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Liepaja · Latvia · 56.50° N · 21.01° E

Solar position in Liepāja

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Liepāja — computed for 56.50° N, 21.01° E, 6 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:27110° ESE
Sunset today18:12249° WSW
Best panel angle41°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle75°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation21.7°
At solar noon, 13:19Open on the sun map

Sun in Liepāja today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:20sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn07:0312° below
Civil dawn07:476° below
Sunrise08:27110° ESE
Golden hour ends09:22sun 6° up
Solar noon13:1921.7° high
Golden hour starts17:17sun 6° up
Sunset18:12249° WSW
Civil dusk18:516° below
Nautical dusk19:3512° below
Astronomical dusk20:1818° below
Day length9 h 45 min

Sun path diagram for Liepāja

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 solstice678910111213141516171819202122EquinoxDecember solstice101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 56.9° at solar noon in Liepāja; on the December solstice only 10.1°. Sunrise swings from 42° NE in June to 134° SE in December — a 92° 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
January08:5212:4716:427 h 51 min13.7°
February07:4812:4917:5110 h 03 min23.1°
March06:3512:4318:5112 h 16 min33.8°
April06:1413:3420:5614 h 42 min45.4°
May05:0913:3221:5616 h 46 min53.7°
June04:4513:3722:3017 h 45 min56.9°
July05:1713:4222:0616 h 50 min53.9°
August06:1613:3821:0014 h 43 min45.5°
September07:1813:2819:3812 h 19 min34.1°
October08:2013:2018:199 h 59 min22.8°
November08:2712:2116:167 h 49 min13.6°
December09:0912:3315:586 h 50 min10.1°

A year of daylight in Liepāja

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 Liepāja

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

41°collects the most energy over a year: 1090 kWh per kWp.

75°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 41°Best worst-month 75°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°87180%0.1926.5×
15°100192%0.3117.1×
30°107599%0.4112.7×
41° year-round best1090100%0.4810.8×
45°1088100%0.4910.3×
57° = latitude105497%0.548.8×
60°103995%0.558.5×
70°97589%0.567.5×
75° off-grid best93486%0.567.0×
90°77971%0.545.9×

A fixed array in Liepāja produces the most over a year at 41°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 75° it makes 0.56 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 41°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Liepāja at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 41° (year-round best).

0123456January: 0.88 (70°)0.9JanFebruary: 1.79 (70°)1.8FebMarch: 3.13 (70°)3.1MarApril: 4.07 (70°)4.1AprMay: 4.18 (70°)4.2MayJune: 3.91 (70°)3.9JunJuly: 3.70 (70°)3.7JulAugust: 3.56 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.19 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 2.08 (70°)2.1OctNovember: 0.96 (70°)1.0NovDecember: 0.56 (70°)0.6Dec41°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 41°Mean temp.
January snow0.411.000.880.75-0.6 °C
February snow1.051.991.791.62-1.0 °C
March2.413.493.133.131.1 °C
April4.224.604.074.555.0 °C
May5.664.834.185.1610.0 °C
June6.074.603.915.0714.3 °C
July5.544.423.704.6917.7 °C
August4.424.243.564.1717.8 °C
September2.933.743.193.3414.3 °C
October1.432.412.081.989.1 °C
November0.521.110.960.845.3 °C
December0.270.650.560.481.9 °C
Year2.92 avg3.10 avg975 kWh1090 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 2,110 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 2,480 Wp at 41°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Liepāja

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.

16.2 mrow pitch at 70°

12.4 mrow pitch at 41°

Row spacing calculator

How Liepāja compares in Latvia

Against the other 13 places in Latvia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

2ndof 14 places in Latvia for sunshine: 2.92 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Latvia: 1,090 against 1,073 kWh per kWp.

−7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Riga: 17 h 45 min against 17 h 52 min.

41°best year-round tilt here; across Latvia it runs from 41° in Liepāja to 44° in Valmiera.

Of the 14 places in Latvia, Ventspils gets the most sun (2.95 peak sun hours a day) and Valmiera the least (2.78); Liepāja ranks 2nd. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.56 kWh a day here, against 0.67 kWh on average in Latvia. The shortest day lasts 6 h 50 min, +6 min compared with Riga.

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Solar forecast for Liepāja, 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 Liepāja

What is the best solar panel angle in Liepāja?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Liepāja is 41°, worth about 1090 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 75°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Liepāja today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:12 local time (UTC+3), giving 9 h 45 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:19.
How many peak sun hours does Liepāja get?
On a flat surface 2.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.3 in December to 6.1 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Liepāja?
At solar noon the sun stands 56.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 10.1° on the December solstice.
Is Liepāja a good place for solar panels?
With 2.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Liepāja ranks 2nd of 14 places in Latvia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (41°) makes about 1,090 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Latvia.

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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.