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Solar data for the Central African Republic
Across the 33 places in the Central African Republic the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 6° in Bimbo to 12° in Ndélé, and flat ground gets 4.9 to 5.7 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in the Central African Republic at a glance
Averages over 33 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 4.89–5.05
- 5.05–5.21
- 5.21–5.38
- 5.38–5.54
- 5.54–5.70
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in the Central African Republic is Ndélé (Bamingui-Bangoran) with 5.70 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Nola with 4.89. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,430 kWh a year in Nola to 1,671 kWh in Ndélé — 1,550 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 6° in Bimbo to 12° in Ndélé. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 0° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.13 kWh per kWp a day in Bangui and 1.24 kWh in Ndélé.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in the Central African Republic
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 | Ndélé | Bamingui-Bangoran | 5.70 | 1,671 | 12° |
| 2 | Kabo | Ouham-Fafa | 5.56 | 1,625 | 11° |
| 3 | Paoua | Lim-Pendé | 5.55 | 1,623 | 10° |
| 4 | Bria | Haute-Kotto | 5.52 | 1,620 | 9° |
| 4 | Batangafo | Ouham-Fafa | 5.52 | 1,611 | 10° |
| 6 | Bocaranga | Ouham-Pendé | 5.49 | 1,617 | 10° |
| 6 | Zemio | Haut-Mbomou | 5.49 | 1,607 | 7° |
| 8 | Bossangoa | Ouham | 5.47 | 1,600 | 9° |
| 9 | Kaga-Bandoro | Nana-Grébizi | 5.47 | 1,596 | 10° |
| 10 | Ippy | Ouaka | 5.43 | 1,590 | 9° |
Least sunny places in the Central African Republic
Solar by region in the Central African Republic
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamingui-Bangoran | 1 | 5.70 | 1,671 | 12° | 1.24 kWh | Ndélé |
| Lim-Pendé | 1 | 5.55 | 1,623 | 10° | 1.21 kWh | Paoua |
| Haute-Kotto | 1 | 5.52 | 1,620 | 9° | 1.21 kWh | Bria |
| Ouham-Fafa | 3 | 5.50 | 1,608 | 10° | 1.22 kWh | Kabo |
| Haut-Mbomou | 1 | 5.49 | 1,607 | 7° | 1.19 kWh | Zemio |
| Ouham | 1 | 5.47 | 1,600 | 9° | 1.22 kWh | Bossangoa |
| Nana-Grébizi | 1 | 5.47 | 1,596 | 10° | 1.22 kWh | Kaga-Bandoro |
| Ouham-Pendé | 2 | 5.45 | 1,604 | 10° | 1.21 kWh | Bocaranga |
| Kémo | 2 | 5.33 | 1,557 | 9° | 1.20 kWh | Dekoa |
| Mbomou | 1 | 5.32 | 1,555 | 7° | 1.17 kWh | Bangassou |
| Ouaka | 3 | 5.32 | 1,553 | 8° | 1.18 kWh | Ippy |
| Nana-Mambéré | 4 | 5.26 | 1,549 | 9° | 1.22 kWh | Bouar |
| Basse-Kotto | 1 | 5.25 | 1,531 | 7° | 1.17 kWh | Alindao |
| Mambéré | 1 | 5.16 | 1,514 | 8° | 1.19 kWh | Carnot |
| Ombella-M'Poko | 5 | 5.16 | 1,505 | 7° | 1.16 kWh | Yaloké |
| Bangui | 1 | 5.09 | 1,482 | 7° | 1.13 kWh | Bangui |
| Mambéré-Kadéï | 1 | 5.03 | 1,474 | 7° | 1.17 kWh | Berbérati |
| Lobaye | 2 | 5.03 | 1,464 | 6° | 1.13 kWh | Bobangui |
| Sangha-Mbaéré | 1 | 4.89 | 1,430 | 6° | 1.14 kWh | Nola |
Largest places in the Central African Republic at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangui | 4.4° N | 7° | 0° | 5.09 |
| Bimbo | 4.3° N | 6° | 0° | 5.08 |
| Bégoua | 4.5° N | 7° | 0° | 5.11 |
| Carnot | 4.9° N | 8° | 0° | 5.16 |
| Berbérati | 4.3° N | 7° | 0° | 5.03 |
| Bambari | 5.8° N | 8° | 0° | 5.33 |
| Bouar | 5.9° N | 9° | 0° | 5.33 |
| Bossangoa | 6.5° N | 9° | 0° | 5.47 |
| Kaga-Bandoro | 7.0° N | 10° | 0° | 5.47 |
| Bangassou | 4.7° N | 7° | 0° | 5.32 |
| Paoua | 7.2° N | 10° | 0° | 5.55 |
| Bria | 6.5° N | 9° | 0° | 5.52 |
| Kouango | 5.0° N | 7° | 0° | 5.19 |
| Bocaranga | 7.0° N | 10° | 0° | 5.49 |
| Baboua | 5.8° N | 9° | 0° | 5.24 |
| Alindao | 5.0° N | 7° | 0° | 5.25 |
| Sibut | 5.7° N | 8° | 0° | 5.28 |
| Nola | 3.5° N | 6° | 0° | 4.89 |
| Ippy | 6.3° N | 9° | 0° | 5.43 |
| Ndélé | 8.4° N | 12° | 0° | 5.70 |
Daylight and clock time in the Central African Republic
In Ndélé (8.4° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 12 h 37 min and the shortest 11 h 38 min; in Nola (3.5° N), the southernmost, 12 h 20 min and 11 h 55 min. The Central African Republic does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Bangui | 33 | UTC+1 | no daylight saving time |