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Solar position in Bobo-Dioulasso

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Bobo-Dioulasso — computed for 11.18° N, 4.29° W, 453 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:07102° ESE
Sunset today17:55258° WSW
Best panel angle13°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation67.0°
At solar noon, 12:01Open on the sun map

Sun in Bobo-Dioulasso today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:56sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2112° below
Civil dawn05:456° below
Sunrise06:07102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:35sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0167.0° high
Golden hour starts17:26sun 6° up
Sunset17:55258° WSW
Civil dusk18:166° below
Nautical dusk18:4112° below
Astronomical dusk19:0618° below
Day length11 h 48 min

Sun path diagram for Bobo-Dioulasso

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 solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 77.7° at solar noon in Bobo-Dioulasso; on the December solstice only 55.4°. 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
January06:4112:2818:1511 h 35 min59.0°
February06:3512:3018:2511 h 50 min68.4°
March06:2012:2418:2712 h 07 min79.2°
April06:0212:1518:2812 h 26 min89.2°
May05:5312:1318:3412 h 41 min80.9°
June05:5512:1918:4212 h 47 min77.7°
July06:0312:2318:4412 h 41 min80.8°
August06:0712:2018:3312 h 26 min89.2°
September06:0612:1018:1312 h 08 min79.4°
October06:0612:0117:5611 h 50 min68.0°
November06:1512:0217:5011 h 34 min58.9°
December06:3112:1517:5911 h 28 min55.4°

A year of daylight in Bobo-Dioulasso

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 Bobo-Dioulasso

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: 1682 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 yearAugust kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best164698%4.041.2×
11° = latitude1681100%3.931.3×
13° year-round best1682100%3.901.3×
15°1681100%3.861.3×
30°162396%3.481.6×
45°147688%2.922.0×
60°125274%2.232.7×
70°107264%1.723.5×
90°73844%1.083.5×

A fixed array in Bobo-Dioulasso produces the most over a year at 13°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 0° it makes 4.04 kWh per kWp a day, 4% more than at 13°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Bobo-Dioulasso at 70°

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

0123456January: 4.67 (70°)4.7JanFebruary: 3.90 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.08 (70°)3.1MarApril: 2.21 (70°)2.2AprMay: 1.62 (70°)1.6MayJune: 1.41 (70°)1.4JunJuly: 1.42 (70°)1.4JulAugust: 1.72 (70°)1.7AugSeptember: 2.48 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 3.50 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 4.40 (70°)4.4NovDecember: 4.89 (70°)4.9Dec13°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 13°Mean temp.
January5.705.694.675.0624.8 °C
February5.954.813.904.9928.1 °C
March6.123.863.084.8730.9 °C
April6.072.792.214.6131.5 °C
May6.052.061.624.4630.3 °C
June5.711.801.414.1928.2 °C
July5.371.801.424.0026.2 °C
August5.072.151.723.9025.4 °C
September5.473.052.484.3725.6 °C
October5.824.303.504.8526.6 °C
November5.695.384.404.9826.1 °C
December5.575.954.895.0424.4 °C
Year5.71 avg3.63 avg1072 kWh1682 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 840 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 300 Wp at 13°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Bobo-Dioulasso

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.

2.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 13°

Row spacing calculator

How Bobo-Dioulasso compares in Burkina Faso

Against the other 73 places in Burkina Faso with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

59thof 74 places in Burkina Faso for sunshine, shared: 5.71 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Burkina Faso: 1,682 against 1,709 kWh per kWp.

−4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Ouagadougou: 12 h 47 min against 12 h 51 min.

13°best year-round tilt here; across Burkina Faso it runs from 11° in Batié to 15° in Ouahigouya.

Of the 74 places in Burkina Faso, Aribinda and one other place get the most sun (6.07 peak sun hours a day) and Batié the least (5.34); Bobo-Dioulasso ranks joint 59th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.41 kWh a day here, against 1.47 kWh on average in Burkina Faso. The shortest day lasts 11 h 28 min, +4 min compared with Ouagadougou.

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Solar forecast for Bobo-Dioulasso, 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 Bobo-Dioulasso

What is the best solar panel angle in Bobo-Dioulasso?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Bobo-Dioulasso is 13°, worth about 1682 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through August does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bobo-Dioulasso today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 17:55 local time (UTC), giving 11 h 48 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:01.
How many peak sun hours does Bobo-Dioulasso get?
On a flat surface 5.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.1 in August to 6.1 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.8 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Bobo-Dioulasso?
At solar noon the sun stands 77.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 55.4° on the December solstice.
Is Bobo-Dioulasso a good place for solar panels?
With 5.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Bobo-Dioulasso ranks joint 59th of 74 places in Burkina Faso for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (13°) makes about 1,682 kWh a year here, 2% less than the average place in Burkina Faso.

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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.