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South Bohemian Region · Czechia · 49.14° N · 15.00° E

Solar position in Jindřichův Hradec

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Jindřichův Hradec — computed for 49.14° N, 15.00° E, 480 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:34107° ESE
Sunset today17:53253° WSW
Best panel angle38°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle72°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation29.0°
At solar noon, 12:43Open on the sun map

Sun in Jindřichův Hradec today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:48sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2412° below
Civil dawn07:016° below
Sunrise07:34107° ESE
Golden hour ends08:19sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4329.0° high
Golden hour starts17:08sun 6° up
Sunset17:53253° WSW
Civil dusk18:256° below
Nautical dusk19:0212° below
Astronomical dusk19:3918° below
Day length10 h 18 min

Sun path diagram for Jindřichův Hradec

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 solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice9101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 64.3° at solar noon in Jindřichův Hradec; on the December solstice only 17.5°. 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
January07:4412:1116:388 h 55 min21.1°
February06:5812:1317:2910 h 32 min30.4°
March06:0112:0718:1412 h 13 min41.2°
April05:5712:5820:0114 h 04 min52.8°
May05:1012:5620:4315 h 34 min61.1°
June04:5413:0121:0816 h 14 min64.3°
July05:1813:0620:5415 h 36 min61.3°
August06:0013:0220:0414 h 05 min52.9°
September06:4412:5219:0012 h 16 min41.5°
October07:2912:4417:5810 h 29 min30.1°
November07:1811:4516:128 h 53 min20.9°
December07:5111:5816:048 h 12 min17.5°

A year of daylight in Jindřichův Hradec

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 Jindřichův Hradec

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

38°collects the most energy over a year: 1144 kWh per kWp.

72°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 38°Best worst-month 72°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°94683%0.597.7×
15°107094%0.895.2×
30°113599%1.153.9×
38° year-round best1144100%1.273.5×
45°113799%1.353.1×
49° = latitude112799%1.393.0×
60°107894%1.462.7×
70°100688%1.492.4×
72° off-grid best98886%1.492.3×
90°79670%1.431.9×

A fixed array in Jindřichův Hradec produces the most over a year at 38°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 72° it makes 1.49 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 38°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Jindřichův Hradec at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 38° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.82 (70°)1.8JanFebruary: 2.64 (70°)2.6FebMarch: 3.22 (70°)3.2MarApril: 3.56 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.26 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.17 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.19 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.33 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.20 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 2.59 (70°)2.6OctNovember: 1.60 (70°)1.6NovDecember: 1.49 (70°)1.5Dec38°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 38°Mean temp.
January snow0.972.011.821.54-3.0 °C
February snow1.822.922.642.47-1.7 °C
March2.943.613.223.402.5 °C
April4.344.083.564.238.0 °C
May5.043.823.264.2912.6 °C
June5.493.773.174.3716.7 °C
July5.373.833.194.3318.8 °C
August4.673.973.334.1418.4 °C
September3.373.733.203.5313.3 °C
October2.052.972.592.568.0 °C
November1.021.811.601.463.0 °C
December snow0.761.661.491.27-1.4 °C
Year3.16 avg3.18 avg1006 kWh1144 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 790 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 930 Wp at 38°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Jindřichův Hradec

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°

6.4 mrow pitch at 38°

Row spacing calculator

How Jindřichův Hradec compares in Czechia

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

10thof 96 places in Czechia for sunshine, shared: 3.16 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Czechia: 1,144 against 1,107 kWh per kWp.

−9 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Prague: 16 h 14 min against 16 h 23 min.

38°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); Jindřichův Hradec ranks joint 10th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.49 kWh a day here, against 1.35 kWh on average in Czechia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 12 min, +9 min compared with Prague.

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Solar forecast for Jindřichův Hradec, 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 Jindřichův Hradec

What is the best solar panel angle in Jindřichův Hradec?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Jindřichův Hradec is 38°, worth about 1144 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 72°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jindřichův Hradec today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:53 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 18 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:43.
How many peak sun hours does Jindřichův Hradec get?
On a flat surface 3.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.8 in December to 5.5 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Jindřichův Hradec?
At solar noon the sun stands 64.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 17.5° on the December solstice.
Is Jindřichův Hradec a good place for solar panels?
With 3.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Jindřichův Hradec ranks joint 10th of 96 places in Czechia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (38°) makes about 1,144 kWh a year here, 3% more 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.