Timeline
07:41
Walk down to the sand at Kitsilano Beach. The view stretches 3,305 meters across the water to the city. Find a spot facing east-southeast to line up Vancouver City Hall with the rising sun.
08:21
Watch the sunrise. Between mid-November and late January, the sun rises directly behind the City Hall building. The light is sharp and the air is crisp.
09:06
Walk eight minutes back up the hill to Kits Beach Coffee. It opens at 07:00, so it is fully open and ready to serve hot drinks and snacks as the morning light settles.
09:51
End your morning at Vancouver City Hall. Walk through the grounds on the rise over False Creek to see the building that framed your sunrise from a new perspective.
Local tip
The alignment only works during specific windows in November and January. Check the date before you go.
Check before you go
- Kits Beach Coffee is open from 07:00 to 19:00 daily.
- Sunrise alignment occurs between 14 Nov and 20 Nov, or 21 Jan and 27 Jan.
Worth knowing
- Sun position is calculated. We have not confirmed the view is unobstructed.
Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Vancouver (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).