Bellevue is a city of about 139,820 people in King County, Washington. Today the sun rises at 7:36 AM and sets at 6:13 PM; the evening golden hour runs 5:30 PM – 6:32 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 | 7:53 AM | 8:43 AM | 3:55 PM | 4:45 PM | 5:19 PM | 8h 52m |
| February | 7:15 AM | 7:59 AM | 4:49 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:04 PM | 10h 17m |
| March | 7:23 AM | 8:03 AM | 6:34 PM | 7:14 PM | 7:45 PM | 11h 52m |
| April | 6:20 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:58 PM | 8:31 PM | 13h 38m |
| May | 5:32 AM | 6:17 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:40 PM | 9:17 PM | 15h 08m |
| June | 5:11 AM | 6:00 AM | 8:21 PM | 9:09 PM | 9:50 PM | 15h 58m |
| July | 5:27 AM | 6:14 AM | 8:17 PM | 9:04 PM | 9:42 PM | 15h 36m |
| August | 6:06 AM | 6:48 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:23 PM | 8:57 PM | 14h 17m |
| September | 6:47 AM | 7:28 AM | 6:42 PM | 7:23 PM | 7:54 PM | 12h 36m |
| October | 7:28 AM | 8:10 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:22 PM | 6:53 PM | 10h 54m |
| November | 7:15 AM | 8:03 AM | 3:46 PM | 4:34 PM | 5:07 PM | 9h 19m |
| December | 7:51 AM | 8:44 AM | 3:26 PM | 4:18 PM | 4:54 PM | 8h 27m |
Local time in America/Los Angeles, daylight saving time included.
Where the sun rises and sets in Bellevue
At Bellevue the sunrise point swings a long way through the year: about 53° (NE) at the June solstice and 125° (SE) in late December. Sunset moves from 307° (NW) in June to 235° (SW) in December, and the midday sun climbs to 66° in summer but only 19° in winter.
Best photo spots near Bellevue
235 photo locations lie within 80 km of Bellevue. Each links to a full planning page with sunrise and sunset directions.
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Night sky, Milky Way & aurora
The sky over central Bellevue is estimated at Bortle 8 (city sky). The nearest truly dark location in our database is Crown Point Falls, about 117 km (73 mi) away (Bortle 2). The Milky Way core is up during darkness from April to August, best in June. Northern lights need roughly Kp 4.5+ to appear low on the northern horizon here.
Darkest skies within 200 km
| Location | Type | Distance | Est. Bortle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Point Falls | Waterfall | 117 km (73 mi) | 2 |
| South Cascade Glacier | Glacier | 119 km (74 mi) | 2 |
| Mount Maude | Mountain Peak | 120 km (74 mi) | 2 |
| Seven Fingered Jack | Mountain Peak | 120 km (74 mi) | 2 |
| Sentinel Peak (Washington) | Mountain Peak | 120 km (74 mi) | 2 |
| Mount Fernow | Mountain Peak | 121 km (75 mi) | 2 |
| Agnes Mountain | Mountain Peak | 121 km (75 mi) | 2 |
| Bonanza Peak | Mountain Peak | 121 km (75 mi) | 2 |
| Month | Milky Way core window (15th) | Hours | Max altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 3:43 AM – 4:23 AM | 0.7 | 13° |
| May | 1:42 AM – 3:02 AM | 1.3 | 13° |
| June | 12:13 AM – 2:03 AM | 1.8 | 14° |
| July | 11:44 PM – 1:04 AM | 1.3 | 13° |
| August | 10:26 PM – 10:56 PM | 0.5 | 12° |
Cloud cover by month
Long-term NASA satellite data for this area show July as the clearest month (about 46% average cloud cover) and January as the cloudiest (80%). August is the warmest month and December the coldest, which matters for gear, snow access and how long batteries last at night.