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'Asir Region · Saudi Arabia · 18.30° N · 42.73° E

Solar position in Khamis Mushait

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Khamis Mushait — computed for 18.30° N, 42.73° E, 1998 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:05102° ESE
Sunset today17:40258° WSW
Best panel angle19°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle14°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation59.9°
At solar noon, 11:53Open on the sun map

Sun in Khamis Mushait today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:52sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1712° below
Civil dawn05:436° below
Sunrise06:05102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:35sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5359.9° high
Golden hour starts17:11sun 6° up
Sunset17:40258° WSW
Civil dusk18:036° below
Nautical dusk18:2812° below
Astronomical dusk18:5418° below
Day length11 h 35 min

Sun path diagram for Khamis Mushait

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 84.9° at solar noon in Khamis Mushait; on the December solstice only 48.3°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 50° 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
January06:4412:2017:5611 h 13 min51.8°
February06:3312:2218:1211 h 39 min61.2°
March06:1212:1618:2012 h 08 min72.0°
April05:4812:0718:2712 h 39 min83.6°
May05:3312:0518:3713 h 04 min88.1°
June05:3312:1018:4713 h 14 min84.9°
July05:4312:1518:4713 h 04 min87.9°
August05:5212:1218:3112 h 39 min83.7°
September05:5712:0218:0612 h 08 min72.3°
October06:0411:5317:4211 h 38 min61.0°
November06:1811:5417:3111 h 12 min51.8°
December06:3612:0717:3811 h 02 min48.3°

A year of daylight in Khamis Mushait

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 Khamis Mushait

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

19°collects the most energy over a year: 1907 kWh per kWp.

14°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 19°Best worst-month 14°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°181995%5.161.4×
14° off-grid best1901100%4.881.2×
15°1903100%4.851.2×
18° = latitude1906100%4.761.2×
19° year-round best1907100%4.731.2×
30°187698%4.291.3×
45°174391%3.511.6×
60°151379%2.592.2×
70°131669%1.962.8×
90°90147%1.243.7×

A fixed array in Khamis Mushait produces the most over a year at 19°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 14° it makes 4.88 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 19°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Khamis Mushait at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 19° (year-round best).

0123456January: 5.12 (70°)5.1JanFebruary: 4.69 (70°)4.7FebMarch: 3.97 (70°)4.0MarApril: 2.85 (70°)2.9AprMay: 2.14 (70°)2.1MayJune: 1.88 (70°)1.9JunJuly: 1.96 (70°)2.0JulAugust: 2.39 (70°)2.4AugSeptember: 3.37 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 4.57 (70°)4.6OctNovember: 5.06 (70°)5.1NovDecember: 5.34 (70°)5.3Dec19°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 19°Mean temp.
January5.116.085.125.1118.4 °C
February5.855.604.695.4220.0 °C
March6.614.793.975.6422.1 °C
April6.953.492.855.4424.6 °C
May7.122.682.145.2027.3 °C
June7.152.381.885.0529.1 °C
July6.572.471.964.7328.9 °C
August6.392.982.394.8128.3 °C
September6.604.153.375.3227.6 °C
October6.355.544.575.6623.8 °C
November5.386.075.065.2321.1 °C
December5.006.365.345.1118.9 °C
Year6.26 avg4.38 avg1316 kWh1907 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 630 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 250 Wp at 19°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Khamis Mushait

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.

2.6 mrow pitch at 70°

2.5 mrow pitch at 19°

Row spacing calculator

How Khamis Mushait compares in Saudi Arabia

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

16thof 96 places in Saudi Arabia for sunshine, shared: 6.26 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Saudi Arabia: 1,906 against 1,871 kWh per kWp.

−13 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Jeddah: 13 h 14 min against 13 h 27 min.

19°best year-round tilt here; across Saudi Arabia it runs from 17° in Şabyā to 28° in Ţurayf.

Of the 96 places in Saudi Arabia, Al Mash‘ilīyah gets the most sun (6.60 peak sun hours a day) and Al Khafjī the least (5.24); Khamis Mushait ranks joint 16th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.88 kWh a day here, against 2.26 kWh on average in Saudi Arabia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 02 min, +12 min compared with Jeddah.

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Solar forecast for Khamis Mushait, 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 Khamis Mushait

What is the best solar panel angle in Khamis Mushait?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Khamis Mushait is 19°, worth about 1907 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 14°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Khamis Mushait today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:40 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 35 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:53.
How many peak sun hours does Khamis Mushait get?
On a flat surface 6.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.0 in December to 7.1 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Khamis Mushait?
At solar noon the sun stands 84.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 48.3° on the December solstice.
Is Khamis Mushait a good place for solar panels?
With 6.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Khamis Mushait ranks joint 16th of 96 places in Saudi Arabia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (19°) makes about 1,906 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Saudi Arabia.

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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.