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Solar position in Chimbote

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Chimbote — computed for 9.08° S, 78.59° W, 1 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:47102° ESE
Sunset today18:09258° WSW
Best panel angle8°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle25°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation87.2°
At solar noon, 11:58Open on the sun map

Sun in Chimbote today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:35sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0112° below
Civil dawn05:266° below
Sunrise05:47102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:15sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5887.2° high
Golden hour starts17:41sun 6° up
Sunset18:09258° WSW
Civil dusk18:316° below
Nautical dusk18:5612° below
Astronomical dusk19:2118° below
Day length12 h 22 min

Sun path diagram for Chimbote

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice6789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 57.5° at solar noon in Chimbote; on the December solstice only 75.6°. 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
January06:0812:2518:4212 h 34 min79.3°
February06:1712:2718:3712 h 20 min88.7°
March06:1812:2118:2412 h 06 min80.5°
April06:1712:1218:0811 h 51 min68.9°
May06:2012:1018:0111 h 40 min60.6°
June06:2812:1618:0411 h 36 min57.5°
July06:3012:2018:1011 h 40 min60.6°
August06:2112:1718:1311 h 51 min69.0°
September06:0412:0718:1012 h 06 min80.4°
October05:4811:5818:0912 h 21 min88.2°
November05:4312:0018:1712 h 34 min79.1°
December05:5212:1218:3212 h 39 min75.6°

A year of daylight in Chimbote

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 Chimbote

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

8°collects the most energy over a year: 1613 kWh per kWp.

25°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 8°Best worst-month 25°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°160199%3.401.5×
8° year-round best1613100%3.651.3×
9° = latitude1613100%3.681.3×
15°160299%3.831.3×
25° off-grid best155396%3.991.2×
30°151494%4.041.3×
45°134183%4.011.7×
60°109968%3.752.4×
70°91757%3.463.1×
90°61538%2.612.6×

A fixed array in Chimbote produces the most over a year at 8°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 25° it makes 3.99 kWh per kWp a day, 9% more than at 8°, and costs 4% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Chimbote at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 8° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.29 (70°)1.3JanFebruary: 1.82 (70°)1.8FebMarch: 2.57 (70°)2.6MarApril: 3.48 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.76 (70°)3.8MayJune: 3.46 (70°)3.5JunJuly: 3.36 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.05 (70°)3.1AugSeptember: 2.63 (70°)2.6SepOctober: 2.04 (70°)2.0OctNovember: 1.43 (70°)1.4NovDecember: 1.20 (70°)1.2Dec8°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 8°Mean temp.
January6.141.601.294.7920.3 °C
February5.962.231.824.7521.1 °C
March5.793.112.574.7321.0 °C
April5.674.173.484.7920.2 °C
May4.934.483.764.2719.5 °C
June4.184.113.463.6518.7 °C
July4.223.993.363.6818.3 °C
August4.553.643.053.9018.3 °C
September5.113.142.634.2718.4 °C
October5.752.472.044.6818.2 °C
November6.101.751.434.8318.4 °C
December6.071.501.204.7319.3 °C
Year5.37 avg3.02 avg917 kWh1613 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 980 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 8°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Chimbote

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°

2.2 mrow pitch at 8°

Row spacing calculator

How Chimbote compares in Peru

Against the other 135 places in Peru with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

46thof 136 places in Peru for sunshine, shared: 5.37 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Peru: 1,613 against 1,605 kWh per kWp.

−11 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lima: 12 h 39 min against 12 h 50 min.

8°best year-round tilt here; across Peru it runs from 3° in Tumbes to 19° in Arequipa.

Of the 136 places in Peru, Ciudad Satelite and one other place get the most sun (6.60 peak sun hours a day) and La Peca the least (4.16); Chimbote ranks joint 46th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.21 kWh a day here, against 1.33 kWh on average in Peru. The shortest day lasts 11 h 36 min, +11 min compared with Lima.

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Solar forecast for Chimbote, 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 Chimbote

What is the best solar panel angle in Chimbote?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Chimbote is 8°, worth about 1613 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 25°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chimbote today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:09 local time (UTC−5), giving 12 h 22 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:58.
How many peak sun hours does Chimbote get?
On a flat surface 5.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.2 in June to 6.1 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Chimbote?
At solar noon the sun stands 57.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 75.6° on the December solstice.
Is Chimbote a good place for solar panels?
With 5.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Chimbote ranks joint 46th of 136 places in Peru for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (8°) makes about 1,613 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Peru.

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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.