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Solar position in Dolný Kubín

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Dolný Kubín — computed for 49.21° N, 19.30° E, 468 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:17107° ESE
Sunset today17:35253° WSW
Best panel angle39°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle76°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation29.0°
At solar noon, 12:26Open on the sun map

Sun in Dolný Kubín today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:30sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:0712° below
Civil dawn06:446° below
Sunrise07:17107° ESE
Golden hour ends08:02sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2629.0° high
Golden hour starts16:50sun 6° up
Sunset17:35253° WSW
Civil dusk18:086° below
Nautical dusk18:4512° below
Astronomical dusk19:2218° below
Day length10 h 18 min

Sun path diagram for Dolný Kubín

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 solstice567891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 64.2° at solar noon in Dolný Kubín; on the December solstice only 17.4°. Sunrise swings from 51° NE in June to 126° SE in December — a 75° 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
January07:2711:5416:218 h 54 min21.0°
February06:4011:5617:1210 h 32 min30.3°
March05:4311:5017:5612 h 13 min41.1°
April05:3912:4119:4414 h 04 min52.7°
May04:5212:3920:2615 h 34 min61.0°
June04:3712:4420:5116 h 14 min64.2°
July05:0012:4920:3715 h 37 min61.2°
August05:4212:4519:4714 h 05 min52.8°
September06:2712:3518:4312 h 16 min41.4°
October07:1212:2717:4110 h 29 min30.0°
November07:0111:2815:548 h 53 min20.9°
December07:3511:4015:468 h 12 min17.4°

A year of daylight in Dolný Kubín

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 Dolný Kubín

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

39°collects the most energy over a year: 1124 kWh per kWp.

76°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 39°Best worst-month 76°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°92682%0.577.6×
15°104893%0.885.1×
30°111499%1.153.8×
39° year-round best1124100%1.283.3×
45°111899%1.363.0×
49° = latitude110999%1.402.9×
60°106294%1.492.5×
70°99288%1.532.2×
76° off-grid best93984%1.542.1×
90°78970%1.501.7×

A fixed array in Dolný Kubín produces the most over a year at 39°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 76° it makes 1.54 kWh per kWp a day, 20% more than at 39°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Dolný Kubín at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 39° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.75 (70°)1.8JanFebruary: 2.53 (70°)2.5FebMarch: 3.13 (70°)3.1MarApril: 3.43 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.18 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.07 (70°)3.1JunJuly: 3.14 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.35 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 3.17 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 2.63 (70°)2.6OctNovember: 1.71 (70°)1.7NovDecember: 1.53 (70°)1.5Dec39°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 39°Mean temp.
January snow0.931.931.751.50-4.6 °C
February snow1.672.782.532.31-3.2 °C
March2.843.493.133.301.1 °C
April4.173.923.434.077.4 °C
May4.913.723.184.1612.3 °C
June5.313.653.074.2116.1 °C
July5.273.763.144.2418.1 °C
August4.684.003.354.1717.9 °C
September3.313.703.173.5012.8 °C
October2.043.002.632.607.5 °C
November1.061.931.711.562.6 °C
December snow0.741.701.531.28-2.8 °C
Year3.08 avg3.13 avg992 kWh1124 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 770 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 920 Wp at 39°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Dolný Kubín

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.

8.1 mrow pitch at 70°

6.5 mrow pitch at 39°

Row spacing calculator

How Dolný Kubín compares in Slovakia

Against the other 58 places in Slovakia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

57thof 59 places in Slovakia for sunshine, shared: 3.08 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Slovakia: 1,124 against 1,169 kWh per kWp.

+10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bratislava: 16 h 14 min against 16 h 04 min.

39°best year-round tilt here; across Slovakia it runs from 37° in Bratislava to 39° in Prešov.

Of the 59 places in Slovakia, Komárno gets the most sun (3.41 peak sun hours a day) and Čadca the least (3.03); Dolný Kubín ranks joint 57th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.53 kWh a day here, against 1.52 kWh on average in Slovakia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 12 min, −9 min compared with Bratislava.

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Solar forecast for Dolný Kubín, 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 Dolný Kubín

What is the best solar panel angle in Dolný Kubín?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Dolný Kubín is 39°, worth about 1124 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 76°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dolný Kubín today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:35 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 18 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:26.
How many peak sun hours does Dolný Kubín get?
On a flat surface 3.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.7 in December to 5.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Dolný Kubín?
At solar noon the sun stands 64.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 17.4° on the December solstice.
Is Dolný Kubín a good place for solar panels?
With 3.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Dolný Kubín ranks joint 57th of 59 places in Slovakia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (39°) makes about 1,124 kWh a year here, 4% less than the average place in Slovakia.

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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.