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Moravian-Silesian Region · Czechia · 49.68° N · 18.35° E

Solar position in Frýdek-Místek

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Frýdek-Místek — computed for 49.68° N, 18.35° E, 291 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:22107° ESE
Sunset today17:38252° WSW
Best panel angle39°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle76°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation28.5°
At solar noon, 12:30Open on the sun map

Sun in Frýdek-Místek today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:34sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1112° below
Civil dawn06:496° below
Sunrise07:22107° ESE
Golden hour ends08:07sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3028.5° high
Golden hour starts16:53sun 6° up
Sunset17:38252° WSW
Civil dusk18:116° below
Nautical dusk18:4912° below
Astronomical dusk19:2618° below
Day length10 h 16 min

Sun path diagram for Frýdek-Místek

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
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 63.8° at solar noon in Frýdek-Místek; on the December solstice only 16.9°. Sunrise swings from 51° NE in June to 127° SE in December — a 76° 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
January07:3211:5816:238 h 51 min20.5°
February06:4512:0017:1510 h 30 min29.9°
March05:4711:5418:0012 h 13 min40.7°
April05:4212:4519:4814 h 06 min52.3°
May04:5412:4320:3215 h 38 min60.6°
June04:3812:4820:5716 h 19 min63.8°
July05:0212:5220:4215 h 40 min60.7°
August05:4512:4919:5214 h 07 min52.4°
September06:3112:3918:4712 h 16 min40.9°
October07:1712:3017:4410 h 27 min29.6°
November07:0711:3215:568 h 49 min20.4°
December07:4011:4415:488 h 07 min16.9°

A year of daylight in Frýdek-Místek

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 Frýdek-Místek

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: 1101 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°90582%0.547.9×
15°102693%0.835.3×
30°109099%1.094.0×
39° year-round best1101100%1.223.4×
45°1095100%1.293.1×
50° = latitude108498%1.342.9×
60°104195%1.422.6×
70°97388%1.462.3×
76° off-grid best92284%1.472.2×
90°77570%1.431.8×

A fixed array in Frýdek-Místek produces the most over a year at 39°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 76° it makes 1.47 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 Frýdek-Místek at 70°

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

012345January: 1.67 (70°)1.7JanFebruary: 2.43 (70°)2.4FebMarch: 3.07 (70°)3.1MarApril: 3.41 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.17 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.05 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.10 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.31 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.13 (70°)3.1SepOctober: 2.55 (70°)2.6OctNovember: 1.63 (70°)1.6NovDecember: 1.46 (70°)1.5Dec39°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 39°Mean temp.
January snow0.891.851.671.43-4.0 °C
February snow1.622.692.432.22-2.4 °C
March2.783.433.073.231.8 °C
April4.133.913.414.037.9 °C
May4.863.713.174.1412.8 °C
June5.243.643.054.1616.8 °C
July5.183.733.104.1719.0 °C
August4.603.953.314.0918.7 °C
September3.253.663.133.4413.5 °C
October1.982.932.552.528.0 °C
November1.011.851.631.493.3 °C
December snow0.701.621.461.22-2.1 °C
Year3.03 avg3.08 avg973 kWh1101 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 810 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 970 Wp at 39°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Frýdek-Místek

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.

8.4 mrow pitch at 70°

6.7 mrow pitch at 39°

Row spacing calculator

How Frýdek-Místek compares in Czechia

Against the other 95 places in Czechia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

57thof 96 places in Czechia for sunshine, shared: 3.03 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Czechia: 1,101 against 1,107 kWh per kWp.

−4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Prague: 16 h 19 min against 16 h 23 min.

39°best year-round tilt here; across Czechia it runs from 38° in Prague to 39° in Ostrava.

Of the 96 places in Czechia, Břeclav gets the most sun (3.25 peak sun hours a day) and Děčín and 10 other places the least (2.96); Frýdek-Místek ranks joint 57th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.46 kWh a day here, against 1.35 kWh on average in Czechia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 07 min, +4 min compared with Prague.

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Solar forecast for Frýdek-Místek, 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 Frýdek-Místek

What is the best solar panel angle in Frýdek-Místek?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Frýdek-Místek is 39°, worth about 1101 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 Frýdek-Místek today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:38 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 16 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:30.
How many peak sun hours does Frýdek-Místek get?
On a flat surface 3.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.7 in December to 5.2 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Frýdek-Místek?
At solar noon the sun stands 63.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 16.9° on the December solstice.
Is Frýdek-Místek a good place for solar panels?
With 3.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Frýdek-Místek ranks joint 57th of 96 places in Czechia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (39°) makes about 1,101 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Czechia.

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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.