Outdoor Light
An outdoor smart light is a weather-rated fixture, spot, or strip for gardens, paths, and facades. It adds dimming, color, and schedules to exterior lighting, often tied to sunset and presence.
Our top picks
The brands we reach for first, best to 2.
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Philips Hue
8 modelsPhilips Hue smart lighting and accessories that work with Selora and Home Assistant. Hue devices are Zigbee 3.0 and run locally through the Hue Bridge, direct over ZHA or zigbee2mqtt, or via Matter exposed by the Bridge.
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Govee
15 modelsGovee smart lighting that works with Selora and Home Assistant. Govee Wi-Fi lights run locally through the Govee lights local integration once LAN Control is enabled per device in the Govee Home app, and many recent models are also Matter compatible.
Every device in this role 25
Everything Selora deploys and supports in this role , plus 2 we no longer recommend. Those sort last and carry a not-recommended badge .
Lily Outdoor Spot Light
The Philips Hue Lily: a stake-mounted color spotlight, about 600 lumens, for uplighting trees, walls, and garden features, the go-to outdoor accent for Selora AI scenes.
Amarant Linear Outdoor Light
The Philips Hue Amarant: a linear outdoor wash light that grazes walls, fences, and hedges with color, an architectural outdoor fixture for Selora AI scenes.
Calla Outdoor Bollard
The Philips Hue Calla: a low bollard pathway light with color and tunable white, for lining walkways and driveways, driven by Selora AI outdoor scenes.
Econic Outdoor Wall Light
The Philips Hue Econic: a hardwired outdoor wall lantern with color and tunable white, for entrances and patios, driven by Selora AI outdoor and security scenes.
Festavia Globe Outdoor String Lights
The Philips Hue Festavia globe string: weatherproof color globe lights on a string for patios, pergolas, and yards, with gradient effects driven by Selora AI outdoor scenes.
Flux Outdoor Strip Light
The Philips Hue Flux outdoor strip: a weatherproof color lightstrip for eaves, railings, and decks, an outdoor accent run driven by Selora AI scenes.
Lily XL Outdoor Spot Light
The Philips Hue Lily XL: a larger, brighter stake spotlight, about 1050 lumens, for uplighting tall trees and big facades, an outdoor accent for Selora AI scenes.
Resonate Outdoor Wall Light
The Philips Hue Resonate: a hardwired outdoor wall light that throws color up and down for a triangular wash on porches and patios, driven by Selora AI outdoor scenes.
Outdoor Flood Lights 2
RGBWW outdoor flood lights rated over 1000 lumens each, IP66 and specified from -20 to 45 degrees Celsius. Local control in Home Assistant over the LAN or through Matter.
Outdoor Garden Lights
Aluminium garden light bars with full-spectrum 1100 lumen white at CRI 94 plus RGBWWIC color, on configurable poles. Local control in Home Assistant over the Govee LAN API or Matter.
Outdoor Ground Lights 2
In-ground landscape lights with a reflector design that throws a halo of about a foot, sold in 50 and 100 foot runs with IP67 heads. Controlled locally in Home Assistant through the Govee lights local integration.
Outdoor Pathway Lights 2
A four-pack of IP66 path lights with separate upper and lower lighting and four independently controlled sections each, giving both walkway safety light and color accent. Local control over the Govee LAN API or Matter.
Outdoor Spotlights 2
IP67 RGBWIC landscape spotlights with 69 scene modes, mountable on a ground stake or a wall. Local control in Home Assistant through the Govee LAN API or Matter.
Outdoor String Lights 2
RGBICW outdoor string lights with 100 lumen shatterproof bulbs, sold in 48, 96 and 144 foot runs. Controlled locally in Home Assistant through the Govee lights local integration.
Outdoor Triad Flood Lights
A three-head 4500 lumen flood light that covers up to 430 square feet, with an IP66 aluminum body and IP67 control box. Local control in Home Assistant over the Govee LAN API or Matter.
Outdoor UpDown Wall Light
An IP66 up and down wall washer with 1200 lumens of 2700K to 6500K white and 17 side-facing RGBIC beads, washing up to about 130 square feet of facade. Local control over the Govee LAN API or Matter.
Outdoor Wall Light
A hardwired RGBICW exterior wall light with up to 1500 lumens of 2700K to 6500K white and three simultaneous horizontal colors. Local control in Home Assistant over the Govee LAN API or Matter.
Permanent Outdoor Lights 2
Second-generation Govee permanent eave lighting in 50, 100 and 150 foot kits, with RGBWIC color and 40 lumen white for year-round security light. Controlled locally by Home Assistant through the Govee lights local integration.
Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro
Govee's cuttable RGBICWW eave lighting for permanent architectural installs, sold in 100, 150 and 200 foot kits. Runs locally over the LAN through the Govee lights local integration and is also Matter compatible.
RGBIC Outdoor Neon Rope Light
A flexible IP67 outdoor neon rope light for bending into shapes and signage, with 64 or more scene modes. Controlled locally in Home Assistant through the Govee lights local integration.
RGBICWW Outdoor LED Strip Lights
IP65 outdoor RGBICWW strip in 32.8, 65.6 and 98.4 foot kits, adding warm and cool white LEDs for daily and security lighting alongside color scenes. Local push control in Home Assistant via the Govee lights local integration.
Smart Outdoor S14 Bulb String Lights 2
RGBICW S14 bulb string lights in 48, 96 and 144 foot runs, IP66 rated with 65 lumen warm white per bulb. Local control in Home Assistant over the Govee LAN API or Matter.
Wi-Fi RGBIC Outdoor Strip Lights
Govee's original IP65 outdoor RGBIC strip in 32.8, 65.6 and 98.4 foot kits with 64 preset scenes. Runs locally in Home Assistant through the Govee lights local integration once LAN Control is enabled.
ADC-V729 / ADC-V729AC
A 4MP outdoor floodlight camera with up to 3,000 lumens of dual LED lighting and a strobe mode. Both the camera and the light are driven from Alarm.com only, with no local control.
ADC-VC729P
The PoE commercial version of the 4MP floodlight camera, powered and cabled like any other network camera but licensed to Alarm.com for Business, with no ONVIF for anything else.
Recipes that need this role
Pause Media on Doorbell
Installs a Home Assistant automation that pauses whatever is playing the moment someone rings the doorbell, so you hear it over the film. Add your TV and streaming box so they pause too, and an outdoor light that comes on to greet the caller.
Unlock on Arrival
Installs a Home Assistant automation that unlocks the door when you get home, and only when the house was locked, so you are not fishing for keys with an armful of shopping. Add lights and it welcomes you into a lit hallway after dark.