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Zambezi Region · Namibia · 17.50° S · 24.28° E

Solar position in Katima Mulilo

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Katima Mulilo — computed for 17.50° S, 24.28° E, 951 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:48103° ESE
Sunset today18:25257° WSW
Best panel angle21°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle11°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation84.3°
At solar noon, 12:07Open on the sun map

Sun in Katima Mulilo today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:33sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0012° below
Civil dawn05:266° below
Sunrise05:48103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:17sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0784.3° high
Golden hour starts17:56sun 6° up
Sunset18:25257° WSW
Civil dusk18:486° below
Nautical dusk19:1412° below
Astronomical dusk19:4018° below
Day length12 h 37 min

Sun path diagram for Katima Mulilo

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice6789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 49.1° at solar noon in Katima Mulilo; on the December solstice only 84.1°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January06:0412:3419:0413 h 00 min87.7°
February06:1912:3618:5312 h 34 min83.0°
March06:2612:2918:3212 h 06 min72.2°
April06:3312:2118:0911 h 36 min60.6°
May06:4212:1917:5611 h 14 min52.3°
June06:5212:2417:5711 h 05 min49.1°
July06:5212:2918:0611 h 14 min52.1°
August06:3812:2618:1411 h 36 min60.5°
September06:1312:1618:1812 h 05 min71.9°
October05:5012:0718:2412 h 35 min83.3°
November05:3812:0818:3813 h 00 min87.5°
December05:4512:2018:5613 h 11 min84.1°

A year of daylight in Katima Mulilo

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 Katima Mulilo

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

21°collects the most energy over a year: 1842 kWh per kWp.

11°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 21°Best worst-month 11°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°173394%4.941.3×
11° off-grid best181799%4.711.1×
15°1833100%4.591.2×
18° = latitude1839100%4.491.2×
21° year-round best1842100%4.381.3×
30°182299%3.991.4×
45°170493%3.191.8×
60°148981%2.282.5×
70°130071%1.673.3×
90°89348%1.134.3×

A fixed array in Katima Mulilo produces the most over a year at 21°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 11° it makes 4.71 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 21°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Katima Mulilo at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 21° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.80 (70°)1.8JanFebruary: 2.34 (70°)2.3FebMarch: 3.11 (70°)3.1MarApril: 4.27 (70°)4.3AprMay: 5.28 (70°)5.3MayJune: 5.44 (70°)5.4JunJuly: 5.42 (70°)5.4JulAugust: 4.89 (70°)4.9AugSeptember: 3.84 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 2.72 (70°)2.7OctNovember: 1.87 (70°)1.9NovDecember: 1.67 (70°)1.7Dec21°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 21°Mean temp.
January6.292.251.804.5225.1 °C
February6.132.882.344.6724.5 °C
March5.963.793.114.8824.4 °C
April5.815.164.275.2623.2 °C
May5.446.345.285.4521.0 °C
June4.956.475.445.2318.5 °C
July5.166.435.425.3717.9 °C
August5.805.874.895.5321.3 °C
September6.424.703.845.4625.5 °C
October6.833.392.725.2328.9 °C
November6.302.351.874.5328.2 °C
December6.202.101.674.3826.0 °C
Year5.94 avg4.32 avg1300 kWh1842 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 710 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 270 Wp at 21°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Katima Mulilo

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.

2.5 mrow pitch at 70°

2.6 mrow pitch at 21°

Row spacing calculator

How Katima Mulilo compares in Namibia

Against the other 17 places in Namibia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

16thof 18 places in Namibia for sunshine: 5.94 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Namibia: 1,842 against 1,951 kWh per kWp.

−20 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Windhoek: 13 h 11 min against 13 h 31 min.

21°best year-round tilt here; across Namibia it runs from 20° in Oshakati to 27° in Keetmanshoop.

Of the 18 places in Namibia, Keetmanshoop and one other place get the most sun (6.48 peak sun hours a day) and Walvis Bay the least (5.81); Katima Mulilo ranks 16th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.67 kWh a day here, against 1.92 kWh on average in Namibia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 05 min, +20 min compared with Windhoek.

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Solar forecast for Katima Mulilo, 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 Katima Mulilo

What is the best solar panel angle in Katima Mulilo?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Katima Mulilo is 21°, worth about 1842 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 11°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Katima Mulilo today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:25 local time (UTC+2), giving 12 h 37 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:07.
How many peak sun hours does Katima Mulilo get?
On a flat surface 5.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.0 in June to 6.8 in October. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Katima Mulilo?
At solar noon the sun stands 49.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 84.1° on the December solstice.
Is Katima Mulilo a good place for solar panels?
With 5.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Katima Mulilo ranks 16th of 18 places in Namibia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (21°) makes about 1,842 kWh a year here, 6% less than the average place in Namibia.

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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.