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Solar position in Palma di Montechiaro

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Palma di Montechiaro — computed for 37.19° N, 13.77° E, 155 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:21104° ESE
Sunset today18:16256° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle61°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation41.0°
At solar noon, 12:48Open on the sun map

Sun in Palma di Montechiaro today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:53sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2412° below
Civil dawn06:546° below
Sunrise07:21104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:57sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4841.0° high
Golden hour starts17:40sun 6° up
Sunset18:16256° WSW
Civil dusk18:436° below
Nautical dusk19:1312° below
Astronomical dusk19:4318° below
Day length10 h 55 min

Sun path diagram for Palma di Montechiaro

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 76.3° at solar noon in Palma di Montechiaro; on the December solstice only 29.4°. Sunrise swings from 59° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 60° 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
January07:1512:1617:1710 h 02 min33.0°
February06:4612:1817:5011 h 04 min42.4°
March06:0712:1218:1712 h 10 min53.2°
April06:2213:0319:4513 h 22 min64.8°
May05:5213:0120:1114 h 19 min73.1°
June05:4513:0620:2814 h 43 min76.3°
July06:0013:1120:2114 h 21 min73.2°
August06:2613:0719:4913 h 23 min64.8°
September06:5112:5719:0312 h 12 min53.4°
October07:1812:4918:2011 h 02 min42.0°
November06:4911:5016:5110 h 01 min32.9°
December07:1412:0216:519 h 36 min29.4°

A year of daylight in Palma di Montechiaro

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 Palma di Montechiaro

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

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1626 kWh per kWp.

61°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 30°Best worst-month 61°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°144089%1.673.7×
15°157997%2.292.7×
30° year-round best1626100%2.782.1×
37° = latitude161599%2.951.9×
45°157797%3.091.7×
60°143989%3.211.4×
61° off-grid best142788%3.211.4×
70°130180%3.181.3×
90°94358%2.851.9×

A fixed array in Palma di Montechiaro produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 61° it makes 3.21 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 30°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Palma di Montechiaro at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

01234567January: 3.34 (70°)3.3JanFebruary: 3.62 (70°)3.6FebMarch: 3.94 (70°)3.9MarApril: 3.75 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.45 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.17 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.33 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.78 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.97 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 3.86 (70°)3.9OctNovember: 3.41 (70°)3.4NovDecember: 3.18 (70°)3.2Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January2.353.843.343.0110.6 °C
February3.194.173.623.6310.4 °C
March4.454.573.944.4812.1 °C
April5.704.393.755.0514.4 °C
May6.874.113.455.4818.0 °C
June7.623.853.175.6422.7 °C
July7.774.093.335.7626.0 °C
August6.874.653.785.5726.5 °C
September5.184.803.974.8023.2 °C
October3.774.613.864.0219.8 °C
November2.614.013.413.1715.8 °C
December2.103.683.182.7812.1 °C
Year4.88 avg4.23 avg1301 kWh1626 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 370 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 420 Wp at 30°. The steep array is 12% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Palma di Montechiaro

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.

4.5 mrow pitch at 70°

3.8 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Palma di Montechiaro compares in Italy

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

5thof 597 places in Italy for sunshine, shared: 4.88 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+12%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Italy: 1,626 against 1,452 kWh per kWp.

−30 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Rome: 14 h 43 min against 15 h 14 min.

30°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); Palma di Montechiaro ranks joint 5th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.17 kWh a day here, against 2.63 kWh on average in Italy. The shortest day lasts 9 h 36 min, +29 min compared with Rome.

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Solar forecast for Palma di Montechiaro, 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 Palma di Montechiaro

What is the best solar panel angle in Palma di Montechiaro?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Palma di Montechiaro is 30°, worth about 1626 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 61°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palma di Montechiaro today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:16 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 55 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:48.
How many peak sun hours does Palma di Montechiaro get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.1 in December to 7.8 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.8 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Palma di Montechiaro?
At solar noon the sun stands 76.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 29.4° on the December solstice.
Is Palma di Montechiaro a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Palma di Montechiaro ranks joint 5th of 597 places in Italy for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,626 kWh a year here, 12% more 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.