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Solar data for Armenia
Across the 19 places in Armenia the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 33° in Kapan to 35° in Gyumri, and flat ground gets 4.1 to 4.5 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Armenia at a glance
Averages over 19 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 4.06–4.14
- 4.14–4.23
- 4.23–4.31
- 4.31–4.40
- 4.40–4.49
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Armenia is Ararat (Ararat) with 4.49 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Ijevan with 4.06. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,423 kWh a year in Ijevan to 1,582 kWh in Armavir — 1,508 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 33° in Kapan to 35° in Gyumri. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 67° on average: at 70° that month brings 2.96 kWh per kWp a day in Ijevan and 3.25 kWh in Armavir.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Armenia
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 | Ararat | Ararat | 4.49 | 1,566 | 34° |
| 2 | Armavir | Armavir | 4.48 | 1,582 | 34° |
| 3 | Artashat | Ararat | 4.46 | 1,558 | 34° |
| 4 | Vagharshapat | Armavir | 4.43 | 1,557 | 34° |
| 4 | Masis | Ararat | 4.43 | 1,552 | 34° |
| 6 | Artik | Shirak | 4.38 | 1,553 | 35° |
| 6 | Yerevan | Yerevan | 4.38 | 1,532 | 34° |
| 8 | Ashtarak | Aragatsotn | 4.37 | 1,536 | 34° |
| 9 | Gyumri | Shirak | 4.34 | 1,544 | 35° |
| 10 | Abovyan | Kotayk | 4.32 | 1,512 | 34° |
Solar by region in Armenia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat | 3 | 4.46 | 1,559 | 34° | 3.08 kWh | Ararat |
| Armavir | 2 | 4.45 | 1,569 | 34° | 3.23 kWh | Armavir |
| Yerevan | 1 | 4.38 | 1,532 | 34° | 3.04 kWh | Yerevan |
| Aragatsotn | 1 | 4.37 | 1,536 | 34° | 3.19 kWh | Ashtarak |
| Shirak | 2 | 4.36 | 1,548 | 35° | 3.18 kWh | Artik |
| Kotayk | 3 | 4.26 | 1,493 | 34° | 3.09 kWh | Abovyan |
| Syunik | 2 | 4.25 | 1,476 | 33° | 3.10 kWh | Kapan |
| Gegharkunik | 2 | 4.17 | 1,464 | 34° | 3.12 kWh | Gavar |
| Lori | 1 | 4.13 | 1,450 | 34° | 2.97 kWh | Vanadzor |
| Tavush | 2 | 4.08 | 1,433 | 34° | 2.97 kWh | Dilijan |
Largest places in Armenia at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerevan | 40.2° N | 34° | 66° | 4.38 |
| Gyumri | 40.8° N | 35° | 68° | 4.34 |
| Vanadzor | 40.8° N | 34° | 67° | 4.13 |
| Abovyan | 40.3° N | 34° | 66° | 4.32 |
| Hrazdan | 40.5° N | 34° | 70° | 4.19 |
| Vagharshapat | 40.2° N | 34° | 69° | 4.43 |
| Kapan | 39.2° N | 33° | 65° | 4.32 |
| Armavir | 40.2° N | 34° | 69° | 4.48 |
| Masis | 40.1° N | 34° | 66° | 4.43 |
| Artashat | 40.0° N | 34° | 66° | 4.46 |
| Charentsavan | 40.4° N | 34° | 70° | 4.26 |
| Sevan | 40.5° N | 34° | 70° | 4.14 |
| Ijevan | 40.9° N | 34° | 67° | 4.06 |
| Gavar | 40.4° N | 34° | 69° | 4.19 |
| Artik | 40.6° N | 35° | 68° | 4.38 |
| Ashtarak | 40.3° N | 34° | 70° | 4.37 |
| Ararat | 39.9° N | 34° | 66° | 4.49 |
| Goris | 39.5° N | 33° | 63° | 4.17 |
| Dilijan | 40.7° N | 34° | 67° | 4.11 |
Daylight and clock time in Armenia
In Ijevan (40.9° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 15 h 07 min and the shortest 9 h 14 min; in Kapan (39.2° N), the southernmost, 14 h 56 min and 9 h 24 min. Armenia does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Yerevan | 19 | UTC+4 | no daylight saving time |