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Bioko Norte · Equatorial Guinea · 3.76° N · 8.78° E

Solar position in Malabo

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Malabo — computed for 3.76° N, 8.78° E, 34 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:08102° ESE
Sunset today18:09258° WSW
Best panel angle6°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation74.4°
At solar noon, 12:09Open on the sun map

Sun in Malabo today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:58sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2312° below
Civil dawn05:476° below
Sunrise06:08102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:36sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0974.4° high
Golden hour starts17:41sun 6° up
Sunset18:09258° WSW
Civil dusk18:306° below
Nautical dusk18:5412° below
Astronomical dusk19:1918° below
Day length12 h 00 min

Sun path diagram for Malabo

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
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 70.3° at solar noon in Malabo; on the December solstice only 62.8°. Sunrise swings from 66° 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
January06:3712:3618:3411 h 56 min66.4°
February06:3712:3818:3912 h 01 min75.8°
March06:2812:3218:3512 h 07 min86.6°
April06:1712:2318:3012 h 13 min81.8°
May06:1212:2118:3012 h 18 min73.5°
June06:1612:2618:3612 h 20 min70.3°
July06:2212:3118:4012 h 18 min73.3°
August06:2112:2818:3412 h 13 min81.7°
September06:1412:1718:2112 h 07 min86.8°
October06:0912:0918:0912 h 01 min75.5°
November06:1212:1018:0811 h 56 min66.3°
December06:2512:2218:2011 h 54 min62.8°

A year of daylight in Malabo

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 Malabo

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

6°collects the most energy over a year: 1168 kWh per kWp.

0°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 6°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 best1163100%2.461.5×
4° = latitude1167100%2.421.6×
6° year-round best1168100%2.401.6×
15°115799%2.261.8×
30°109394%1.962.1×
45°97583%1.582.5×
60°81270%1.153.1×
70°69459%0.933.4×
90°48742%0.812.9×

A fixed array in Malabo produces the most over a year at 6°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 0° it makes 2.46 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 6°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Malabo at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 6° (year-round best).

012345January: 3.18 (70°)3.2JanFebruary: 2.60 (70°)2.6FebMarch: 2.04 (70°)2.0MarApril: 1.51 (70°)1.5AprMay: 1.13 (70°)1.1MayJune: 0.99 (70°)1.0JunJuly: 0.93 (70°)0.9JulAugust: 1.06 (70°)1.1AugSeptember: 1.47 (70°)1.5SepOctober: 2.04 (70°)2.0OctNovember: 2.68 (70°)2.7NovDecember: 3.22 (70°)3.2Dec6°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 6°Mean temp.
January4.793.913.183.9026.9 °C
February4.613.222.603.7127.3 °C
March4.442.542.043.5127.4 °C
April4.491.911.513.5027.3 °C
May4.211.441.133.2327.0 °C
June3.441.280.992.6326.0 °C
July3.121.200.932.4025.2 °C
August3.151.351.062.4524.9 °C
September3.481.851.472.7525.3 °C
October3.902.532.043.1325.8 °C
November4.223.302.683.4326.3 °C
December4.623.963.223.7926.7 °C
Year4.04 avg2.37 avg694 kWh1168 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,260 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 490 Wp at 6°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Malabo

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.

1.8 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 6°

Row spacing calculator

How Malabo compares in Equatorial Guinea

Against the other 3 places in Equatorial Guinea with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

4thof 4 places in Equatorial Guinea for sunshine: 4.04 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Equatorial Guinea: 1,168 against 1,229 kWh per kWp.

+7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bata: 12 h 20 min against 12 h 14 min.

6°best year-round tilt here; across Equatorial Guinea it runs from 3° in Bata to 6° in Malabo.

Malabo gets the least sun of the 4 places in Equatorial Guinea (4.04 peak sun hours a day); the sunniest is Ebebiyin with 4.37. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.94 kWh a day here, against 1.03 kWh on average in Equatorial Guinea. The shortest day lasts 11 h 54 min, −7 min compared with Bata.

The sunniest places in Equatorial Guinea

Solar forecast for Malabo, 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 Malabo

What is the best solar panel angle in Malabo?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Malabo is 6°, worth about 1168 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 Malabo today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:09 local time (UTC+1), giving 12 h 00 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:09.
How many peak sun hours does Malabo get?
On a flat surface 4.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.1 in July to 4.8 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.2 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Malabo?
At solar noon the sun stands 70.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 62.8° on the December solstice.
Is Malabo a good place for solar panels?
With 4.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Malabo ranks 4th of 4 places in Equatorial Guinea for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (6°) makes about 1,168 kWh a year here, 5% less than the average place in Equatorial Guinea.

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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.