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Tahoua Region · Niger · 13.80° N · 5.25° E

Solar position in Birni N Konni

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Birni N Konni — computed for 13.80° N, 5.25° E, 272 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:31102° ESE
Sunset today18:14258° WSW
Best panel angle15°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle3°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation64.4°
At solar noon, 12:23Open on the sun map

Sun in Birni N Konni today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:19sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4412° below
Civil dawn06:096° below
Sunrise06:31102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:00sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2364.4° high
Golden hour starts17:45sun 6° up
Sunset18:14258° WSW
Civil dusk18:366° below
Nautical dusk19:0112° below
Astronomical dusk19:2618° below
Day length11 h 43 min

Sun path diagram for Birni N Konni

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 solstice78910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 80.4° at solar noon in Birni N Konni; on the December solstice only 52.8°. 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
January07:0612:5018:3311 h 27 min56.4°
February06:5912:5218:4511 h 46 min65.8°
March06:4212:4618:4912 h 07 min76.6°
April06:2212:3718:5312 h 31 min88.2°
May06:1112:3519:0012 h 49 min83.6°
June06:1212:4019:0912 h 57 min80.4°
July06:2012:4519:1012 h 49 min83.4°
August06:2612:4218:5712 h 31 min88.2°
September06:2812:3218:3512 h 08 min76.8°
October06:3012:2318:1611 h 45 min65.4°
November06:4112:2418:0811 h 26 min56.2°
December06:5712:3718:1611 h 19 min52.8°

A year of daylight in Birni N Konni

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 Birni N Konni

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

15°collects the most energy over a year: 1779 kWh per kWp.

3°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 15°Best worst-month 3°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearAugust kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°172997%4.521.2×
3° off-grid best174798%4.501.1×
14° = latitude1779100%4.361.2×
15° year-round best1779100%4.341.2×
30°173297%3.941.4×
45°159089%3.331.8×
60°136477%2.562.4×
70°117866%1.993.0×
90°81146%1.133.5×

A fixed array in Birni N Konni produces the most over a year at 15°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 3° it makes 4.50 kWh per kWp a day, 4% more than at 15°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Birni N Konni at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 15° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.78 (70°)4.8JanFebruary: 4.21 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 3.43 (70°)3.4MarApril: 2.59 (70°)2.6AprMay: 1.91 (70°)1.9MayJune: 1.66 (70°)1.7JunJuly: 1.67 (70°)1.7JulAugust: 1.99 (70°)2.0AugSeptember: 2.89 (70°)2.9SepOctober: 3.85 (70°)3.9OctNovember: 4.76 (70°)4.8NovDecember: 5.04 (70°)5.0Dec15°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 15°Mean temp.
January5.575.774.785.0922.6 °C
February6.105.154.215.2226.2 °C
March6.434.283.435.1530.0 °C
April6.533.292.594.9433.2 °C
May6.372.461.914.6333.7 °C
June6.142.141.664.4231.9 °C
July5.962.121.674.3729.2 °C
August5.692.481.994.3427.0 °C
September6.173.572.894.9327.4 °C
October6.114.763.855.1328.2 °C
November5.845.834.765.2226.2 °C
December5.486.115.045.1023.3 °C
Year6.03 avg3.99 avg1178 kWh1779 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 710 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 270 Wp at 15°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Birni N Konni

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.

2.3 mrow pitch at 70°

2.4 mrow pitch at 15°

Row spacing calculator

How Birni N Konni compares in Niger

Against the other 41 places in Niger with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

35thof 42 places in Niger for sunshine: 6.03 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Niger: 1,779 against 1,815 kWh per kWp.

+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Niamey: 12 h 57 min against 12 h 55 min.

15°best year-round tilt here; across Niger it runs from 13° in Gaya to 19° in Arlit.

Of the 42 places in Niger, Arlit gets the most sun (6.52 peak sun hours a day) and Gaya the least (5.74); Birni N Konni ranks 35th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.66 kWh a day here, against 1.69 kWh on average in Niger. The shortest day lasts 11 h 19 min, −1 min compared with Niamey.

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Solar forecast for Birni N Konni, 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 Birni N Konni

What is the best solar panel angle in Birni N Konni?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Birni N Konni is 15°, worth about 1779 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through August does better at about 3°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Birni N Konni today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:14 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 43 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:23.
How many peak sun hours does Birni N Konni get?
On a flat surface 6.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.5 in December to 6.5 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Birni N Konni?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 52.8° on the December solstice.
Is Birni N Konni a good place for solar panels?
With 6.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Birni N Konni ranks 35th of 42 places in Niger for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (15°) makes about 1,779 kWh a year here, 2% less than the average place in Niger.

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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.