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Solar data for Somalia
Across the 42 places in Somalia the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 0° in Kismayo to 12° in El Dibir, and flat ground gets 5.8 to 6.7 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Somalia at a glance
Averages over 42 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing the equator.
- 5.81–6.00
- 6.00–6.18
- 6.18–6.37
- 6.37–6.56
- 6.56–6.74
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Somalia is Burao (Togdheer) with 6.74 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Bu’aale with 5.81. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,673 kWh a year in Bu’aale to 1,995 kWh in Burao — 1,818 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 0° in Kismayo to 12° in El Dibir. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 2° on average: at 70° that month brings 0.91 kWh per kWp a day in Marka and 1.50 kWh in Qandala.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Somalia
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 | Burao | Togdheer | 6.74 | 1,995 | 11° |
| 2 | Garoowe | Nugaal | 6.67 | 1,956 | 10° |
| 3 | Hargeysa | Woqooyi Galbeed | 6.66 | 1,987 | 11° |
| 3 | Laascaanood | Sool | 6.66 | 1,953 | 10° |
| 5 | Ceerigaabo | Sanaag | 6.60 | 1,955 | 12° |
| 6 | Tog Wajaale | Woqooyi Galbeed | 6.55 | 1,968 | 11° |
| 6 | Gebiley | Woqooyi Galbeed | 6.55 | 1,960 | 11° |
| 8 | Gaalkacyo | Mudug | 6.49 | 1,886 | 8° |
| 9 | Baki | Awdal | 6.46 | 1,927 | 11° |
| 10 | Borama | Awdal | 6.44 | 1,920 | 11° |
Least sunny places in Somalia
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Diinsoor | Bay | 5.88 | 1,699 | 6° |
| 38 | Jilib | Middle Juba | 5.88 | 1,694 | 3° |
| 40 | Dhamas | Gedo | 5.86 | 1,697 | 7° |
| 41 | Baardheere | Gedo | 5.85 | 1,688 | 6° |
| 42 | Bu’aale | Middle Juba | 5.81 | 1,673 | 4° |
Solar by region in Somalia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togdheer | 1 | 6.74 | 1,995 | 11° | 1.17 kWh | Burao |
| Sool | 1 | 6.66 | 1,953 | 10° | 1.17 kWh | Laascaanood |
| Sanaag | 1 | 6.60 | 1,955 | 12° | 1.40 kWh | Ceerigaabo |
| Nugaal | 2 | 6.54 | 1,914 | 9° | 1.21 kWh | Garoowe |
| Woqooyi Galbeed | 4 | 6.49 | 1,934 | 11° | 1.23 kWh | Hargeysa |
| Mudug | 2 | 6.47 | 1,879 | 9° | 1.11 kWh | Gaalkacyo |
| Galguduud | 4 | 6.32 | 1,832 | 7° | 1.06 kWh | Dhabad |
| Awdal | 4 | 6.32 | 1,873 | 11° | 1.30 kWh | Baki |
| Banaadir | 1 | 6.24 | 1,806 | 3° | 0.92 kWh | Mogadishu |
| Hiiraan | 2 | 6.18 | 1,790 | 7° | 1.03 kWh | Beledweyne |
| Bari | 3 | 6.18 | 1,813 | 12° | 1.48 kWh | Bosaso |
| Lower Shabeelle | 4 | 6.12 | 1,770 | 4° | 0.95 kWh | Marka |
| Middle Shabele | 1 | 6.10 | 1,764 | 4° | 1.01 kWh | Jawhar |
| Lower Juba | 3 | 6.07 | 1,752 | 1° | 0.96 kWh | Kismayo |
| Gedo | 4 | 5.95 | 1,720 | 7° | 1.10 kWh | Luuq |
| Bay | 3 | 5.90 | 1,708 | 6° | 1.05 kWh | Baidoa |
| Middle Juba | 2 | 5.85 | 1,683 | 4° | 0.99 kWh | Jilib |
Largest places in Somalia at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogadishu | 2.0° N | 3° | 0° | 6.24 |
| Borama | 9.9° N | 11° | 4° | 6.44 |
| Hargeysa | 9.6° N | 11° | 4° | 6.66 |
| Berbera | 10.4° N | 11° | 5° | 6.21 |
| Kismayo | 0.4° S | 0° | 12° | 6.13 |
| Marka | 1.7° N | 3° | 0° | 6.23 |
| El Dibir | 11.8° N | 12° | 10° | 6.12 |
| Ruqi | 10.0° N | 11° | 5° | 6.43 |
| Baidoa | 3.1° N | 7° | 0° | 5.93 |
| Cabudwaaq | 6.2° N | 8° | 0° | 6.41 |
| Burao | 9.5° N | 11° | 2° | 6.74 |
| Kaambooni | 1.6° S | 1° | 14° | 6.05 |
| Gebiley | 9.7° N | 11° | 4° | 6.55 |
| Bosaso | 11.3° N | 12° | 8° | 6.27 |
| Beled Hawo | 3.9° N | 7° | 0° | 6.03 |
| Balanbale | 5.8° N | 7° | 0° | 6.37 |
| Afgooye | 2.1° N | 4° | 0° | 6.15 |
| Gaalkacyo | 6.8° N | 8° | 0° | 6.49 |
| Laascaanood | 8.5° N | 10° | 0° | 6.66 |
| Garoowe | 8.4° N | 10° | 1° | 6.67 |
Daylight and clock time in Somalia
In El Dibir (11.8° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 12 h 49 min and the shortest 11 h 26 min; in Kaambooni (1.6° S), the southernmost, 12 h 13 min and 12 h 02 min. Somalia does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Mogadishu | 40 | UTC+3 | no daylight saving time |
| Africa/Addis_Ababa | 2 | UTC+3 | no daylight saving time |