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Solar position in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Rožnov pod Radhoštěm — computed for 49.46° N, 18.14° E, 378 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:22107° ESE
Sunset today17:39253° WSW
Best panel angle38°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle76°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation28.7°
At solar noon, 12:31Open on the sun map

Sun in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:35sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1212° below
Civil dawn06:496° below
Sunrise07:22107° ESE
Golden hour ends08:07sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3128.7° high
Golden hour starts16:54sun 6° up
Sunset17:39253° WSW
Civil dusk18:126° below
Nautical dusk18:4912° below
Astronomical dusk19:2618° below
Day length10 h 17 min

Sun path diagram for Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

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 solstice567891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 64.0° at solar noon in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm; on the December solstice only 17.2°. Sunrise swings from 51° NE in June to 127° SE in December — a 75° 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
January07:3211:5816:258 h 52 min20.7°
February06:4512:0117:1610 h 31 min30.1°
March05:4811:5418:0112 h 13 min40.9°
April05:4412:4619:4914 h 05 min52.5°
May04:5612:4420:3215 h 36 min60.8°
June04:4012:4920:5716 h 17 min64.0°
July05:0412:5320:4215 h 39 min61.0°
August05:4712:5019:5314 h 06 min52.6°
September06:3212:4018:4712 h 16 min41.2°
October07:1712:3117:4510 h 28 min29.8°
November07:0711:3315:588 h 51 min20.6°
December07:4011:4515:508 h 09 min17.2°

A year of daylight in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

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 Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

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

38°collects the most energy over a year: 1109 kWh per kWp.

76°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 38°Best worst-month 76°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°91582%0.557.9×
15°103593%0.845.3×
30°109999%1.104.0×
38° year-round best1109100%1.213.5×
45°110399%1.293.1×
49° = latitude109499%1.343.0×
60°104894%1.422.6×
70°97988%1.462.4×
76° off-grid best92784%1.472.2×
90°77870%1.441.8×

A fixed array in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm produces the most over a year at 38°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 76° it makes 1.47 kWh per kWp a day, 22% more than at 38°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 38° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.68 (70°)1.7JanFebruary: 2.48 (70°)2.5FebMarch: 3.09 (70°)3.1MarApril: 3.44 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.19 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.07 (70°)3.1JunJuly: 3.12 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.32 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.15 (70°)3.1SepOctober: 2.55 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 1.62 (70°)1.6NovDecember: 1.46 (70°)1.5Dec38°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 38°Mean temp.
January snow0.901.851.681.43-4.1 °C
February snow1.642.732.482.25-2.4 °C
March2.813.463.093.261.9 °C
April4.183.943.444.087.9 °C
May4.913.733.194.1812.8 °C
June5.303.663.074.2216.8 °C
July5.233.753.124.2219.0 °C
August4.643.973.324.1318.8 °C
September3.293.683.153.4613.5 °C
October1.992.922.552.518.0 °C
November1.011.841.621.473.3 °C
December snow0.711.631.461.21-2.2 °C
Year3.06 avg3.10 avg979 kWh1109 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 810 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 970 Wp at 38°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

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.

8.3 mrow pitch at 70°

6.5 mrow pitch at 38°

Row spacing calculator

How Rožnov pod Radhoštěm compares in Czechia

Against the other 95 places in Czechia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

40thof 96 places in Czechia for sunshine, shared: 3.06 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Czechia: 1,109 against 1,107 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Prague: 16 h 17 min against 16 h 23 min.

38°best year-round tilt here; across Czechia it runs from 38° in Prague to 39° in Ostrava.

Of the 96 places in Czechia, Břeclav gets the most sun (3.25 peak sun hours a day) and Děčín and 10 other places the least (2.96); Rožnov pod Radhoštěm ranks joint 40th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.46 kWh a day here, against 1.35 kWh on average in Czechia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 09 min, +6 min compared with Prague.

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Solar forecast for Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, 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 Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

What is the best solar panel angle in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm is 38°, worth about 1109 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 76°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:39 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 17 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:31.
How many peak sun hours does Rožnov pod Radhoštěm get?
On a flat surface 3.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.7 in December to 5.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm?
At solar noon the sun stands 64.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 17.2° on the December solstice.
Is Rožnov pod Radhoštěm a good place for solar panels?
With 3.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm ranks joint 40th of 96 places in Czechia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (38°) makes about 1,109 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Czechia.

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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.