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Solar position in Puerto del Carmen

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Puerto del Carmen — computed for 28.92° N, 13.67° W, 44 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:01103° ESE
Sunset today19:15257° WSW
Best panel angle25°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle47°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation49.2°
At solar noon, 13:38Open on the sun map

Sun in Puerto del Carmen today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:42sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn07:0912° below
Civil dawn07:376° below
Sunrise08:01103° ESE
Golden hour ends08:33sun 6° up
Solar noon13:3849.2° high
Golden hour starts18:43sun 6° up
Sunset19:15257° WSW
Civil dusk19:396° below
Nautical dusk20:0712° below
Astronomical dusk20:3518° below
Day length11 h 14 min

Sun path diagram for Puerto del Carmen

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 solstice891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 84.5° at solar noon in Puerto del Carmen; on the December solstice only 37.7°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 54° 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
January07:4713:0618:2410 h 36 min41.3°
February07:2713:0818:4811 h 21 min50.7°
March06:5713:0119:0612 h 09 min61.5°
April07:2213:5320:2413 h 02 min73.1°
May07:0013:5120:4213 h 42 min81.3°
June06:5613:5620:5614 h 00 min84.5°
July07:0914:0120:5213 h 43 min81.5°
August07:2613:5720:2813 h 02 min73.1°
September07:4213:4719:5212 h 10 min61.7°
October07:5913:3919:1811 h 19 min50.3°
November07:2212:4017:5810 h 36 min41.1°
December07:4312:5218:0110 h 18 min37.7°

A year of daylight in Puerto del Carmen

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 del Carmen

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

25°collects the most energy over a year: 1683 kWh per kWp.

47°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 25°Best worst-month 47°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°154592%2.502.2×
15°166099%3.201.7×
25° year-round best1683100%3.551.5×
29° = latitude1681100%3.671.4×
30°1679100%3.701.4×
45°160295%3.971.2×
47° off-grid best158594%3.991.2×
60°143685%4.001.4×
70°128176%3.881.7×
90°90254%3.342.8×

A fixed array in Puerto del Carmen produces the most over a year at 25°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 47° it makes 3.99 kWh per kWp a day, 12% more than at 25°, and costs 6% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Puerto del Carmen at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 25° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.12 (70°)4.1JanFebruary: 4.13 (70°)4.1FebMarch: 4.08 (70°)4.1MarApril: 3.44 (70°)3.4AprMay: 2.82 (70°)2.8MayJune: 2.47 (70°)2.5JunJuly: 2.63 (70°)2.6JulAugust: 3.03 (70°)3.0AugSeptember: 3.69 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.96 (70°)4.0OctNovember: 3.90 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.88 (70°)3.9Dec25°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 25°Mean temp.
January3.474.884.123.8617.8 °C
February4.294.894.134.3717.4 °C
March5.444.834.085.0317.7 °C
April6.274.103.445.2518.3 °C
May6.753.392.825.2219.2 °C
June6.843.002.475.0820.5 °C
July6.463.192.634.9021.4 °C
August6.163.673.034.9122.3 °C
September5.674.473.694.9422.7 °C
October4.594.773.964.4222.4 °C
November3.584.673.903.8020.7 °C
December3.154.623.883.5519.1 °C
Year5.23 avg4.20 avg1281 kWh1683 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 480 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 330 Wp at 25°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Puerto del Carmen

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.

3.4 mrow pitch at 70°

3.0 mrow pitch at 25°

Row spacing calculator

How Puerto del Carmen compares in Spain

Against the other 543 places in Spain with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

32ndof 544 places in Spain for sunshine, shared: 5.23 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Spain: 1,683 against 1,601 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 04 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Madrid: 14 h 00 min against 15 h 04 min.

25°best year-round tilt here; across Spain it runs from 24° in Arona to 36° in Girona.

Of the 544 places in Spain, Playa del Ingles and one other place get the most sun (5.53 peak sun hours a day) and Santander the least (3.65); Puerto del Carmen ranks joint 32nd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.47 kWh a day here, against 3.03 kWh on average in Spain. The shortest day lasts 10 h 18 min, +1 h 01 min compared with Madrid.

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Solar forecast for Puerto del Carmen, 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 del Carmen

What is the best solar panel angle in Puerto del Carmen?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Puerto del Carmen is 25°, worth about 1683 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 47°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Puerto del Carmen today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 19:15 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 14 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:38.
How many peak sun hours does Puerto del Carmen get?
On a flat surface 5.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.2 in December to 6.8 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.0 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Puerto del Carmen?
At solar noon the sun stands 84.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 37.7° on the December solstice.
Is Puerto del Carmen a good place for solar panels?
With 5.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Puerto del Carmen ranks joint 32nd of 544 places in Spain for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (25°) makes about 1,683 kWh a year here, 5% more than the average place in Spain.

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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.