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Solar position in Ciudad Río Bravo

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ciudad Río Bravo — computed for 25.99° N, 98.09° W, 26 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:36103° ESE
Sunset today17:56257° WSW
Best panel angle22°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle46°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation52.1°
At solar noon, 12:16Open on the sun map

Sun in Ciudad Río Bravo today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−6

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:18sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4512° below
Civil dawn06:126° below
Sunrise06:36103° ESE
Golden hour ends07:07sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1652.1° high
Golden hour starts17:25sun 6° up
Sunset17:56257° WSW
Civil dusk18:196° below
Nautical dusk18:4612° below
Astronomical dusk19:1318° below
Day length11 h 20 min

Sun path diagram for Ciudad Río Bravo

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 87.5° at solar noon in Ciudad Río Bravo; on the December solstice only 40.6°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 53° 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
January07:2012:4318:0710 h 47 min44.3°
February07:0212:4618:2911 h 27 min53.7°
March06:3512:3918:4412 h 09 min64.5°
April06:0312:3118:5812 h 55 min76.1°
May05:4312:2819:1413 h 31 min84.3°
June05:4112:3419:2713 h 46 min87.5°
July05:5312:3819:2413 h 31 min84.4°
August06:0712:3519:0212 h 55 min75.9°
September06:2012:2518:2912 h 09 min64.5°
October06:3412:1617:5811 h 24 min53.1°
November06:5512:1817:4110 h 46 min44.0°
December07:1512:3017:4510 h 31 min40.6°

A year of daylight in Ciudad Río Bravo

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 Río Bravo

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

22°collects the most energy over a year: 1560 kWh per kWp.

46°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 22°Best worst-month 46°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°146194%2.412.2×
15°154999%3.021.7×
22° year-round best1560100%3.231.5×
26° = latitude1557100%3.341.5×
30°154799%3.431.4×
45°145693%3.641.2×
46° off-grid best144793%3.651.2×
60°128382%3.631.5×
70°112972%3.491.9×
90°77149%2.953.2×

A fixed array in Ciudad Río Bravo produces the most over a year at 22°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 46° it makes 3.65 kWh per kWp a day, 13% more than at 22°, and costs 7% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ciudad Río Bravo at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 22° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.59 (70°)3.6JanFebruary: 3.54 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 3.33 (70°)3.3MarApril: 2.81 (70°)2.8AprMay: 2.31 (70°)2.3MayJune: 2.07 (70°)2.1JunJuly: 2.23 (70°)2.2JulAugust: 2.76 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 3.22 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 3.91 (70°)3.9OctNovember: 3.88 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.49 (70°)3.5Dec22°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 22°Mean temp.
January3.244.223.593.4216.1 °C
February3.934.203.543.8318.3 °C
March4.814.013.334.2721.5 °C
April5.593.452.814.5125.0 °C
May6.152.882.314.6027.5 °C
June6.792.622.074.8529.5 °C
July6.682.802.234.8629.3 °C
August6.473.452.764.9729.8 °C
September5.353.983.224.4927.9 °C
October4.734.773.914.4325.2 °C
November3.664.653.883.7820.8 °C
December3.014.133.493.2317.2 °C
Year5.04 avg3.76 avg1129 kWh1560 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 570 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 22°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ciudad Río Bravo

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.

3.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.8 mrow pitch at 22°

Row spacing calculator

How Ciudad Río Bravo compares in Mexico

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

555thof 625 places in Mexico for sunshine, shared: 5.04 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−11%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mexico: 1,560 against 1,754 kWh per kWp.

+28 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mexico City: 13 h 46 min against 13 h 18 min.

22°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 Río Bravo ranks joint 555th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.07 kWh a day here, against 1.82 kWh on average in Mexico. The shortest day lasts 10 h 31 min, −27 min compared with Mexico City.

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Solar forecast for Ciudad Río Bravo, 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 Río Bravo

What is the best solar panel angle in Ciudad Río Bravo?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ciudad Río Bravo is 22°, worth about 1560 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 46°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ciudad Río Bravo today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:56 local time (UTC−6), giving 11 h 20 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:16.
How many peak sun hours does Ciudad Río Bravo get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.0 in December to 6.8 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Ciudad Río Bravo?
At solar noon the sun stands 87.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 40.6° on the December solstice.
Is Ciudad Río Bravo a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ciudad Río Bravo ranks joint 555th of 625 places in Mexico for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (22°) makes about 1,560 kWh a year here, 11% less 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.