Change event: Solar eclipsesTotal solar eclipse of 2 August 2027

Best places

Best places for the 2027 eclipse

Towns ranked by SkyScore. They are reference points, not viewing spots with checked access: visit beforehand and confirm you have a clear horizon towards the east-southeast.

In Spain, inside the path

TownSkyScoreTotality (our calculation)Totality beginsSun altitudeAugust cloud*To the limitStay
Tarifa934 min 41 s10:44:59 CEST38.1°20 %83.8 kmFind a place to stay
Ceuta924 min 51 s10:45:12 CEST38.4°23 %98.9 kmFind a place to stay
Barbate924 min 18 s10:44:53 CEST37.8°20 %62.5 kmFind a place to stay
Algeciras914 min 29 s10:45:18 CEST38.3°23 %71.2 kmFind a place to stay
La Línea de la Concepción914 min 26 s10:45:28 CEST38.4°23 %67.8 kmFind a place to stay
Los Barrios914 min 22 s10:45:20 CEST38.3°23 %65.3 kmFind a place to stay
San Roque914 min 20 s10:45:29 CEST38.4°23 %63 kmFind a place to stay
Conil de la Frontera914 min 02 s10:44:51 CEST37.6°20 %52.4 kmFind a place to stay
Estepona893 min 39 s10:46:11 CEST38.6°23 %39.6 kmFind a place to stay
Chiclana de la Frontera893 min 29 s10:45:07 CEST37.6°20 %36.3 kmFind a place to stay
Marbella893 min 16 s10:46:42 CEST38.9°18 %30.4 kmFind a place to stay
Fuengirola893 min 11 s10:47:04 CEST39.1°18 %28.3 kmFind a place to stay
San Pedro Alcántara883 min 23 s10:46:31 CEST38.8°23 %33.2 kmFind a place to stay
San Fernando883 min 13 s10:45:13 CEST37.5°20 %29.8 kmFind a place to stay
Puerto Real882 min 55 s10:45:23 CEST37.5°18 %24 kmFind a place to stay
Cádiz882 min 54 s10:45:17 CEST37.4°18 %23.8 kmFind a place to stay
Benalmádena882 min 51 s10:47:18 CEST39.2°18 %22.2 kmFind a place to stay
Mijas882 min 51 s10:47:14 CEST39.1°18 %22.1 kmFind a place to stay
Arroyo de la Miel882 min 51 s10:47:21 CEST39.2°18 %21.9 kmFind a place to stay
Melilla874 min 40 s10:48:03 CEST41°36 %69.5 kmFind a place to stay
Alhaurín el Grande872 min 30 s10:47:22 CEST39.1°18 %16.7 kmFind a place to stay
Torremolinos862 min 42 s10:47:29 CEST39.3°21 %19.6 kmFind a place to stay
El Puerto de Santa María862 min 28 s10:45:35 CEST37.5°18 %16.6 kmFind a place to stay
Alhaurín de la Torre862 min 21 s10:47:35 CEST39.2°18 %14.6 kmFind a place to stay
Coín862 min 21 s10:47:22 CEST39°18 %14.7 kmFind a place to stay
Rota862 min 10 s10:45:36 CEST37.4°18 %12.7 kmFind a place to stay
Ubrique852 min 00 s10:46:45 CEST38.3°18 %10.8 kmFind a place to stay
Cártama851 min 54 s10:47:45 CEST39.1°18 %9.3 kmFind a place to stay
Rincón de la Victoria841 min 55 s10:48:10 CEST39.5°21 %9.4 kmFind a place to stay
Almuñécar841 min 51 s10:48:54 CEST40.1°21 %9 kmFind a place to stay
Málaga841 min 51 s10:48:02 CEST39.3°21 %8.7 kmFind a place to stay
Jerez de la Frontera841 min 35 s10:46:10 CEST37.6°18 %6.7 kmFind a place to stay
Torre del Mar831 min 39 s10:48:32 CEST39.7°21 %7.1 kmFind a place to stay
Motril831 min 39 s10:49:14 CEST40.3°21 %7.2 kmFind a place to stay
Nerja831 min 33 s10:48:51 CEST39.9°21 %6.4 kmFind a place to stay
Torrox821 min 27 s10:48:48 CEST39.8°21 %5.6 kmFind a place to stay
Adra811 min 44 s10:49:47 CEST40.8°27 %7.6 kmFind a place to stay
Roquetas de Mar811 min 32 s10:50:24 CEST41.2°27 %6 kmFind a place to stay
Ronda79At the limit10:47:27 CEST38.6°18 %4.5 kmFind a place to stay
Arcos de la Frontera79At the limit10:47:04 CEST37.9°18 %1 kmFind a place to stay

The official maximum duration is 6 min 23 s, according to NASA, at the point of greatest duration on the central line. Those for each place are our own calculation (astronomy-engine, circular lunar limb) and reach 6 min 26 s in Sohag: a few seconds more because of the different model. Use them to compare places with each other; the reference figure is the official one.

*Historical climatology from NASA POWER, 2001-2025, on a grid of 1°. This is a monthly average for a cell of about 100 km, not a forecast: a real forecast only exists a few days before. Each location's horizon has not been analysed yet, which is why the SkyScore doesn't reach 100. How it is calculated.

Close, but no totality

These towns are outside the path. 99% obscuration is nothing like totality: the sky doesn't go dark, you can't see the corona, and you must keep your glasses on.

TownObscurationDistance to the path
Chipionaover 99.9%0.2 km
Vícarover 99.9%1.5 km
Almeríaover 99.9%2.2 km
Berjaover 99.9%3.3 km
Sanlúcar de Barramedaover 99.9%4.4 km
Níjar99.8%16.4 km
Lebrija99.7%19 km
Antequera99.6%24.9 km
Las Cabezas de San Juan99.6%25.4 km
Zubia99.4%33.8 km

Outside Spain, major cities in the path

CityCountrySkyScoreTotality (our calculation)Sun altitudeAugust cloud*
SohagEgypt976 min 26 s81.2°8 %
LuxorEgypt976 min 25 s81.8°8 %
QenaEgypt976 min 14 s81.3°8 %
AsyutEgypt976 min 10 s80.6°7 %
EsnaEgypt965 min 52 s82.2°7 %
MinyaEgypt934 min 14 s79.6°5 %
BenghaziLibya916 min 13 s67.8°26 %
SfaxTunisia915 min 43 s56.2°23 %
Kom OmboEgypt913 min 53 s82.6°9 %
TangierMorocco904 min 54 s37.9°20 %
BatnaAlgeria895 min 19 s50.8°26 %
TétouanMorocco894 min 55 s38.4°23 %
JeddahSaudi Arabia876 min 03 s76.4°36 %
OranAlgeria865 min 12 s43.4°33 %
NajranSaudi Arabia855 min 34 s68.2°40 %

Best community spots

Places suggested by amateur astronomers and reviewed before publication. Visibility, duration and time are calculated for each one; the SkyScore doesn't yet include clouds or horizon.

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