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Solar data for Angola
Across the 132 places in Angola the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 3° in Buco Zau to 20° in Ondjiva, and flat ground gets 4.0 to 6.2 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Angola at a glance
Averages over 132 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing north.
- 3.97–4.42
- 4.42–4.88
- 4.88–5.33
- 5.33–5.79
- 5.79–6.24
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Angola is Ondjiva (Cunene) with 6.24 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Buco Zau with 3.97. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,151 kWh a year in Buco Zau to 1,918 kWh in Ondjiva — 1,554 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 3° in Buco Zau to 20° in Ondjiva. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 10° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.13 kWh per kWp a day in Cabinda and 1.64 kWh in Ondjiva.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Angola
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondjiva | Cunene | 6.24 | 1,918 | 20° |
| 2 | Xangongo | Cunene | 6.23 | 1,911 | 19° |
| 3 | Humbe | Cunene | 6.22 | 1,909 | 19° |
| 4 | Cahama | Cunene | 6.18 | 1,897 | 19° |
| 4 | Virei | Namibe | 6.18 | 1,876 | 17° |
| 6 | Lubango | Huíla | 6.10 | 1,855 | 17° |
| 7 | Quipungo | Huíla | 6.05 | 1,859 | 18° |
| 8 | Matala | Huíla | 6.02 | 1,850 | 18° |
| 9 | Camucuio | Namibe | 5.96 | 1,801 | 16° |
| 10 | Caluquembe | Huíla | 5.93 | 1,822 | 18° |
Least sunny places in Angola
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Tombôco | Zaire | 4.47 | 1,302 | 6° |
| 129 | Mbanza Kongo | Zaire | 4.41 | 1,290 | 6° |
| 130 | Cabinda | Cabinda | 4.30 | 1,250 | 4° |
| 131 | Belize | Cabinda | 3.98 | 1,156 | 3° |
| 132 | Buco Zau | Cabinda | 3.97 | 1,151 | 3° |
Solar by region in Angola
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunene | 4 | 6.22 | 1,909 | 19° | 1.61 kWh | Ondjiva |
| Huíla | 4 | 6.02 | 1,846 | 18° | 1.51 kWh | Lubango |
| Namibe | 4 | 5.90 | 1,784 | 16° | 1.53 kWh | Virei |
| Cubango | 1 | 5.79 | 1,792 | 19° | 1.58 kWh | Menongue |
| Huambo | 9 | 5.65 | 1,746 | 18° | 1.49 kWh | Ucuma |
| Bíe | 8 | 5.61 | 1,724 | 18° | 1.50 kWh | Chitembo |
| Benguela | 12 | 5.53 | 1,669 | 14° | 1.44 kWh | Ganda |
| Moxico | 3 | 5.47 | 1,666 | 17° | 1.46 kWh | Cazombo |
| Kwanza Sul | 12 | 5.30 | 1,598 | 14° | 1.39 kWh | Cela |
| Malanje | 9 | 5.27 | 1,578 | 13° | 1.37 kWh | Cambundi |
| Lunda Sul | 1 | 5.21 | 1,566 | 14° | 1.40 kWh | Saurimo |
| Luanda Norte | 8 | 5.11 | 1,516 | 11° | 1.34 kWh | Cuango-Luzamba |
| Cuanza Norte | 8 | 4.90 | 1,456 | 11° | 1.32 kWh | Lucala |
| Luanda | 22 | 4.86 | 1,420 | 9° | 1.22 kWh | Ramiros |
| Uíge | 5 | 4.76 | 1,405 | 9° | 1.26 kWh | Sanza Pombo |
| Bengo | 14 | 4.74 | 1,392 | 9° | 1.24 kWh | Calumbo |
| Zaire | 5 | 4.50 | 1,314 | 6° | 1.18 kWh | N'zeto |
| Cabinda | 3 | 4.08 | 1,186 | 3° | 1.15 kWh | Cabinda |
Largest places in Angola at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luanda | 8.8° S | 8° | 22° | 4.86 |
| Mulenvos | 8.9° S | 9° | 22° | 4.85 |
| Viana | 8.9° S | 9° | 21° | 4.85 |
| Kikolo | 8.8° S | 8° | 21° | 4.85 |
| Maianga | 8.8° S | 8° | 22° | 4.86 |
| Camama | 8.9° S | 9° | 22° | 4.86 |
| Golfe | 8.9° S | 9° | 22° | 4.86 |
| Calumbo | 9.1° S | 9° | 23° | 4.87 |
| Hoji ya Henda | 8.8° S | 8° | 22° | 4.85 |
| Lubango | 14.9° S | 17° | 12° | 6.10 |
| Huambo | 12.8° S | 18° | 0° | 5.67 |
| Benguela | 12.6° S | 13° | 24° | 5.45 |
| Cabinda | 5.6° S | 4° | 8° | 4.30 |
| Talatona | 8.9° S | 8° | 22° | 4.86 |
| Nova Vida | 8.9° S | 9° | 22° | 4.86 |
| Malanje | 9.5° S | 13° | 4° | 5.21 |
| Kima Kieza | 8.8° S | 9° | 22° | 4.85 |
| Cazenga | 8.8° S | 9° | 22° | 4.85 |
| Lobito | 12.4° S | 12° | 24° | 5.41 |
| Saurimo | 9.7° S | 14° | 0° | 5.21 |
Daylight and clock time in Angola
In Belize (4.7° S), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 12 h 24 min and the shortest 11 h 51 min; in Ondjiva (17.1° S), the southernmost, 13 h 09 min and 11 h 07 min. Angola does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Luanda | 132 | UTC+1 | no daylight saving time |