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Västra Götaland · Sweden · 57.93° N · 12.53° E

Solar position in Alingsås

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Alingsås — computed for 57.93° N, 12.53° E, 66 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:07112° ESE
Sunset today16:39248° WSW
Best panel angle44°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle80°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation19.9°
At solar noon, 11:53Open on the sun map

Sun in Alingsås today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:55sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4012° below
Civil dawn06:266° below
Sunrise07:07112° ESE
Golden hour ends08:05sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5319.9° high
Golden hour starts15:41sun 6° up
Sunset16:39248° WSW
Civil dusk17:206° below
Nautical dusk18:0612° below
Astronomical dusk18:5118° below
Day length9 h 32 min

Sun path diagram for Alingsås

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 solstice5678910111213141516171819202122EquinoxDecember solstice101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 55.5° at solar noon in Alingsås; on the December solstice only 8.7°. Sunrise swings from 39° NE in June to 137° SE in December — a 97° 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
January08:3412:2116:087 h 35 min12.3°
February07:2512:2317:219 h 56 min21.6°
March06:0912:1718:2612 h 17 min32.4°
April05:4313:0820:3514 h 51 min44.0°
May04:3413:0621:3917 h 05 min52.3°
June04:0613:1122:1618 h 10 min55.5°
July04:4113:1621:4917 h 08 min52.5°
August05:4613:1220:3814 h 52 min44.1°
September06:5213:0219:1212 h 20 min32.7°
October07:5812:5417:499 h 52 min21.3°
November08:0911:5515:417 h 33 min12.2°
December08:5312:0715:226 h 28 min8.7°

A year of daylight in Alingsås

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 Alingsås

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

44°collects the most energy over a year: 1048 kWh per kWp.

80°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 44°Best worst-month 80°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°80677%0.1628.9×
15°94190%0.3215.3×
30°102498%0.4710.5×
44° year-round best1048100%0.588.1×
45°1048100%0.598.0×
58° = latitude102097%0.666.5×
60°101297%0.676.3×
70°95791%0.705.5×
80° off-grid best87884%0.714.9×
90°77974%0.704.4×

A fixed array in Alingsås produces the most over a year at 44°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 80° it makes 0.71 kWh per kWp a day, 23% more than at 44°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Alingsås at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 44° (year-round best).

012345January: 0.96 (70°)1.0JanFebruary: 1.82 (70°)1.8FebMarch: 3.28 (70°)3.3MarApril: 3.87 (70°)3.9AprMay: 3.84 (70°)3.8MayJune: 3.73 (70°)3.7JunJuly: 3.53 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 3.35 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.09 (70°)3.1SepOctober: 2.13 (70°)2.1OctNovember: 1.13 (70°)1.1NovDecember: 0.70 (70°)0.7Dec44°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 44°Mean temp.
January snow0.361.090.960.81-2.0 °C
February snow0.962.021.821.65-1.8 °C
March2.363.653.283.271.0 °C
April3.944.403.874.286.1 °C
May5.134.463.844.6411.1 °C
June5.674.413.734.7114.7 °C
July5.174.203.534.3717.1 °C
August4.073.973.353.8616.3 °C
September2.763.613.093.2312.6 °C
October1.312.442.132.017.4 °C
November0.481.291.130.983.3 °C
December snow0.240.810.700.58-0.2 °C
Year2.71 avg3.03 avg957 kWh1048 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,680 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 2,030 Wp at 44°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Alingsås

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.

20.3 mrow pitch at 70°

15.9 mrow pitch at 44°

Row spacing calculator

How Alingsås compares in Sweden

Against the other 98 places in Sweden with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

72ndof 99 places in Sweden for sunshine: 2.71 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Sweden: 1,048 against 1,059 kWh per kWp.

−28 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Stockholm: 18 h 10 min against 18 h 37 min.

44°best year-round tilt here; across Sweden it runs from 41° in Malmö to 50° in Kiruna.

Of the 99 places in Sweden, Kalmar gets the most sun (2.96 peak sun hours a day) and Kiruna the least (2.22); Alingsås ranks 72nd. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.70 kWh a day here, against 0.59 kWh on average in Sweden. The shortest day lasts 6 h 28 min, +24 min compared with Stockholm.

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Solar forecast for Alingsås, 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 Alingsås

What is the best solar panel angle in Alingsås?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Alingsås is 44°, worth about 1048 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 80°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Alingsås today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 16:39 local time (UTC+2), giving 9 h 32 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:53.
How many peak sun hours does Alingsås get?
On a flat surface 2.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.2 in December to 5.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.8 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Alingsås?
At solar noon the sun stands 55.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 8.7° on the December solstice.
Is Alingsås a good place for solar panels?
With 2.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Alingsås ranks 72nd of 99 places in Sweden for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (44°) makes about 1,048 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Sweden.

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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.