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Solar data for Togo
Across the 20 places in Togo the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 7° in Lomé to 13° in Sinkassé, and flat ground gets 4.9 to 5.6 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Togo at a glance
Averages over 20 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 4.86–5.01
- 5.01–5.17
- 5.17–5.32
- 5.32–5.47
- 5.47–5.62
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Togo is Sinkassé (Savanes) with 5.62 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Tabligbo with 4.86. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,414 kWh a year in Tabligbo to 1,652 kWh in Sinkassé — 1,493 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 7° in Lomé to 13° in Sinkassé. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 0° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.14 kWh per kWp a day in Lomé and 1.38 kWh in Sinkassé.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Togo
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 | Sinkassé | Savanes | 5.62 | 1,652 | 13° |
| 2 | Dapaong | Savanes | 5.58 | 1,638 | 12° |
| 3 | Mango | Savanes | 5.47 | 1,604 | 12° |
| 4 | Niamtougou | Kara | 5.29 | 1,553 | 11° |
| 5 | Kara | Kara | 5.24 | 1,537 | 11° |
| 6 | Bafilo | Kara | 5.21 | 1,528 | 11° |
| 7 | Tchamba | Centrale | 5.18 | 1,519 | 11° |
| 7 | Bassar | Kara | 5.18 | 1,517 | 11° |
| 9 | Sokodé | Centrale | 5.15 | 1,511 | 11° |
| 10 | Sotouboua | Centrale | 5.08 | 1,490 | 10° |
Least sunny places in Togo
Solar by region in Togo
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.
Largest places in Togo at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lomé | 6.1° N | 7° | 0° | 4.92 |
| Sokodé | 9.0° N | 11° | 0° | 5.15 |
| Kara | 9.6° N | 11° | 0° | 5.24 |
| Atakpamé | 7.5° N | 9° | 0° | 4.96 |
| Kpalimé | 6.9° N | 8° | 0° | 4.93 |
| Bassar | 9.3° N | 11° | 0° | 5.18 |
| Dapaong | 10.9° N | 12° | 0° | 5.58 |
| Tsévié | 6.4° N | 7° | 0° | 4.88 |
| Aného | 6.2° N | 7° | 0° | 4.87 |
| Mango | 10.4° N | 12° | 0° | 5.47 |
| Anié | 7.8° N | 9° | 0° | 4.99 |
| Notsé | 7.0° N | 8° | 0° | 4.91 |
| Sinkassé | 11.1° N | 13° | 0° | 5.62 |
| Tchamba | 9.0° N | 11° | 0° | 5.18 |
| Sotouboua | 8.6° N | 10° | 0° | 5.08 |
| Badou | 7.6° N | 9° | 0° | 4.96 |
| Niamtougou | 9.8° N | 11° | 0° | 5.29 |
| Bafilo | 9.4° N | 11° | 0° | 5.21 |
| Tabligbo | 6.6° N | 8° | 0° | 4.86 |
| Vogan | 6.3° N | 7° | 0° | 4.87 |
Daylight and clock time in Togo
In Sinkassé (11.1° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 12 h 47 min and the shortest 11 h 29 min; in Lomé (6.1° N), the southernmost, 12 h 29 min and 11 h 46 min. Togo does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Lome | 20 | UTC | no daylight saving time |