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Minas Gerais · Brazil · 16.74° S · 43.86° W

Solar position in Montes Claros

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Montes Claros — computed for 16.74° S, 43.86° W, 686 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:21103° ESE
Sunset today17:57257° WSW
Best panel angle19°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle14°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation85.2°
At solar noon, 11:39Open on the sun map

Sun in Montes Claros today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:07sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:3312° below
Civil dawn04:596° below
Sunrise05:21103° ESE
Golden hour ends05:50sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3985.2° high
Golden hour starts17:28sun 6° up
Sunset17:57257° WSW
Civil dusk18:206° below
Nautical dusk18:4612° below
Astronomical dusk19:1218° below
Day length12 h 36 min

Sun path diagram for Montes Claros

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice6789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 49.8° at solar noon in Montes Claros; on the December solstice only 83.3°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January05:3812:0618:3512 h 57 min86.9°
February05:5212:0818:2512 h 32 min83.7°
March05:5912:0218:0512 h 06 min72.9°
April06:0511:5317:4211 h 38 min61.3°
May06:1311:5117:3011 h 16 min53.0°
June06:2311:5717:3111 h 08 min49.8°
July06:2312:0117:4011 h 16 min52.9°
August06:0911:5817:4711 h 38 min61.3°
September05:4511:4817:5112 h 05 min72.7°
October05:2311:4017:5612 h 33 min84.1°
November05:1211:4118:1012 h 58 min86.7°
December05:1911:5318:2713 h 08 min83.3°

A year of daylight in Montes Claros

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 Montes Claros

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

19°collects the most energy over a year: 1705 kWh per kWp.

14°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 19°Best worst-month 14°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearNovember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°162795%4.491.4×
14° off-grid best1700100%4.291.2×
15°1702100%4.271.2×
17° = latitude1705100%4.221.2×
19° year-round best1705100%4.171.2×
30°167798%3.811.4×
45°155591%3.151.7×
60°134579%2.352.4×
70°116668%1.783.0×
90°79346%1.073.6×

A fixed array in Montes Claros produces the most over a year at 19°. The design month for an off-grid system is November: at 14° it makes 4.29 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 19°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Montes Claros at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 19° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.71 (70°)1.7JanFebruary: 2.28 (70°)2.3FebMarch: 2.92 (70°)2.9MarApril: 3.77 (70°)3.8AprMay: 4.27 (70°)4.3MayJune: 4.63 (70°)4.6JunJuly: 4.76 (70°)4.8JulAugust: 4.49 (70°)4.5AugSeptember: 3.59 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 2.49 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 1.78 (70°)1.8NovDecember: 1.56 (70°)1.6Dec19°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 19°Mean temp.
January6.292.131.714.5824.1 °C
February6.272.802.284.8124.1 °C
March5.653.562.924.6323.8 °C
April5.294.563.774.7123.5 °C
May4.725.154.274.5222.3 °C
June4.505.564.634.5221.1 °C
July4.785.704.764.7620.7 °C
August5.505.414.495.1322.0 °C
September6.104.373.595.1824.4 °C
October6.103.062.494.7725.6 °C
November5.602.211.784.1724.1 °C
December5.961.951.564.3023.9 °C
Year5.56 avg3.88 avg1166 kWh1705 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 750 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 280 Wp at 19°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Montes Claros

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.

2.5 mrow pitch at 70°

2.5 mrow pitch at 19°

Row spacing calculator

How Montes Claros compares in Brazil

Against the other 2,263 places in Brazil with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

569thof 2,264 places in Brazil for sunshine, shared: 5.56 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+8%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Brazil: 1,706 against 1,581 kWh per kWp.

−28 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with São Paulo: 13 h 08 min against 13 h 35 min.

19°best year-round tilt here; across Brazil it runs from 0° in Macapá to 28° in Santa Vitória do Palmar.

Of the 2,264 places in Brazil, Catolé do Rocha gets the most sun (6.16 peak sun hours a day) and Paranaguá the least (4.01); Montes Claros ranks joint 569th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.56 kWh a day here, against 1.56 kWh on average in Brazil. The shortest day lasts 11 h 08 min, +27 min compared with São Paulo.

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Solar forecast for Montes Claros, 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 Montes Claros

What is the best solar panel angle in Montes Claros?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Montes Claros is 19°, worth about 1705 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through November does better at about 14°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Montes Claros today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 17:57 local time (UTC−3), giving 12 h 36 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:39.
How many peak sun hours does Montes Claros get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.5 in June to 6.3 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.0 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Montes Claros?
At solar noon the sun stands 49.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 83.3° on the December solstice.
Is Montes Claros a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Montes Claros ranks joint 569th of 2,264 places in Brazil for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (19°) makes about 1,706 kWh a year here, 8% more than the average place in Brazil.

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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.