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Solar data for Venezuela
Across the 214 places in Venezuela the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 5° in Santa Elena de Uairén to 12° in Maracaibo, and flat ground gets 4.5 to 5.9 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Venezuela at a glance
Averages over 214 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 4.47–4.75
- 4.75–5.04
- 5.04–5.32
- 5.32–5.60
- 5.60–5.88
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place. 1 far-off place lies outside the frame.
The sunniest place in Venezuela is Juan Griego (Nueva Esparta) with 5.88 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Santa Ana with 4.47. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,336 kWh a year in Santa Ana to 1,730 kWh in Juan Griego — 1,543 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 5° in Santa Elena de Uairén to 12° in Maracaibo. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 5° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.05 kWh per kWp a day in Tumeremo and 1.39 kWh in Pueblo Nuevo.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Venezuela
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 | Juan Griego | Nueva Esparta | 5.88 | 1,730 | 11° |
| 2 | Santa Ana | Nueva Esparta | 5.86 | 1,725 | 11° |
| 2 | La Guardia | Nueva Esparta | 5.86 | 1,723 | 11° |
| 4 | Santa Cruz de los Taques | Falcón | 5.85 | 1,716 | 12° |
| 5 | San Juan Bautista | Nueva Esparta | 5.84 | 1,718 | 11° |
| 5 | Punta de Piedras | Nueva Esparta | 5.84 | 1,717 | 11° |
| 7 | La Asunción | Nueva Esparta | 5.83 | 1,715 | 11° |
| 7 | Judibana | Falcón | 5.83 | 1,709 | 12° |
| 9 | Punto Fijo | Falcón | 5.83 | 1,707 | 12° |
| 9 | Punta Cardón | Falcón | 5.82 | 1,706 | 12° |
Least sunny places in Venezuela
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | San Cristóbal | Táchira | 4.55 | 1,352 | 9° |
| 210 | San Antonio del Táchira | Táchira | 4.54 | 1,351 | 8° |
| 212 | San Josecito | Táchira | 4.50 | 1,341 | 9° |
| 213 | Rubio | Táchira | 4.48 | 1,338 | 9° |
| 214 | Santa Ana | Táchira | 4.47 | 1,336 | 9° |
Solar by region in Venezuela
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueva Esparta | 8 | 5.84 | 1,717 | 11° | 1.32 kWh | Juan Griego |
| Falcón | 11 | 5.69 | 1,668 | 12° | 1.35 kWh | Santa Cruz de los Taques |
| Anzoátegui | 12 | 5.54 | 1,618 | 10° | 1.20 kWh | Puerto La Cruz |
| Sucre | 7 | 5.54 | 1,630 | 11° | 1.28 kWh | Araya |
| Vargas | 4 | 5.52 | 1,628 | 11° | 1.28 kWh | Caraballeda |
| Miranda | 21 | 5.50 | 1,618 | 11° | 1.26 kWh | Río Chico |
| Guárico | 9 | 5.46 | 1,596 | 11° | 1.22 kWh | Altagracia de Orituco |
| Distrito Federal | 1 | 5.46 | 1,609 | 11° | 1.27 kWh | Caracas |
| Aragua | 9 | 5.42 | 1,595 | 11° | 1.29 kWh | Las Tejerías |
| Bolívar | 10 | 5.36 | 1,563 | 7° | 1.08 kWh | Ciudad Piar |
| Zulia | 21 | 5.30 | 1,545 | 11° | 1.27 kWh | Los Puertos de Altagracia |
| Apure | 5 | 5.25 | 1,530 | 10° | 1.14 kWh | San Fernando de Apure |
| Carabobo | 11 | 5.24 | 1,543 | 11° | 1.27 kWh | Mariara |
| Cojedes | 5 | 5.24 | 1,538 | 12° | 1.25 kWh | El Pao |
| Monagas | 6 | 5.23 | 1,529 | 10° | 1.17 kWh | Caripito |
| Yaracuy | 11 | 5.11 | 1,508 | 12° | 1.25 kWh | Yaritagua |
| Delta Amacuro | 1 | 5.10 | 1,487 | 9° | 1.13 kWh | Tucupita |
| Lara | 8 | 5.10 | 1,512 | 12° | 1.25 kWh | Carora |
| Amazonas | 1 | 5.10 | 1,487 | 9° | 1.09 kWh | Puerto Ayacucho |
| Portuguesa | 9 | 5.07 | 1,503 | 12° | 1.22 kWh | Guanarito |
| Barinas | 9 | 4.88 | 1,447 | 11° | 1.21 kWh | Sabaneta |
| Trujillo | 9 | 4.87 | 1,435 | 10° | 1.27 kWh | Sabana de Mendoza |
| Mérida | 12 | 4.73 | 1,396 | 10° | 1.25 kWh | Nueva Bolivia |
| Táchira | 14 | 4.60 | 1,364 | 9° | 1.20 kWh | Coloncito |
Largest places in Venezuela at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caracas | 10.5° N | 11° | 9° | 5.46 |
| Maracaibo | 10.6° N | 12° | 9° | 5.51 |
| Valencia | 10.2° N | 11° | 6° | 5.26 |
| Barquisimeto | 10.1° N | 12° | 4° | 5.11 |
| Ciudad Guayana | 8.4° N | 8° | 8° | 5.25 |
| Barcelona | 10.1° N | 11° | 7° | 5.72 |
| Maturín | 9.7° N | 10° | 6° | 5.21 |
| Maracay | 10.2° N | 11° | 7° | 5.39 |
| Ciudad Bolívar | 8.1° N | 8° | 6° | 5.37 |
| Cumaná | 10.5° N | 11° | 8° | 5.70 |
| Barinas | 8.6° N | 11° | 0° | 4.90 |
| Puerto La Cruz | 10.2° N | 11° | 7° | 5.75 |
| Petare | 10.5° N | 11° | 9° | 5.46 |
| Cabimas | 10.4° N | 11° | 8° | 5.48 |
| Turmero | 10.2° N | 11° | 8° | 5.43 |
| Mérida | 8.6° N | 10° | 0° | 4.68 |
| San Cristóbal | 7.8° N | 9° | 0° | 4.55 |
| Alto Barinas | 8.6° N | 11° | 0° | 4.91 |
| Santa Teresa del Tuy | 10.2° N | 11° | 8° | 5.47 |
| Los Teques | 10.3° N | 11° | 9° | 5.45 |
Daylight and clock time in Venezuela
In Pueblo Nuevo (11.9° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 12 h 50 min and the shortest 11 h 26 min; in Santa Elena de Uairén (4.6° N), the southernmost, 12 h 23 min and 11 h 52 min. Venezuela does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Caracas | 214 | UTC−4 | no daylight saving time |