65 places · sun position · panel angle
Solar data for Azerbaijan
Across the 65 places in Azerbaijan the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 30° in Baku to 35° in Sheki, and flat ground gets 3.7 to 4.7 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Azerbaijan at a glance
Averages over 65 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 3.72–3.93
- 3.93–4.13
- 4.13–4.34
- 4.34–4.54
- 4.54–4.74
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Azerbaijan is Nehram (Nakhchivan) with 4.74 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny are Quba and one other place with 3.72. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,269 kWh a year in Xaçmaz to 1,653 kWh in Nehram — 1,366 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 30° in Baku to 35° in Sheki. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 63° on average: at 70° that month brings 2.12 kWh per kWp a day in Mardakan and 3.29 kWh in Nehram.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Azerbaijan
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 | Nehram | Nakhchivan | 4.74 | 1,653 | 33° |
| 2 | Naxçıvan | Nakhchivan | 4.71 | 1,642 | 33° |
| 3 | Beylagan | Beyləqan | 4.20 | 1,422 | 33° |
| 3 | Lerik | Lerik District | 4.20 | 1,416 | 31° |
| 5 | Fuzuli | Fuzuli District | 4.18 | 1,430 | 33° |
| 6 | Aghjabadi | Ağcabǝdi | 4.17 | 1,415 | 33° |
| 7 | Jalilabad | Jalilabad | 4.15 | 1,391 | 31° |
| 8 | Imishli | İmişli | 4.14 | 1,392 | 32° |
| 9 | Astara | Astara | 4.13 | 1,383 | 30° |
| 9 | Pushkino | Bilasuvar District | 4.13 | 1,378 | 31° |
Least sunny places in Azerbaijan
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Siyazan | Siyǝzǝn | 3.86 | 1,298 | 31° |
| 62 | Divichibazar | Shabran | 3.83 | 1,290 | 31° |
| 63 | Xaçmaz | Xaçmaz | 3.74 | 1,269 | 32° |
| 64 | Qusar | Qusar District | 3.72 | 1,274 | 33° |
| 64 | Quba | Quba | 3.72 | 1,270 | 32° |
Solar by region in Azerbaijan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhchivan | 2 | 4.73 | 1,648 | 33° | 3.28 kWh | Nehram |
| Beyləqan | 1 | 4.20 | 1,422 | 33° | 2.96 kWh | Beylagan |
| Lerik District | 1 | 4.20 | 1,416 | 31° | 2.88 kWh | Lerik |
| Fuzuli District | 1 | 4.18 | 1,430 | 33° | 3.09 kWh | Fuzuli |
| Ağcabǝdi | 1 | 4.17 | 1,415 | 33° | 2.90 kWh | Aghjabadi |
| Jalilabad | 1 | 4.15 | 1,391 | 31° | 2.73 kWh | Jalilabad |
| İmişli | 1 | 4.14 | 1,392 | 32° | 2.77 kWh | Imishli |
| Bilasuvar District | 1 | 4.13 | 1,378 | 31° | 2.65 kWh | Pushkino |
| Astara | 1 | 4.13 | 1,383 | 30° | 2.64 kWh | Astara |
| Lənkəran | 1 | 4.12 | 1,378 | 30° | 2.61 kWh | Lankaran |
| Ağdam | 1 | 4.10 | 1,408 | 33° | 2.98 kWh | Aghdam |
| Shusha | 1 | 4.10 | 1,412 | 33° | 3.04 kWh | Shusha |
| Saatlı | 2 | 4.09 | 1,373 | 32° | 2.65 kWh | Əhmədbəyli |
| Ucar | 1 | 4.09 | 1,386 | 33° | 2.69 kWh | Ujar |
| Salyan District | 1 | 4.09 | 1,359 | 31° | 2.47 kWh | Salyan |
| Ağdaş | 1 | 4.08 | 1,396 | 33° | 2.76 kWh | Ağdaş |
