (WNW) in June to 239° (WSW) in December, and the midday sun climbs to 72° in summer but only 25° in winter.
Best photo spots near Windham
263 photo locations lie within 80 km of Windham. Each links to a full planning page with sunrise and sunset directions.
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The sky over central Windham is estimated at Bortle 7 (suburban / urban transition). The nearest truly dark location in our database is Mount Snow, about 154 km (95 mi) away (Bortle 3). The Milky Way core is up during darkness from March to September, best in June. Northern lights need roughly Kp 6.0+ to appear low on the northern horizon here.
Darkest skies within 200 km
| Location | Type | Distance | Est. Bortle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Snow | Mountain Peak | 154 km (95 mi) | 3 |
| Townshend State Park | State Park | 155 km (97 mi) | 3 |
| Scott Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 156 km (97 mi) | 3 |
| Overlook Trail | Scenic Viewpoint | 164 km (102 mi) | 3 |
| Jamaica State Park | State Park | 164 km (102 mi) | 3 |
| Stratton Mountain Lookout Tower | Fire Lookout | 167 km (103 mi) | 3 |
| Stratton Mountain | Mountain Peak | 167 km (104 mi) | 3 |
| Hamilton Falls | Waterfall | 167 km (104 mi) | 3 |
| Month | Milky Way core window (15th) | Hours | Max altitude |
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| March | 4:19 AM – 5:19 AM | 1.0 | 16° |
| April | 2:20 AM – 4:20 AM | 2.0 | 19° |
| May | 12:28 AM – 3:28 AM | 3.0 | 19° |
| June | 10:37 PM – 2:57 AM | 4.3 | 19° |
| July | 10:27 PM – 1:37 AM | 3.2 | 19° |
| August | 9:37 PM – 11:37 PM | 2.0 | 19° |
| September | 8:35 PM – 9:35 PM | 1.0 | 16° |
Cloud cover by month
Long-term NASA satellite data for this area show September as the clearest month (about 49% average cloud cover) and December as the cloudiest (64%). July is the warmest month and January the coldest, which matters for gear, snow access and how long batteries last at night.