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Solar position in Montecatini-Terme

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Montecatini-Terme — computed for 43.88° N, 10.77° E, 29 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:42106° ESE
Sunset today18:19254° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle67°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation34.3°
At solar noon, 13:00Open on the sun map

Sun in Montecatini-Terme today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:06sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3912° below
Civil dawn07:136° below
Sunrise07:42106° ESE
Golden hour ends08:22sun 6° up
Solar noon13:0034.3° high
Golden hour starts17:38sun 6° up
Sunset18:19254° WSW
Civil dusk18:486° below
Nautical dusk19:2212° below
Astronomical dusk19:5518° below
Day length10 h 36 min

Sun path diagram for Montecatini-Terme

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 solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 69.6° at solar noon in Montecatini-Terme; on the December solstice only 22.7°. Sunrise swings from 56° NE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 67° 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
January07:4412:2817:129 h 28 min26.3°
February07:0612:3017:5410 h 48 min35.7°
March06:1812:2418:3012 h 12 min46.5°
April06:2413:1520:0713 h 43 min58.1°
May05:4513:1320:4214 h 57 min66.4°
June05:3413:1821:0215 h 28 min69.6°
July05:5313:2320:5214 h 58 min66.5°
August06:2713:1920:1113 h 44 min58.1°
September07:0213:0919:1612 h 14 min46.7°
October07:3813:0118:2310 h 45 min35.4°
November07:1912:0216:469 h 27 min26.2°
December07:4712:1416:418 h 54 min22.7°

A year of daylight in Montecatini-Terme

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 Montecatini-Terme

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

35°collects the most energy over a year: 1417 kWh per kWp.

67°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 35°Best worst-month 67°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°119784%1.025.5×
15°134495%1.543.7×
30°1413100%1.972.8×
35° year-round best1417100%2.092.6×
44° = latitude140399%2.262.2×
45°140099%2.282.2×
60°130692%2.431.8×
67° off-grid best123787%2.451.6×
70°120285%2.451.6×
90°91464%2.271.4×

A fixed array in Montecatini-Terme produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 67° it makes 2.45 kWh per kWp a day, 17% more than at 35°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Montecatini-Terme at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.61 (70°)2.6JanFebruary: 3.19 (70°)3.2FebMarch: 3.62 (70°)3.6MarApril: 3.62 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.49 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.45 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.61 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.88 (70°)3.9AugSeptember: 3.88 (70°)3.9SepOctober: 3.25 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 2.48 (70°)2.5NovDecember: 2.45 (70°)2.4Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January1.532.962.612.296.3 °C
February2.383.623.193.076.9 °C
March3.614.163.623.929.6 °C
April4.884.223.624.5113.0 °C
May5.994.153.494.9217.0 °C
June6.884.173.455.2521.7 °C
July7.044.423.615.4124.6 °C
August6.054.733.885.1524.5 °C
September4.434.653.884.4120.4 °C
October2.813.833.253.2716.1 °C
November1.662.882.482.2611.4 °C
December1.322.792.452.097.5 °C
Year4.06 avg3.88 avg1202 kWh1417 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 480 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 560 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Montecatini-Terme

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.

6.0 mrow pitch at 70°

4.9 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Montecatini-Terme compares in Italy

Against the other 596 places in Italy with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

339thof 597 places in Italy for sunshine, shared: 4.06 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Italy: 1,418 against 1,452 kWh per kWp.

+15 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Rome: 15 h 28 min against 15 h 14 min.

35°best year-round tilt here; across Italy it runs from 30° in Palermo to 42° in Bolzano.

Of the 597 places in Italy, Pozzallo and one other place get the most sun (4.91 peak sun hours a day) and Bressanone the least (3.51); Montecatini-Terme ranks joint 339th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.45 kWh a day here, against 2.63 kWh on average in Italy. The shortest day lasts 8 h 54 min, −14 min compared with Rome.

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Solar forecast for Montecatini-Terme, 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 Montecatini-Terme

What is the best solar panel angle in Montecatini-Terme?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Montecatini-Terme is 35°, worth about 1417 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 67°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Montecatini-Terme today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:19 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 36 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:00.
How many peak sun hours does Montecatini-Terme get?
On a flat surface 4.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.3 in December to 7.0 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.8 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Montecatini-Terme?
At solar noon the sun stands 69.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 22.7° on the December solstice.
Is Montecatini-Terme a good place for solar panels?
With 4.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Montecatini-Terme ranks joint 339th of 597 places in Italy for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,418 kWh a year here, 2% less than the average place in Italy.

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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.