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Will I see the 2027 solar eclipse in Chefchaouen?

Monday 2 August 2027 · Chefchaouen

Yes, totality

The Moon covers the Sun completely for 4 min 13 s, from 09:45:25 to 09:49:38 local time. The Sun will be 39° up in the east.

59%chance of a clear view at 09:47, from 20+ years of weather records
4 min 13 sof totality
09:45totality starts (UTC+1)
39°Sun height, east
Insideof the path
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Minute by minute

Local time in Chefchaouen (UTC+1). The light fades for over an hour before totality; the last minutes go fast.

  1. 08:40:37StartsThe Moon touches the Sun
  2. 09:45:25TotalityDarkness, corona, stars
  3. 09:47:32Mid-totality
  4. 09:49:38Totality endsGlasses back on
  5. 11:01:19EndsThe Sun is whole again
Gold band: the path of totality. Dashed line: the centre of the path, where totality lasts longest.

Will the Sun be clear at 09:47?

Better than even. Around 09:47 from 21 July to 14 August, the sky over Chefchaouen is on average 59% free of cloud: roughly the chance that the Sun is clear when the eclipse peaks.

2 August around 09:47, every year since 2006

  • 062006: clear
  • 072007: no report
  • 082008: clear
  • 092009: clear
  • 102010: cloudy
  • 112011: some cloud
  • 122012: cloudy
  • 132013: cloudy
  • 142014: clear
  • 152015: some cloud
  • 162016: cloudy
  • 172017: some cloud
  • 182018: some cloud
  • 192019: clear
  • 202020: no report
  • 212021: clear
  • 222022: cloudy
  • 232023: no report
  • 242024: no report
  • 252025: cloudy
clear (up to 2/8 cloud)some cloudcloudy (6/8 or more)no report

Clear or nearly clear in 6 of 16 years on the day itself (Tetouan airport weather reports). One day is luck; the 59% above averages every day from 21 July to 14 August. How: NASA POWER hourly cloud data (2001–2025), corrected to match the weather reports of the 66 airports we checked (NOAA ISD, 2006–2025); NASA alone was up to 20 points too sunny along the Strait of Gibraltar. A real forecast exists about a week before: we'll add it here.

Longer or clearer nearby

Towns within 160 km of Chefchaouen with longer totality or a clearer record.

Tarifa

4m 39s
of totality · Spain 65% chance of a clear view · 100 km away

Zahara de los Atunes

4m 24s
of totality · Spain 67% chance of a clear view · 120 km away

Barbate

4m 16s
of totality · Spain 69% chance of a clear view · 130 km away

Algeciras

4m 27s
of totality · Spain 65% chance of a clear view · 110 km away

Staying in Chefchaouen

Rooms in the path go first: book now with free cancellation, then check the forecast a week before. If clouds threaten, a car lets you move along the path.

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Keep your eyes safe

Before and after totality

Look at the Sun only through eclipse glasses or a solar viewer made to ISO 12312-2. Sunglasses are not enough, even at 99%.

During totality

Once the last bead of sunlight disappears, take the glasses off and look. Put them back on the moment the Sun's edge reappears.

Cameras and binoculars

Never point binoculars, a telescope or a camera lens at the partial Sun without a solar filter on the front.

Chefchaouen eclipse: questions

It starts at 08:40 and ends at 11:01 local time (UTC+1). Totality runs from 09:45:25 to 09:49:38.

4 min 13 s. Chefchaouen is inside the path; Tarifa (100 km) gets 4 min 39 s.

Nobody can know that until about a week before. From history: around 09:47 in late July and early August, the sky over Chefchaouen is on average 59% free of cloud, so roughly a 59% chance that the Sun is clear when the eclipse peaks. That is NASA satellite-based cloud data corrected with nearby airports' weather reports.

The Sun will be 39° above the horizon in the east, so pick a spot with an open view that way: a beach, a rooftop terrace or a hill. At that height buildings rarely get in the way.

Yes, for everything except totality itself. Use glasses or viewers made to ISO 12312-2. During the 4 min 13 s of totality you can look without them.

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