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Ethiopia · 9.02° N · 38.75° E

Solar position in Addis Ababa

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Addis Ababa — computed for 9.02° N, 38.75° E, 2405 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:13102° ESE
Sunset today18:04258° WSW
Best panel angle13°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation69.2°
At solar noon, 12:09Open on the sun map

Sun in Addis Ababa today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:02sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2712° below
Civil dawn05:526° below
Sunrise06:13102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:41sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0969.2° high
Golden hour starts17:36sun 6° up
Sunset18:04258° WSW
Civil dusk18:266° below
Nautical dusk18:5112° below
Astronomical dusk19:1518° below
Day length11 h 52 min

Sun path diagram for Addis Ababa

Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.

15°30°45°60°75°N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°June solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 75.6° at solar noon in Addis Ababa; on the December solstice only 57.5°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° arc along the horizon.

Sunrise, sunset and sun height by month

Values for the 21st of each month, local clock time including daylight saving time.

MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDay lengthNoon elevation
January06:4512:3618:2611 h 41 min61.1°
February06:4112:3818:3511 h 53 min70.5°
March06:2812:3218:3512 h 07 min81.3°
April06:1212:2318:3412 h 22 min87.1°
May06:0412:2118:3812 h 34 min78.8°
June06:0712:2618:4612 h 39 min75.6°
July06:1412:3118:4812 h 34 min78.6°
August06:1612:2818:3912 h 22 min87.0°
September06:1412:1818:2112 h 07 min81.6°
October06:1312:0918:0611 h 53 min70.2°
November06:2012:1018:0111 h 41 min61.0°
December06:3512:2318:1111 h 36 min57.5°

A year of daylight in Addis Ababa

Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best solar panel angle in Addis Ababa

Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

13°collects the most energy over a year: 1838 kWh per kWp.

0°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 13°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best179998%4.081.3×
9° = latitude1834100%3.901.5×
13° year-round best1838100%3.801.5×
15°1836100%3.751.6×
30°176896%3.231.9×
45°160087%2.562.5×
60°134873%1.833.3×
70°114862%1.384.3×
90°77842%1.144.0×

A fixed array in Addis Ababa produces the most over a year at 13°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 0° it makes 4.08 kWh per kWp a day, 7% more than at 13°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Addis Ababa at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 13° (year-round best).

01234567January: 5.30 (70°)5.3JanFebruary: 4.52 (70°)4.5FebMarch: 3.27 (70°)3.3MarApril: 2.07 (70°)2.1AprMay: 1.43 (70°)1.4MayJune: 1.31 (70°)1.3JunJuly: 1.38 (70°)1.4JulAugust: 1.66 (70°)1.7AugSeptember: 2.49 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 3.86 (70°)3.9OctNovember: 4.95 (70°)5.0NovDecember: 5.57 (70°)5.6Dec13°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 13°Mean temp.
January6.166.235.305.7116.1 °C
February6.645.344.525.8517.7 °C
March6.653.903.275.5418.6 °C
April6.392.502.075.0618.5 °C
May6.301.761.434.7918.8 °C
June5.781.611.314.3518.1 °C
July4.941.691.383.8016.2 °C
August4.912.001.663.8915.9 °C
September5.612.962.494.6216.2 °C
October6.334.523.865.5115.3 °C
November6.165.794.955.6514.9 °C
December6.056.525.575.7114.9 °C
Year5.99 avg3.73 avg1148 kWh1838 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 900 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 13°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Addis Ababa

Distance between rows of 2 m long panels (slope length) so that no row shades the next between 10:00 and 14:00 solar time on the winter solstice.

2.0 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 13°

Row spacing calculator

How Addis Ababa compares in Ethiopia

Against the other 232 places in Ethiopia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

113thof 233 places in Ethiopia for sunshine, shared: 5.99 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Ethiopia: 1,838 against 1,799 kWh per kWp.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with the average place in Ethiopia: 12 h 39 min against 12 h 40 min.

13°best year-round tilt here; across Ethiopia it runs from 7° in Kahandhale to 17° in Inda Silasē.

Of the 233 places in Ethiopia, Hartīshēk gets the most sun (6.56 peak sun hours a day) and Tēpī the least (5.08); Addis Ababa ranks joint 113th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.31 kWh a day here, against 1.32 kWh on average in Ethiopia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 36 min, +1 min compared with the average.

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Solar forecast for Addis Ababa, next 48 hours

Expected output of 1 kWp at 70°, computed from the ICON-EU weather model of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Europe.

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Questions about the sun in Addis Ababa

What is the best solar panel angle in Addis Ababa?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Addis Ababa is 13°, worth about 1838 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Addis Ababa today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 18:04 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 52 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:09.
How many peak sun hours does Addis Ababa get?
On a flat surface 6.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.9 in August to 6.6 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Addis Ababa?
At solar noon the sun stands 75.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 57.5° on the December solstice.
Is Addis Ababa a good place for solar panels?
With 6.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Addis Ababa ranks joint 113th of 233 places in Ethiopia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (13°) makes about 1,838 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Ethiopia.

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Sun positions: NREL Solar Position Algorithm. Climate: NASA POWER monthly climatology (NASA Langley Research Center). Forecast: Deutscher Wetterdienst, ICON-EU (CC BY 4.0), processed. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Time zones: IANA. Sources and licences.