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Solar position in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez — computed for 19.27° N, 103.74° W, 531 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:52102° ESE
Sunset today18:25258° WSW
Best panel angle20°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle15°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation58.8°
At solar noon, 12:38Open on the sun map

Sun in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−6

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:0412° below
Civil dawn06:306° below
Sunrise06:52102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:22sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3858.8° high
Golden hour starts17:55sun 6° up
Sunset18:25258° WSW
Civil dusk18:476° below
Nautical dusk19:1312° below
Astronomical dusk19:3918° below
Day length11 h 33 min

Sun path diagram for Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

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
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  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 85.8° at solar noon in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez; on the December solstice only 47.3°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 50° 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
January07:3113:0618:4111 h 10 min51.0°
February07:1913:0818:5711 h 38 min60.4°
March06:5813:0219:0612 h 08 min71.2°
April06:3312:5319:1412 h 41 min82.8°
May06:1812:5119:2513 h 07 min89.0°
June06:1812:5619:3513 h 18 min85.8°
July06:2713:0119:3413 h 07 min88.9°
August06:3712:5819:1812 h 41 min82.6°
September06:4312:4718:5112 h 08 min71.2°
October06:5112:3918:2711 h 36 min59.8°
November07:0612:4018:1511 h 09 min50.7°
December07:2412:5318:2210 h 58 min47.3°

A year of daylight in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

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 Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

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

20°collects the most energy over a year: 1777 kWh per kWp.

15°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 20°Best worst-month 15°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°168295%4.481.6×
15° off-grid best1771100%4.251.4×
19° = latitude1777100%4.151.4×
20° year-round best1777100%4.121.4×
30°175599%3.791.6×
45°163792%3.131.8×
60°142680%2.332.4×
70°124370%1.783.1×
90°84748%1.104.2×

A fixed array in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez produces the most over a year at 20°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 15° it makes 4.25 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 20°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 20° (year-round best).

01234567January: 4.97 (70°)5.0JanFebruary: 4.84 (70°)4.8FebMarch: 4.22 (70°)4.2MarApril: 2.96 (70°)3.0AprMay: 2.04 (70°)2.0MayJune: 1.67 (70°)1.7JunJuly: 1.78 (70°)1.8JulAugust: 2.19 (70°)2.2AugSeptember: 2.72 (70°)2.7SepOctober: 3.69 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 4.78 (70°)4.8NovDecember: 5.08 (70°)5.1Dec20°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 20°Mean temp.
January4.865.944.974.9219.9 °C
February5.795.804.845.4920.7 °C
March6.875.084.225.9522.0 °C
April7.433.612.965.8124.0 °C
May7.082.532.045.1825.4 °C
June5.942.081.674.2924.6 °C
July5.582.211.784.1223.7 °C
August5.482.692.194.2323.5 °C
September5.043.312.724.1423.1 °C
October5.124.463.694.5822.9 °C
November4.995.754.784.9221.6 °C
December4.696.095.084.8420.3 °C
Year5.74 avg4.12 avg1243 kWh1777 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 290 Wp at 20°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

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.

2.6 mrow pitch at 70°

2.6 mrow pitch at 20°

Row spacing calculator

How Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez compares in Mexico

Against the other 624 places in Mexico with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

234thof 625 places in Mexico for sunshine, shared: 5.74 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mexico: 1,777 against 1,754 kWh per kWp.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mexico City: 13 h 18 min against 13 h 18 min.

20°best year-round tilt here; across Mexico it runs from 15° in Coatzacoalcos to 30° in Tijuana.

Of the 625 places in Mexico, Ciudad Constitución gets the most sun (6.12 peak sun hours a day) and Poza Rica de Hidalgo and one other place the least (4.59); Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez ranks joint 234th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.67 kWh a day here, against 1.82 kWh on average in Mexico. The shortest day lasts 10 h 58 min, +1 min compared with Mexico City.

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Solar forecast for Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez, 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 Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

What is the best solar panel angle in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is 20°, worth about 1777 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 15°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:25 local time (UTC−6), giving 11 h 33 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:38.
How many peak sun hours does Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez get?
On a flat surface 5.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.7 in December to 7.4 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez?
At solar noon the sun stands 85.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 47.3° on the December solstice.
Is Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez a good place for solar panels?
With 5.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez ranks joint 234th of 625 places in Mexico for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (20°) makes about 1,777 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Mexico.

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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.