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North Karelia · Finland · 62.76° N · 29.85° E

Solar position in Kontiolahti

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kontiolahti — computed for 62.76° N, 29.85° E, 138 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:12115° ESE
Sunset today17:16245° WSW
Best panel angle45°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle84°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation15.5°
At solar noon, 12:44Open on the sun map

Sun in Kontiolahti today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3012° below
Civil dawn07:246° below
Sunrise08:12115° ESE
Golden hour ends09:23sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4415.5° high
Golden hour starts16:05sun 6° up
Sunset17:16245° WSW
Civil dusk18:046° below
Nautical dusk18:5712° below
Astronomical dusk19:4918° below
Day length9 h 04 min

Sun path diagram for Kontiolahti

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 solstice45678910111213141516171819202122EquinoxDecember solstice10111213Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 50.7° at solar noon in Kontiolahti; on the December solstice only 4.0°. Sunrise swings from 26° NNE in June to 147° SSE in December — a 121° 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
January08:5912:1215:246 h 25 min7.5°
February07:3112:1416:589 h 27 min16.8°
March05:5812:0818:1812 h 19 min27.6°
April05:1512:5920:4515 h 30 min39.2°
May03:4412:5722:1218 h 28 min47.5°
June02:5713:0223:0720 h 10 min50.7°
July03:4913:0622:2218 h 34 min47.7°
August05:1613:0320:4815 h 32 min39.3°
September06:4012:5319:0412 h 24 min27.9°
October08:0312:4417:259 h 22 min16.5°
November08:3411:4614:576 h 23 min7.4°
December09:3411:5814:234 h 49 min4.0°

A year of daylight in Kontiolahti

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 Kontiolahti

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

45°collects the most energy over a year: 937 kWh per kWp.

84°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 45°Best worst-month 84°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°71777%0.0679.0×
15°83689%0.1047.9×
30°91197%0.1434.5×
45° year-round best937100%0.1726.7×
60°91397%0.1921.5×
63° = latitude90296%0.2020.6×
70°87093%0.2018.8×
84° off-grid best77683%0.2116.9×
90°72677%0.2116.5×

A fixed array in Kontiolahti produces the most over a year at 45°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 84° it makes 0.21 kWh per kWp a day, 23% more than at 45°, and costs 17% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kontiolahti at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 45° (year-round best).

012345January: 0.61 (70°)0.6JanFebruary: 1.69 (70°)1.7FebMarch: 3.63 (70°)3.6MarApril: 3.69 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.83 (70°)3.8MayJune: 3.73 (70°)3.7JunJuly: 3.56 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.33 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 2.47 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 1.28 (70°)1.3OctNovember: 0.52 (70°)0.5NovDecember: 0.20 (70°)0.2Dec45°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 45°Mean temp.
January snow0.200.670.610.50-12.0 °C
February snow0.761.831.691.48-10.7 °C
March snow2.173.943.633.38-5.6 °C
April3.584.133.693.991.5 °C
May4.804.433.834.499.3 °C
June5.324.403.734.5314.0 °C
July4.934.263.564.2617.5 °C
August3.793.943.333.7315.3 °C
September2.122.872.472.5410.2 °C
October0.831.461.281.212.7 °C
November snow0.230.600.520.44-3.6 °C
December snow0.080.240.200.17-8.5 °C
Year2.41 avg2.74 avg870 kWh937 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 5,780 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 6,940 Wp at 45°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kontiolahti

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.

—The winter sun stays too low for rows to be shade-free; use a single row.

Row spacing calculator

How Kontiolahti compares in Finland

Against the other 78 places in Finland with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

71stof 79 places in Finland for sunshine, shared: 2.41 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Finland: 937 against 983 kWh per kWp.

+1 h 14 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Helsinki: 20 h 10 min against 18 h 56 min.

45°best year-round tilt here; across Finland it runs from 43° in Turku to 49° in Rovaniemi.

Of the 79 places in Finland, Rauma gets the most sun (2.75 peak sun hours a day) and Rovaniemi the least (2.25); Kontiolahti ranks joint 71st. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.20 kWh a day here, against 0.26 kWh on average in Finland. The shortest day lasts 4 h 49 min, −1 h 00 min compared with Helsinki.

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Solar forecast for Kontiolahti, 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 Kontiolahti

What is the best solar panel angle in Kontiolahti?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kontiolahti is 45°, worth about 937 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 84°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kontiolahti today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 17:16 local time (UTC+3), giving 9 h 04 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:44.
How many peak sun hours does Kontiolahti get?
On a flat surface 2.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.1 in December to 5.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.2 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Kontiolahti?
At solar noon the sun stands 50.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 4.0° on the December solstice.
Is Kontiolahti a good place for solar panels?
With 2.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kontiolahti ranks joint 71st of 79 places in Finland for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (45°) makes about 937 kWh a year here, 5% less than the average place in Finland.

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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.