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Korçë County · Albania · 40.90° N · 20.65° E

Solar position in Pogradec

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Pogradec — computed for 40.90° N, 20.65° E, 702 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:58105° ESE
Sunset today17:44255° WSW
Best panel angle33°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle64°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation37.3°
At solar noon, 12:21Open on the sun map

Sun in Pogradec today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:26sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5812° below
Civil dawn06:306° below
Sunrise06:58105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:36sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2137.3° high
Golden hour starts17:05sun 6° up
Sunset17:44255° WSW
Civil dusk18:126° below
Nautical dusk18:4412° below
Astronomical dusk19:1518° below
Day length10 h 45 min

Sun path diagram for Pogradec

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 72.5° at solar noon in Pogradec; on the December solstice only 25.7°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 64° 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
January06:5611:4816:409 h 44 min29.3°
February06:2311:5117:1810 h 55 min38.6°
March05:3911:4417:5012 h 11 min49.4°
April05:4912:3619:2313 h 33 min61.0°
May05:1412:3419:5314 h 39 min69.3°
June05:0512:3920:1215 h 07 min72.5°
July05:2312:4320:0314 h 40 min69.5°
August05:5312:4019:2713 h 34 min61.1°
September06:2312:3018:3612 h 13 min49.7°
October06:5512:2117:4810 h 53 min38.3°
November06:3111:2316:149 h 43 min29.2°
December06:5811:3516:129 h 14 min25.7°

A year of daylight in Pogradec

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 Pogradec

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

33°collects the most energy over a year: 1449 kWh per kWp.

64°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 33°Best worst-month 64°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°124886%1.274.4×
15°138896%1.823.1×
30°1447100%2.262.4×
33° year-round best1449100%2.342.3×
41° = latitude143799%2.502.0×
45°142398%2.561.9×
60°131891%2.701.6×
64° off-grid best127788%2.701.5×
70°120783%2.691.4×
90°90562%2.461.7×

A fixed array in Pogradec produces the most over a year at 33°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 64° it makes 2.70 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 33°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Pogradec at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 33° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.86 (70°)2.9JanFebruary: 3.15 (70°)3.2FebMarch: 3.40 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.34 (70°)3.3AprMay: 3.23 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.21 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.40 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.77 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.79 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.74 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 3.08 (70°)3.1NovDecember: 2.69 (70°)2.7Dec33°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 33°Mean temp.
January1.813.192.862.562.1 °C
February2.583.543.153.123.2 °C
March3.613.873.403.796.5 °C
April4.743.863.344.3010.5 °C
May5.803.823.234.7315.3 °C
June6.773.863.215.1320.2 °C
July7.064.153.405.3623.7 °C
August6.234.583.775.2123.9 °C
September4.564.503.794.4418.5 °C
October3.274.363.743.7913.4 °C
November2.093.523.082.818.4 °C
December1.583.022.692.343.5 °C
Year4.19 avg3.86 avg1207 kWh1449 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 440 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 500 Wp at 33°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Pogradec

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.

5.2 mrow pitch at 70°

4.3 mrow pitch at 33°

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How Pogradec compares in Albania

Against the other 23 places in Albania with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

20thof 24 places in Albania for sunshine, shared: 4.19 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Albania: 1,449 against 1,493 kWh per kWp.

−3 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tirana: 15 h 07 min against 15 h 10 min.

33°best year-round tilt here; across Albania it runs from 32° in Vlorë to 34° in Shkodër.

Of the 24 places in Albania, Vlorë gets the most sun (4.58 peak sun hours a day) and Kukës the least (3.98); Pogradec ranks joint 20th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.69 kWh a day here, against 2.70 kWh on average in Albania. The shortest day lasts 9 h 14 min, +3 min compared with Tirana.

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Solar forecast for Pogradec, 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 Pogradec

What is the best solar panel angle in Pogradec?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Pogradec is 33°, worth about 1449 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 64°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pogradec today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:44 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 45 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:21.
How many peak sun hours does Pogradec get?
On a flat surface 4.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.6 in December to 7.1 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.0 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Pogradec?
At solar noon the sun stands 72.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 25.7° on the December solstice.
Is Pogradec a good place for solar panels?
With 4.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Pogradec ranks joint 20th of 24 places in Albania for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (33°) makes about 1,449 kWh a year here, 3% less than the average place in Albania.

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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.