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Srpska · Bosnia and Herzegovina · 44.78° N · 17.21° E

Solar position in Banja Luka

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Banja Luka — computed for 44.78° N, 17.21° E, 151 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:18106° ESE
Sunset today17:51254° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle66°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation33.4°
At solar noon, 12:35Open on the sun map

Sun in Banja Luka today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:40sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1412° below
Civil dawn06:486° below
Sunrise07:18106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:59sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3533.4° high
Golden hour starts17:11sun 6° up
Sunset17:51254° WSW
Civil dusk18:216° below
Nautical dusk18:5512° below
Astronomical dusk19:2918° below
Day length10 h 34 min

Sun path diagram for Banja Luka

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 solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 68.7° at solar noon in Banja Luka; on the December solstice only 21.8°. Sunrise swings from 55° NE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 68° 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
January07:2112:0216:449 h 23 min25.4°
February06:4212:0517:2710 h 45 min34.8°
March05:5211:5818:0412 h 12 min45.6°
April05:5612:5019:4313 h 47 min57.2°
May05:1612:4720:1915 h 02 min65.5°
June05:0512:5220:4015 h 35 min68.7°
July05:2512:5720:2915 h 04 min65.6°
August06:0012:5419:4713 h 47 min57.3°
September06:3612:4418:5012 h 14 min45.8°
October07:1412:3517:5610 h 42 min34.5°
November06:5511:3616:179 h 22 min25.3°
December07:2511:4916:138 h 48 min21.8°

A year of daylight in Banja Luka

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 Banja Luka

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

35°collects the most energy over a year: 1271 kWh per kWp.

66°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 35°Best worst-month 66°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°107785%0.865.8×
15°120695%1.264.1×
30°1267100%1.573.2×
35° year-round best1271100%1.662.9×
45° = latitude125599%1.802.5×
60°117392%1.912.1×
66° off-grid best112288%1.922.0×
70°108285%1.911.9×
90°82865%1.771.5×

A fixed array in Banja Luka produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 66° it makes 1.92 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 35°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Banja Luka at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.26 (70°)2.3JanFebruary: 2.55 (70°)2.6FebMarch: 3.24 (70°)3.2MarApril: 3.34 (70°)3.3AprMay: 3.23 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.20 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.34 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.61 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.37 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 3.17 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 2.32 (70°)2.3NovDecember: 1.91 (70°)1.9Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January snow1.332.512.261.97-0.8 °C
February2.012.852.552.500.5 °C
March3.203.663.243.514.6 °C
April4.413.853.344.139.7 °C
May5.373.803.234.4814.3 °C
June6.093.833.204.7518.5 °C
July6.224.043.344.9021.2 °C
August5.474.353.614.7321.3 °C
September3.803.973.373.8315.6 °C
October2.633.663.173.1610.7 °C
November1.522.632.322.115.7 °C
December1.092.141.911.660.5 °C
Year3.60 avg3.44 avg1082 kWh1271 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 620 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 710 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Banja Luka

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.

6.3 mrow pitch at 70°

5.0 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Banja Luka compares in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Against the other 22 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

23rdof 23 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina for sunshine: 3.60 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,271 against 1,304 kWh per kWp.

+7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Sarajevo: 15 h 35 min against 15 h 28 min.

35°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Banja Luka gets the least sun of the 23 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina (3.60 peak sun hours a day); the sunniest is Trebinje with 4.14. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.92 kWh a day here, against 2.08 kWh on average in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The shortest day lasts 8 h 48 min, −7 min compared with Sarajevo.

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Solar forecast for Banja Luka, 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 Banja Luka

What is the best solar panel angle in Banja Luka?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Banja Luka is 35°, worth about 1271 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 66°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Banja Luka today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 17:51 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 34 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:35.
How many peak sun hours does Banja Luka get?
On a flat surface 3.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.1 in December to 6.2 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Banja Luka?
At solar noon the sun stands 68.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 21.8° on the December solstice.
Is Banja Luka a good place for solar panels?
With 3.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Banja Luka ranks 23rd of 23 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,271 kWh a year here, 3% less than the average place in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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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.