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Solar position in Las Torres de Cotillas

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Las Torres de Cotillas — computed for 38.03° N, 1.24° W, 87 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:22104° ESE
Sunset today19:15255° WSW
Best panel angle33°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle63°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation40.1°
At solar noon, 13:48Open on the sun map

Sun in Las Torres de Cotillas today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:54sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn07:2412° below
Civil dawn07:556° below
Sunrise08:22104° ESE
Golden hour ends08:58sun 6° up
Solar noon13:4840.1° high
Golden hour starts18:39sun 6° up
Sunset19:15255° WSW
Civil dusk19:426° below
Nautical dusk20:1312° below
Astronomical dusk20:4318° below
Day length10 h 53 min

Sun path diagram for Las Torres de Cotillas

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 solstice789101112131415161718192021EquinoxDecember solstice91011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 75.4° at solar noon in Las Torres de Cotillas; on the December solstice only 28.6°. Sunrise swings from 59° ENE in June to 120° ESE in December — a 61° 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
January08:1713:1618:159 h 58 min32.2°
February07:4713:1818:4911 h 02 min41.5°
March07:0713:1219:1712 h 11 min52.3°
April07:2114:0320:4613 h 25 min63.9°
May06:4914:0121:1314 h 24 min72.2°
June06:4214:0621:3114 h 48 min75.4°
July06:5814:1121:2314 h 25 min72.4°
August07:2514:0820:5013 h 25 min64.0°
September07:5113:5720:0312 h 12 min52.6°
October08:1913:4919:1911 h 00 min41.2°
November07:5112:5017:499 h 57 min32.0°
December08:1713:0317:489 h 31 min28.6°

A year of daylight in Las Torres de Cotillas

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 Las Torres de Cotillas

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

33°collects the most energy over a year: 1677 kWh per kWp.

63°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 33°Best worst-month 63°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°144486%1.793.4×
15°160896%2.572.4×
30°1675100%3.181.8×
33° year-round best1677100%3.281.7×
38° = latitude1671100%3.421.6×
45°164498%3.581.4×
60°151891%3.761.2×
63° off-grid best148288%3.761.2×
70°138583%3.741.3×
90°102761%3.402.1×

A fixed array in Las Torres de Cotillas produces the most over a year at 33°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 63° it makes 3.76 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 33°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Las Torres de Cotillas at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 33° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.02 (70°)4.0JanFebruary: 4.15 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 4.20 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.80 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.46 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.25 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.37 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.73 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.96 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 4.02 (70°)4.0OctNovember: 3.85 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.74 (70°)3.7Dec33°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 33°Mean temp.
January2.554.594.023.608.8 °C
February3.404.764.154.129.4 °C
March4.574.864.204.7411.9 °C
April5.704.463.805.0514.5 °C
May6.784.133.465.3518.2 °C
June7.613.963.255.5522.9 °C
July7.554.153.375.5625.8 °C
August6.594.583.735.3425.8 °C
September5.084.773.964.7622.2 °C
October3.794.774.024.1918.2 °C
November2.704.473.853.5612.6 °C
December2.244.293.743.289.6 °C
Year4.89 avg4.48 avg1385 kWh1677 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 360 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 33°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Las Torres de Cotillas

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.

4.6 mrow pitch at 70°

4.0 mrow pitch at 33°

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How Las Torres de Cotillas compares in Spain

Against the other 543 places in Spain with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

178thof 544 places in Spain for sunshine, shared: 4.89 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Spain: 1,677 against 1,601 kWh per kWp.

−15 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Madrid: 14 h 48 min against 15 h 04 min.

33°best year-round tilt here; across Spain it runs from 24° in Arona to 36° in Girona.

Of the 544 places in Spain, Playa del Ingles and one other place get the most sun (5.53 peak sun hours a day) and Santander the least (3.65); Las Torres de Cotillas ranks joint 178th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.25 kWh a day here, against 3.03 kWh on average in Spain. The shortest day lasts 9 h 31 min, +14 min compared with Madrid.

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Solar forecast for Las Torres de Cotillas, 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 Las Torres de Cotillas

What is the best solar panel angle in Las Torres de Cotillas?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Las Torres de Cotillas is 33°, worth about 1677 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 63°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Las Torres de Cotillas today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 19:15 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 53 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:48.
How many peak sun hours does Las Torres de Cotillas get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.2 in December to 7.6 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 4.0 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Las Torres de Cotillas?
At solar noon the sun stands 75.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 28.6° on the December solstice.
Is Las Torres de Cotillas a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Las Torres de Cotillas ranks joint 178th of 544 places in Spain for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (33°) makes about 1,677 kWh a year here, 5% more than the average place in Spain.

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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.