| Barda | 1 | 4.08 | 1,394 | 33° | 2.81 kWh | Barda |
| Neftçala | 1 | 4.08 | 1,351 | 30° | 2.37 kWh | Neftçala |
| Sabirabad District | 1 | 4.07 | 1,364 | 31° | 2.61 kWh | Sabirabad |
| Kurdamir District | 1 | 4.06 | 1,369 | 32° | 2.63 kWh | Kyurdarmir |
| Tartar District | 1 | 4.06 | 1,392 | 33° | 2.85 kWh | Tartar |
| Yevlax City | 1 | 4.05 | 1,390 | 33° | 2.77 kWh | Yevlakh |
| Göyçay | 1 | 4.05 | 1,381 | 33° | 2.70 kWh | Göyçay |
| Shirvan | 1 | 4.05 | 1,351 | 31° | 2.48 kWh | Şirvan |
| Hacıqabul | 1 | 4.03 | 1,348 | 31° | 2.48 kWh | Hacıqabul |
| Mingacevir City | 1 | 4.02 | 1,390 | 33° | 2.79 kWh | Mingachevir |
| Qazax | 1 | 4.02 | 1,408 | 35° | 2.96 kWh | Gazakh |
| Baki | 14 | 4.02 | 1,335 | 30° | 2.18 kWh | Hövsan |
| Tovuz District | 1 | 4.02 | 1,403 | 34° | 2.94 kWh | Govlar |
| Şǝmkir | 1 | 4.00 | 1,395 | 34° | 2.92 kWh | Shamkhir |
| Goygol Rayon | 1 | 3.99 | 1,385 | 34° | 2.84 kWh | Goygol |
| Abşeron | 5 | 3.99 | 1,328 | 31° | 2.27 kWh | Mehdiabad |
| Gǝncǝ | 1 | 3.99 | 1,383 | 34° | 2.82 kWh | Ganja |
| Agsu District | 1 | 3.99 | 1,346 | 32° | 2.54 kWh | Aghsu |
| Shaki City | 1 | 3.97 | 1,399 | 35° | 2.93 kWh | Sheki |
| Sumqayit | 3 | 3.96 | 1,321 | 31° | 2.27 kWh | Jorat |
| Ismayilli District | 1 | 3.96 | 1,348 | 32° | 2.59 kWh | Ismayilli |
| Şamaxı | 1 | 3.95 | 1,331 | 32° | 2.48 kWh | Shamakhi |
| Zaqatala District | 1 | 3.95 | 1,383 | 34° | 2.82 kWh | Zaqatala |
| Siyǝzǝn | 1 | 3.86 | 1,298 | 31° | 2.20 kWh | Siyazan |
| Shabran | 1 | 3.83 | 1,290 | 31° | 2.20 kWh | Divichibazar |
| Xaçmaz | 1 | 3.74 | 1,269 | 32° | 2.17 kWh | Xaçmaz |
| Quba | 1 | 3.72 | 1,270 | 32° | 2.31 kWh | Quba |
| Qusar District | 1 | 3.72 | 1,274 | 33° | 2.39 kWh | Qusar |
Largest places in Azerbaijan at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baku | 40.4° N | 30° | 62° | 4.02 |
| Sumgayit | 40.6° N | 31° | 63° | 3.97 |
| Ganja | 40.7° N | 34° | 64° | 3.99 |
| Khirdalan | 40.4° N | 31° | 63° | 3.99 |
| Yevlakh | 40.6° N | 33° | 64° | 4.05 |
| Mingachevir | 40.8° N | 33° | 64° | 4.02 |
| Naxçıvan | 39.2° N | 33° | 65° | 4.71 |
| Lankaran | 38.8° N | 30° | 62° | 4.12 |
| Qaraçuxur | 40.4° N | 30° | 62° | 4.02 |
| Lerik | 38.8° N | 31° | 62° | 4.20 |
| Şirvan | 39.9° N | 31° | 63° | 4.05 |
| Sheki | 41.2° N | 35° | 67° | 3.97 |
| Xaçmaz | 41.5° N | 32° | 61° | 3.74 |
| Bakıxanov | 40.4° N | 30° | 62° | 4.02 |
| Göyçay | 40.7° N | 33° | 64° | 4.05 |
| Bilajari | 40.4° N | 31° | 62° | 4.00 |
| Barda | 40.4° N | 33° | 64° | 4.08 |
| Shamkhir | 40.8° N | 34° | 67° | 4.00 |
| Aghjabadi | 40.1° N | 33° | 64° | 4.17 |
| Shamakhi | 40.6° N | 32° | 63° | 3.95 |
Daylight and clock time in Azerbaijan
In Zaqatala (41.6° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 15 h 12 min and the shortest 9 h 09 min; in Astara (38.5° N), the southernmost, 14 h 51 min and 9 h 29 min. Azerbaijan does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Baku | 65 | UTC+4 | no daylight saving time |