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Nampula · Mozambique · 13.71° S · 39.83° E

Solar position in Namapa-erati

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Namapa-erati — computed for 13.71° S, 39.83° E, 215 m above sea level.

Sunrise today04:49102° ESE
Sunset today17:20258° WSW
Best panel angle15°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle13°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation88.1°
At solar noon, 11:04Open on the sun map

Sun in Namapa-erati today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn03:36sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:0212° below
Civil dawn04:276° below
Sunrise04:49102° ESE
Golden hour ends05:18sun 6° up
Solar noon11:0488.1° high
Golden hour starts16:51sun 6° up
Sunset17:20258° WSW
Civil dusk17:416° below
Nautical dusk18:0712° below
Astronomical dusk18:3318° below
Day length12 h 30 min

Sun path diagram for Namapa-erati

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 solstice678910111213141516EquinoxDecember solstice567891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 52.9° at solar noon in Namapa-erati; on the December solstice only 80.3°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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
January05:0711:3117:5512 h 48 min83.9°
February05:2011:3417:4712 h 28 min86.8°
March05:2411:2717:3012 h 06 min76.0°
April05:2711:1917:1011 h 43 min64.4°
May05:3411:1717:0011 h 26 min56.1°
June05:4211:2217:0111 h 19 min52.9°
July05:4411:2717:0911 h 26 min55.9°
August05:3211:2317:1511 h 43 min64.2°
September05:1111:1317:1612 h 05 min75.7°
October04:5111:0517:1912 h 28 min87.0°
November04:4211:0617:3012 h 48 min83.8°
December04:5011:1817:4612 h 56 min80.3°

A year of daylight in Namapa-erati

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 Namapa-erati

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

15°collects the most energy over a year: 1696 kWh per kWp.

13°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 15°Best worst-month 13°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°165097%4.481.4×
13° off-grid best1695100%4.241.2×
14° = latitude1696100%4.221.2×
15° year-round best1696100%4.191.2×
30°164597%3.691.4×
45°150189%3.001.6×
60°127575%2.192.2×
70°109164%1.652.9×
90°73543%1.193.2×

A fixed array in Namapa-erati produces the most over a year at 15°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 13° it makes 4.24 kWh per kWp a day, 1% more than at 15°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Namapa-erati at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 15° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.65 (70°)1.7JanFebruary: 2.10 (70°)2.1FebMarch: 2.80 (70°)2.8MarApril: 3.66 (70°)3.7AprMay: 4.26 (70°)4.3MayJune: 4.26 (70°)4.3JunJuly: 4.11 (70°)4.1JulAugust: 3.95 (70°)3.9AugSeptember: 3.38 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 2.46 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 1.71 (70°)1.7NovDecember: 1.47 (70°)1.5Dec15°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 15°Mean temp.
January5.622.071.654.1925.6 °C
February5.742.602.104.4425.3 °C
March5.753.432.804.6525.0 °C
April5.544.453.664.7724.0 °C
May5.085.134.264.6422.6 °C
June4.605.124.264.3221.4 °C
July4.654.924.114.3121.2 °C
August5.324.763.954.7222.5 °C
September6.134.123.385.1024.8 °C
October6.563.052.465.1126.8 °C
November6.712.161.714.9528.0 °C
December6.261.871.474.5527.1 °C
Year5.66 avg3.65 avg1091 kWh1696 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 800 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 280 Wp at 15°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Namapa-erati

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.

2.3 mrow pitch at 70°

2.4 mrow pitch at 15°

Row spacing calculator

How Namapa-erati compares in Mozambique

Against the other 65 places in Mozambique with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

13thof 66 places in Mozambique for sunshine, shared: 5.66 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mozambique: 1,696 against 1,681 kWh per kWp.

−50 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Maputo: 12 h 56 min against 13 h 46 min.

15°best year-round tilt here; across Mozambique it runs from 12° in Mocímboa da Praia to 27° in Maputo.

Of the 66 places in Mozambique, Pebane gets the most sun (5.80 peak sun hours a day) and Boane the least (4.95); Namapa-erati ranks joint 13th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.47 kWh a day here, against 1.69 kWh on average in Mozambique. The shortest day lasts 11 h 19 min, +48 min compared with Maputo.

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Solar forecast for Namapa-erati, 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 Namapa-erati

What is the best solar panel angle in Namapa-erati?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Namapa-erati is 15°, worth about 1696 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 13°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Namapa-erati today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 17:20 local time (UTC+2), giving 12 h 30 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:04.
How many peak sun hours does Namapa-erati get?
On a flat surface 5.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.6 in June to 6.7 in November. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Namapa-erati?
At solar noon the sun stands 52.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 80.3° on the December solstice.
Is Namapa-erati a good place for solar panels?
With 5.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Namapa-erati ranks joint 13th of 66 places in Mozambique for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (15°) makes about 1,696 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Mozambique.

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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.