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Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic · Russia · 43.77° N · 41.91° E

Solar position in Karachayevsk

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Karachayevsk — computed for 43.77° N, 41.91° E, 924 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:37106° ESE
Sunset today17:14254° WSW
Best panel angle38°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle70°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation34.4°
At solar noon, 11:56Open on the sun map

Sun in Karachayevsk today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:01sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3412° below
Civil dawn06:086° below
Sunrise06:37106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:17sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5634.4° high
Golden hour starts16:34sun 6° up
Sunset17:14254° WSW
Civil dusk17:446° below
Nautical dusk18:1712° below
Astronomical dusk18:5018° below
Day length10 h 37 min

Sun path diagram for Karachayevsk

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 solstice5678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 69.7° at solar noon in Karachayevsk; on the December solstice only 22.8°. Sunrise swings from 56° NE in June to 122° ESE in December — a 67° 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
January07:3912:2317:089 h 29 min26.4°
February07:0212:2617:5010 h 48 min35.8°
March06:1412:1918:2512 h 11 min46.5°
April05:2012:1119:0213 h 43 min58.2°
May04:4112:0919:3714 h 56 min66.5°
June04:3012:1419:5715 h 28 min69.7°
July04:4912:1819:4714 h 58 min66.7°
August05:2312:1519:0713 h 44 min58.3°
September05:5812:0518:1212 h 14 min46.9°
October06:3311:5617:1910 h 46 min35.5°
November07:1411:5716:419 h 28 min26.3°
December07:4212:1016:378 h 55 min22.8°

A year of daylight in Karachayevsk

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 Karachayevsk

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: 1379 kWh per kWp.

70°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 38°Best worst-month 70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°115384%1.194.2×
15°129694%1.732.9×
30°137099%2.202.2×
38° year-round best1379100%2.402.0×
44° = latitude1372100%2.531.8×
45°137099%2.551.8×
60°129894%2.761.5×
70° off-grid best121388%2.811.4×
90°96670%2.711.6×

A fixed array in Karachayevsk produces the most over a year at 38°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 70° it makes 2.81 kWh per kWp a day, 17% more than at 38°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Karachayevsk at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.79 (70°)2.8JanFebruary: 3.50 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 3.61 (70°)3.6MarApril: 3.42 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.17 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.16 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.25 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.63 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.84 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.54 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 3.19 (70°)3.2NovDecember: 2.81 (70°)2.8Dec38°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 38°Mean temp.
January snow1.633.012.792.46-7.5 °C
February snow2.493.793.503.29-6.3 °C
March snow3.263.963.613.66-2.4 °C
April4.513.843.424.242.5 °C
May5.273.663.174.378.7 °C
June5.943.713.164.6013.1 °C
July5.993.863.254.6816.0 °C
August5.514.283.634.7516.1 °C
September4.294.443.844.3911.6 °C
October2.914.003.543.606.0 °C
November snow1.893.523.192.88-0.6 °C
December snow1.443.052.812.40-5.5 °C
Year3.77 avg3.76 avg1213 kWh1379 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through January on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 420 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 490 Wp at 38°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Karachayevsk

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.

6.0 mrow pitch at 70°

5.0 mrow pitch at 38°

Row spacing calculator

How Karachayevsk compares in Russia

Against the other 979 places in Russia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

79thof 980 places in Russia for sunshine, shared: 3.77 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+15%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Russia: 1,379 against 1,196 kWh per kWp.

−2 h 06 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Moscow: 15 h 28 min against 17 h 34 min.

38°best year-round tilt here; across Russia it runs from 32° in Derbent to 54° in Yakutsk.

Of the 980 places in Russia, Novorossiysk gets the most sun (3.96 peak sun hours a day) and Polyarnyy the least (1.93); Karachayevsk ranks joint 79th. In its darkest month, January, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.79 kWh a day here, against 1.31 kWh on average in Russia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 55 min, +1 h 55 min compared with Moscow.

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Solar forecast for Karachayevsk, 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 Karachayevsk

What is the best solar panel angle in Karachayevsk?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Karachayevsk is 38°, worth about 1379 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 70°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karachayevsk today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:14 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 37 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:56.
How many peak sun hours does Karachayevsk get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.4 in December to 6.0 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.0 sun hours a day in January.
How high does the sun get in Karachayevsk?
At solar noon the sun stands 69.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 22.8° on the December solstice.
Is Karachayevsk a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Karachayevsk ranks joint 79th of 980 places in Russia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (38°) makes about 1,379 kWh a year here, 15% more than the average place in Russia.

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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.