Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Nampa, ID. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Nampa is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:09 PM in December to 9:31 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Nampa's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Nampa starts about 44 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:45 PM – 9:29 PM; in December it is 4:23 PM – 5:10 PM.
Sunset in Nampa is earliest at 5:09 PM on December 5 and latest at 9:31 PM on June 21, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 44 minutes in midsummer and 47 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 47 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 38 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:16 AM | 5:35 PM | 4:50 PM – 5:35 PM | 45 min | 9h 19m |
| February | 7:44 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:36 PM – 6:16 PM | 40 min | 10h 33m |
| March | 7:58 AM | 7:52 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:52 PM | 38 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 7:03 AM | 8:29 PM | 7:51 PM – 8:29 PM | 38 min | 13h 26m |
| May | 6:21 AM | 9:04 PM | 8:23 PM – 9:04 PM | 41 min | 14h 43m |
| June | 6:04 AM | 9:29 PM | 8:45 PM – 9:29 PM | 44 min | 15h 25m |
| July | 6:19 AM | 9:25 PM | 8:42 PM – 9:25 PM | 43 min | 15h 06m |
| August | 6:51 AM | 8:49 PM | 8:10 PM – 8:49 PM | 39 min | 13h 58m |
| September | 7:25 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:56 PM | 38 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 8:00 AM | 7:02 PM | 6:23 PM – 7:02 PM | 39 min | 11h 02m |
| November | 7:40 AM | 5:21 PM | 4:37 PM – 5:21 PM | 44 min | 9h 41m |
| December | 8:12 AM | 5:10 PM | 4:23 PM – 5:10 PM | 47 min | 8h 58m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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