Weymouth is a city of about 54,395 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Today the sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 5:56 PM; the evening golden hour runs 5:17 PM – 6:13 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 | 7:11 AM | 7:54 AM | 3:53 PM | 4:37 PM | 5:08 PM | 9h 26m |
| February | 6:41 AM | 7:20 AM | 4:37 PM | 5:16 PM | 5:45 PM | 10h 35m |
| March | 6:57 AM | 7:34 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:50 PM | 7:18 PM | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:04 AM | 6:41 AM | 6:47 PM | 7:25 PM | 7:54 PM | 13h 21m |
| May | 5:24 AM | 6:04 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:58 PM | 8:30 PM | 14h 35m |
| June | 5:08 AM | 5:50 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:22 PM | 8:57 PM | 15h 15m |
| July | 5:21 AM | 6:03 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:19 PM | 8:53 PM | 14h 58m |
| August | 5:52 AM | 6:31 AM | 7:08 PM | 7:46 PM | 8:17 PM | 13h 54m |
| September | 6:24 AM | 7:01 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:55 PM | 7:24 PM | 12h 31m |
| October | 6:57 AM | 7:35 AM | 5:25 PM | 6:03 PM | 6:32 PM | 11h 07m |
| November | 6:35 AM | 7:17 AM | 3:42 PM | 4:24 PM | 4:54 PM | 9h 49m |
| December | 7:06 AM | 7:52 AM | 3:28 PM | 4:13 PM | 4:45 PM | 9h 07m |
Local time in America/New York, daylight saving time included.
Where the sun rises and sets in Weymouth
At Weymouth 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 304° (WNW) in June to 239° (WSW) in December, and the midday sun climbs to 71° in summer but only 24° in winter.
Best photo spots near Weymouth
230 photo locations lie within 80 km of Weymouth. Each links to a full planning page with sunrise and sunset directions.
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The sky over central Weymouth is estimated at Bortle 8 (city sky). The nearest truly dark location in our database is Great Point Light, about 118 km (74 mi) away (Bortle 3). The Milky Way core is up during darkness from March to September, best in June. Northern lights need roughly Kp 5.5+ to appear low on the northern horizon here.
Darkest skies within 200 km
| Location | Type | Distance | Est. Bortle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Point Light | Lighthouse | 118 km (74 mi) | 3 |
| Sankaty Head Light | Lighthouse | 132 km (82 mi) | 3 |
| Townshend State Park | State Park | 170 km (106 mi) | 3 |
| Scott Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 171 km (106 mi) | 3 |
| Newfound Lake | Lake | 174 km (108 mi) | 3 |
| Porter-Parsonfield Bridge | Covered Bridge | 175 km (109 mi) | 3 |
| Ossipee Lake | Lake | 175 km (109 mi) | 3 |
| Welton Falls | Waterfall | 176 km (109 mi) | 3 |
| Month | Milky Way core window (15th) | Hours | Max altitude |
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| March | 4:24 AM – 5:14 AM | 0.8 | 15° |
| April | 2:16 AM – 4:16 AM | 2.0 | 18° |
| May | 12:26 AM – 3:16 AM | 2.8 | 19° |
| June | 10:36 PM – 2:46 AM | 4.2 | 19° |
| July | 10:26 PM – 1:26 AM | 3.0 | 19° |
| August | 9:34 PM – 11:24 PM | 1.8 | 18° |
| September | 8:31 PM – 9:21 PM | 0.8 | 15° |
Cloud cover by month
Long-term NASA satellite data for this area show August as the clearest month (about 48% average cloud cover) and January as the cloudiest (70%). August is the warmest month and January the coldest, which matters for gear, snow access and how long batteries last at night.