Sunset from Castle Hill, Nice
From the top of Castle Hill (Colline du Château) you look west-southwest over the rooftops of the Old Town, the Promenade des Anglais and the whole Baie des Anges. Pick a date and time to see where the sun will be in this view.
Where is the sun?
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- the sun’s path on the chosen day
- where the sun sets at the solstices and equinoxes
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- Sun in this view
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- Height above the horizon
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Sunset forecast
Estimated from cloud forecasts for this viewpoint and for the sky about 40 km towards the horizon. Forecasts more than 2–3 days ahead are less precise. Pick a day to see it in the view above.
Weather data: MET Norway (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)); scores calculated by getasunrise.com.
When the sun sets in this view
Between mid-August and late April the sun sets inside this frame. In December it goes down on the left, over the sea beyond the airport; around the equinoxes it sets right of centre, above the hills of western Nice.
From late April to mid-August the sun sets further to the north-west, outside the right edge of this view. On most evenings it disappears behind the distant hills and the foothills of the Alps, often hidden in haze, about 5–20 minutes before the official sunset time.
Sunset from here
Photos taken at this viewpoint.
Where it is
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in a new tab)
- sunrise direction
- sunset direction
- sun at the chosen time
Parc de la Colline du Château, 06300 Nice, France · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
The park on Castle Hill closes in the evening, so check the current opening hours before planning a late sunset.