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State of Salzburg · Austria · 47.43° N · 12.85° E

Solar position in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer — computed for 47.43° N, 12.85° E, 748 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:40107° ESE
Sunset today18:04253° WSW
Best panel angle40°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle76°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation30.8°
At solar noon, 12:52Open on the sun map

Sun in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:57sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3212° below
Civil dawn07:086° below
Sunrise07:40107° ESE
Golden hour ends08:23sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5230.8° high
Golden hour starts17:21sun 6° up
Sunset18:04253° WSW
Civil dusk18:366° below
Nautical dusk19:1212° below
Astronomical dusk19:4718° below
Day length10 h 25 min

Sun path diagram for Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

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 solstice910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 66.0° at solar noon in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer; on the December solstice only 19.2°. Sunrise swings from 53° NE in June to 125° SE in December — a 72° 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
January07:4612:2016:539 h 06 min22.8°
February07:0312:2217:4110 h 37 min32.1°
March06:0912:1618:2212 h 13 min42.9°
April06:0913:0720:0613 h 57 min54.5°
May05:2513:0520:4515 h 21 min62.8°
June05:1113:1021:0915 h 58 min66.0°
July05:3313:1420:5615 h 23 min63.0°
August06:1213:1120:1013 h 57 min54.6°
September06:5313:0119:0812 h 15 min43.2°
October07:3512:5218:1010 h 34 min31.8°
November07:2111:5416:269 h 05 min22.6°
December07:5312:0616:208 h 27 min19.2°

A year of daylight in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

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 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

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

40°collects the most energy over a year: 1226 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 40°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°99281%0.815.5×
15°113192%1.273.6×
30°121099%1.672.7×
40° year-round best1226100%1.892.3×
45°1222100%1.982.1×
47° = latitude121999%2.012.0×
60°116995%2.171.7×
70°109990%2.231.6×
76° off-grid best104585%2.241.6×
90°88772%2.181.6×

A fixed array in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer produces the most over a year at 40°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 76° it makes 2.24 kWh per kWp a day, 19% more than at 40°, and costs 15% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 40° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.57 (70°)2.6JanFebruary: 3.37 (70°)3.4FebMarch: 3.63 (70°)3.6MarApril: 3.34 (70°)3.3AprMay: 2.99 (70°)3.0MayJune: 2.99 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.13 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.28 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.23 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 3.09 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 2.31 (70°)2.3NovDecember: 2.23 (70°)2.2Dec40°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 40°Mean temp.
January snow1.292.802.572.22-4.9 °C
February snow2.173.673.373.11-4.2 °C
March snow3.214.033.633.76-0.2 °C
April4.193.793.344.024.9 °C
May4.703.472.993.949.2 °C
June5.273.522.994.1313.4 °C
July5.353.703.134.2715.0 °C
August4.673.863.284.1214.8 °C
September3.463.723.233.6110.3 °C
October2.433.513.093.106.2 °C
November1.382.582.312.131.2 °C
December snow1.022.452.231.89-3.4 °C
Year3.27 avg3.42 avg1099 kWh1226 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 530 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 630 Wp at 40°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

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.

7.2 mrow pitch at 70°

6.0 mrow pitch at 40°

Row spacing calculator

How Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer compares in Austria

Against the other 28 places in Austria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

21stof 29 places in Austria for sunshine: 3.27 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Austria: 1,226 against 1,220 kWh per kWp.

−7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Vienna: 15 h 58 min against 16 h 05 min.

40°best year-round tilt here; across Austria it runs from 37° in Vienna to 41° in Innsbruck.

Of the 29 places in Austria, Villach gets the most sun (3.45 peak sun hours a day) and Linz and 4 other places the least (3.22); Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer ranks 21st. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.23 kWh a day here, against 1.92 kWh on average in Austria. The shortest day lasts 8 h 27 min, +7 min compared with Vienna.

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Solar forecast for Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, 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 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

What is the best solar panel angle in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is 40°, worth about 1226 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 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:04 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 25 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:52.
How many peak sun hours does Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer get?
On a flat surface 3.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.0 in December to 5.3 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?
At solar noon the sun stands 66.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 19.2° on the December solstice.
Is Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer a good place for solar panels?
With 3.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer ranks 21st of 29 places in Austria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (40°) makes about 1,226 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Austria.

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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.