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Western Region · Uganda · 0.37° N · 31.11° E

Solar position in Kyaka II Refugee Camp

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kyaka II Refugee Camp — computed for 0.37° N, 31.11° E, 1279 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:36102° ESE
Sunset today18:42258° WSW
Best panel angle1°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation77.5°
At solar noon, 12:39Open on the sun map

Sun in Kyaka II Refugee Camp today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:26sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5012° below
Civil dawn06:156° below
Sunrise06:36102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:04sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3977.5° high
Golden hour starts18:14sun 6° up
Sunset18:42258° WSW
Civil dusk19:036° below
Nautical dusk19:2812° below
Astronomical dusk19:5318° below
Day length12 h 06 min

Sun path diagram for Kyaka II Refugee Camp

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 66.9° at solar noon in Kyaka II Refugee Camp; on the December solstice only 66.2°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 113° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January07:0313:0619:0912 h 06 min69.8°
February07:0613:0919:1212 h 06 min79.2°
March06:5913:0219:0512 h 07 min90.0°
April06:5012:5418:5712 h 07 min78.4°
May06:4812:5218:5612 h 08 min70.1°
June06:5312:5719:0112 h 09 min66.9°
July06:5713:0219:0612 h 08 min69.9°
August06:5512:5819:0212 h 07 min78.3°
September06:4512:4818:5112 h 07 min89.7°
October06:3712:4018:4312 h 06 min78.9°
November06:3812:4118:4412 h 06 min69.7°
December06:5012:5318:5612 h 06 min66.2°

A year of daylight in Kyaka II Refugee Camp

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 Kyaka II Refugee Camp

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

1°collects the most energy over a year: 1520 kWh per kWp.

0°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 1°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best = latitude1520100%3.911.1×
1° year-round best1520100%3.891.2×
15°148398%3.471.4×
30°136890%2.831.7×
45°118278%2.082.3×
60°94862%1.343.2×
70°79652%1.123.3×
90°54636%1.022.6×

A fixed array in Kyaka II Refugee Camp produces the most over a year at 1°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 0° it makes 3.91 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kyaka II Refugee Camp at 70°

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

012345January: 3.60 (70°)3.6JanFebruary: 3.05 (70°)3.0FebMarch: 2.27 (70°)2.3MarApril: 1.52 (70°)1.5AprMay: 1.15 (70°)1.1MayJune: 1.11 (70°)1.1JunJuly: 1.12 (70°)1.1JulAugust: 1.22 (70°)1.2AugSeptember: 1.85 (70°)1.9SepOctober: 2.54 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 3.15 (70°)3.1NovDecember: 3.63 (70°)3.6Dec1°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 1°Mean temp.
January5.454.363.604.4122.8 °C
February5.593.713.054.5023.6 °C
March5.382.782.274.3323.0 °C
April5.221.881.524.2121.9 °C
May5.131.441.154.1221.3 °C
June4.881.391.113.9221.3 °C
July4.851.411.123.8921.4 °C
August4.891.531.223.9321.8 °C
September5.212.271.854.2122.0 °C
October5.073.082.544.1121.6 °C
November5.033.793.154.0921.3 °C
December5.234.373.634.2521.9 °C
Year5.16 avg2.66 avg796 kWh1520 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 1,070 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 300 Wp at 1°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kyaka II Refugee Camp

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.

1.6 mrow pitch at 70°

2.0 mrow pitch at 1°

Row spacing calculator

How Kyaka II Refugee Camp compares in Uganda

Against the other 140 places in Uganda with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

97thof 141 places in Uganda for sunshine, shared: 5.16 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Uganda: 1,520 against 1,594 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kampala: 12 h 09 min against 12 h 08 min.

1°best year-round tilt here; across Uganda it runs from 0° in Mpondwe to 6° in Moyo.

Of the 141 places in Uganda, Soroti gets the most sun (6.08 peak sun hours a day) and Kisoro the least (4.88); Kyaka II Refugee Camp ranks joint 97th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.11 kWh a day here, against 1.09 kWh on average in Uganda. The shortest day lasts 12 h 06 min, ±0 min compared with Kampala.

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Solar forecast for Kyaka II Refugee Camp, 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 Kyaka II Refugee Camp

What is the best solar panel angle in Kyaka II Refugee Camp?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kyaka II Refugee Camp is 1°, worth about 1520 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kyaka II Refugee Camp today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 18:42 local time (UTC+3), giving 12 h 06 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:39.
How many peak sun hours does Kyaka II Refugee Camp get?
On a flat surface 5.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.8 in July to 5.6 in February. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Kyaka II Refugee Camp?
At solar noon the sun stands 66.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 66.2° on the December solstice.
Is Kyaka II Refugee Camp a good place for solar panels?
With 5.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kyaka II Refugee Camp ranks joint 97th of 141 places in Uganda for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (1°) makes about 1,520 kWh a year here, 5% less than the average place in Uganda.

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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.