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Solar data for the Turks and Caicos Islands

Across the 2 places in the Turks and Caicos Islands the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 20° in Cockburn Town to 21° in Providenciales, and flat ground gets 5.6 to 5.6 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.

Solar power in the Turks and Caicos Islands at a glance

Averages over 2 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.

Best panel angle21°average, facing south
Peak sun hours5.64a day on flat ground
1 kWp makes1,722kWh a year at the best angle
Off-grid angle29°average, for the darkest month
Providenciales
  • 5.65 peak sun hours a day

Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.

The sunniest place in the Turks and Caicos Islands is Providenciales (Turks and Caicos Islands) with 5.65 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Cockburn Town with 5.64. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,720 kWh a year in Cockburn Town to 1,725 kWh in Providenciales — 1,722 kWh on average.

The best year-round tilt runs from 20° in Cockburn Town to 21° in Providenciales. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 29° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.93 kWh per kWp a day in Cockburn Town and 1.96 kWh in Providenciales.

Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.

Largest places in the Turks and Caicos Islands at a glance

PlaceLatitudeBest tiltOff-grid tiltSun hours/day (flat)
Providenciales21.8° N21°28°5.65
Cockburn Town21.5° N20°29°5.64

Daylight and clock time in the Turks and Caicos Islands

In Providenciales (21.8° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 13 h 28 min and the shortest 10 h 48 min; in Cockburn Town (21.5° N), the southernmost, 13 h 27 min and 10 h 50 min. The clocks change twice a year: forward on Sun 8 Mar, back on Sun 1 Nov (America/Grand_Turk).

Time zonePlacesUTC offsetClocks change in 2026
America/Grand_Turk2UTC−5, in summer UTC−4Forward on Sun 8 Mar, back on Sun 1 Nov

Questions about solar in the Turks and Caicos Islands

What is the best angle for solar panels in the Turks and Caicos Islands?
Facing south, between 20° and 21° depending on the place — 21° on average over 2 places. Off-grid systems that must get through the darkest month do better steeper, at about 29° on average.
How many peak sun hours does the Turks and Caicos Islands get?
From 5.6 hours a day in Cockburn Town to 5.6 in Providenciales on flat ground, averaged over the year; 5.6 on average.
How much electricity does 1 kWp of solar panels produce in the Turks and Caicos Islands?
About 1,722 kWh a year at the best fixed angle on average, from 1,720 kWh in Cockburn Town to 1,725 kWh in Providenciales. These are long-term climate averages; a single year can be several per cent higher or lower.
Where is the sunniest place in the Turks and Caicos Islands?
Providenciales (Turks and Caicos Islands) gets the most sun of the 2 places: 5.65 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, so 1 kWp there makes about 1,725 kWh a year.
Does the Turks and Caicos Islands use daylight saving time?
The clocks change twice a year: forward on Sun 8 Mar, back on Sun 1 Nov (America/Grand_Turk).
How long is the longest day in the Turks and Caicos Islands?
13 h 28 min in Providenciales; the shortest day lasts 10 h 48 min in Providenciales.

All places in the Turks and Caicos Islands

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