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Burlington, Vermont sunset on Monday, June 22, 2026
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Monday, June 22, 2026

Best moment at 8:43 PM EDT over Lake Champlain

Quality 62/100Clouds

What the AI saw

A vivid sunset blazes across the right side of the frame, with a brilliant golden-white light breaking through a gap between the horizon and a thick overcast sky, casting warm amber and orange tones across layered clouds above Lake Champlain. The Adirondack Mountains form a dramatic dark silhouette, and lens flare from the low sun adds to the luminous atmosphere. Burlington's downtown skyline, church steeples, and brick buildings glow warmly in the fading light while city street lamps begin to flicker on below. The contrast between the stormy gray upper clouds and the radiant golden horizon band creates a compelling and atmospheric evening scene.

Conditions

Temperature
62°F
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph

overcast clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward
300° WNW
Far northwest - Summer sunset

Burlington (44.48°N) — sunsets sweep from southwest in winter to northwest in summer along the Lake Champlain shore.

Both camera angles at 8:43 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Monday, June 22, 2026
Left viewA muted post-sunset twilight scene over Lake Champlain, with a band of soft peach and pale orange light glowing just above the Adirondack Mountains on the horizon. Heavy overcast dominates most of the sky, lending a cool blue-gray tone throughout, while the water reflects the subdued twilight hues in a calm, silvery manner. The foreground is filled with lush green tree canopy and Burlington rooftops settling into dusk. Overall the scene is peaceful but largely washed out by thick cloud cover limiting color intensity.
Right view, Burlington sunset on Monday, June 22, 2026
Right viewA vivid sunset blazes across the right side of the frame, with a brilliant golden-white light breaking through a gap between the horizon and a thick overcast sky, casting warm amber and orange tones across layered clouds above Lake Champlain. The Adirondack Mountains form a dramatic dark silhouette, and lens flare from the low sun adds to the luminous atmosphere. Burlington's downtown skyline, church steeples, and brick buildings glow warmly in the fading light while city street lamps begin to flicker on below. The contrast between the stormy gray upper clouds and the radiant golden horizon band creates a compelling and atmospheric evening scene.