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Solar position in Puerto Cabezas

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Puerto Cabezas — computed for 14.04° N, 83.39° W, 8 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:26102° ESE
Sunset today17:09258° WSW
Best panel angle14°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle14°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation64.0°
At solar noon, 11:17Open on the sun map

Sun in Puerto Cabezas today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−6

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:14sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:3912° below
Civil dawn05:046° below
Sunrise05:26102° ESE
Golden hour ends05:55sun 6° up
Solar noon11:1764.0° high
Golden hour starts16:40sun 6° up
Sunset17:09258° WSW
Civil dusk17:306° below
Nautical dusk17:5512° below
Astronomical dusk18:2018° below
Day length11 h 43 min

Sun path diagram for Puerto Cabezas

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 solstice67891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice67891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 80.6° at solar noon in Puerto Cabezas; on the December solstice only 52.5°. 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
January06:0111:4417:2811 h 26 min56.2°
February05:5411:4717:4011 h 46 min65.6°
March05:3611:4017:4412 h 08 min76.4°
April05:1611:3217:4712 h 31 min88.0°
May05:0511:3017:5512 h 50 min83.7°
June05:0611:3518:0412 h 57 min80.6°
July05:1411:4018:0412 h 50 min83.7°
August05:2111:3617:5212 h 31 min87.9°
September05:2211:2617:3012 h 08 min76.5°
October05:2511:1817:1011 h 45 min65.1°
November05:3611:1917:0211 h 26 min56.0°
December05:5211:3117:1011 h 18 min52.5°

A year of daylight in Puerto Cabezas

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 Puerto Cabezas

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

14°collects the most energy over a year: 1481 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 14°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°144498%3.221.5×
14° year-round best off-grid best = latitude1481100%3.591.4×
15°1481100%3.611.4×
30°143497%3.791.5×
45°130888%3.751.8×
60°111275%3.492.3×
70°95264%3.212.9×
90°64243%2.413.0×

A fixed array in Puerto Cabezas produces the most over a year at 14°. The design month for an off-grid system is November: at 14° it makes 3.59 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Puerto Cabezas at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 14° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.87 (70°)3.9JanFebruary: 3.70 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 3.21 (70°)3.2MarApril: 2.22 (70°)2.2AprMay: 1.57 (70°)1.6MayJune: 1.35 (70°)1.3JunJuly: 1.45 (70°)1.5JulAugust: 1.80 (70°)1.8AugSeptember: 2.40 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 2.83 (70°)2.8OctNovember: 3.21 (70°)3.2NovDecember: 3.74 (70°)3.7Dec14°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 14°Mean temp.
January4.524.723.874.0725.4 °C
February5.244.533.704.5425.7 °C
March5.993.943.214.9326.3 °C
April6.072.772.224.7127.4 °C
May5.391.991.574.0328.0 °C
June4.871.721.353.6027.7 °C
July4.941.841.453.6827.5 °C
August5.162.271.803.9527.7 °C
September5.052.992.404.0327.6 °C
October4.513.492.833.7727.2 °C
November4.093.943.213.5926.5 °C
December4.204.583.743.8126.0 °C
Year5.00 avg3.23 avg952 kWh1481 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 880 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 330 Wp at 14°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Puerto Cabezas

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 14°

Row spacing calculator

How Puerto Cabezas compares in Nicaragua

Against the other 36 places in Nicaragua with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

29thof 37 places in Nicaragua for sunshine: 5.00 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Nicaragua: 1,481 against 1,576 kWh per kWp.

+7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Managua: 12 h 57 min against 12 h 50 min.

14°best year-round tilt here; across Nicaragua it runs from 13° in Nueva Guinea to 15° in León.

Of the 37 places in Nicaragua, Corinto gets the most sun (5.84 peak sun hours a day) and Nueva Guinea the least (4.44); Puerto Cabezas ranks 29th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.35 kWh a day here, against 1.32 kWh on average in Nicaragua. The shortest day lasts 11 h 18 min, −7 min compared with Managua.

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Solar forecast for Puerto Cabezas, 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 Puerto Cabezas

What is the best solar panel angle in Puerto Cabezas?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Puerto Cabezas is 14°, worth about 1481 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 Puerto Cabezas today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 17:09 local time (UTC−6), giving 11 h 43 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:17.
How many peak sun hours does Puerto Cabezas get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.1 in November to 6.1 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Puerto Cabezas?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 52.5° on the December solstice.
Is Puerto Cabezas a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Puerto Cabezas ranks 29th of 37 places in Nicaragua for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (14°) makes about 1,481 kWh a year here, 6% less than the average place in Nicaragua.

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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.