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Solar position in Saint Cloud

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Saint Cloud — computed for 28.25° N, 81.28° W, 23 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:31103° ESE
Sunset today18:46257° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle36°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation49.8°
At solar noon, 13:09Open on the sun map

Sun in Saint Cloud today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:12sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3912° below
Civil dawn07:076° below
Sunrise07:31103° ESE
Golden hour ends08:03sun 6° up
Solar noon13:0949.8° high
Golden hour starts18:14sun 6° up
Sunset18:46257° WSW
Civil dusk19:106° below
Nautical dusk19:3812° below
Astronomical dusk20:0518° below
Day length11 h 16 min

Sun path diagram for Saint Cloud

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 solstice7891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 85.2° at solar noon in Saint Cloud; on the December solstice only 38.3°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° 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
January07:1712:3617:5610 h 39 min42.0°
February06:5712:3818:2011 h 23 min51.4°
March07:2713:3219:3712 h 09 min62.2°
April06:5313:2319:5413 h 00 min73.8°
May06:3113:2120:1113 h 40 min82.0°
June06:2813:2620:2513 h 56 min85.2°
July06:4113:3120:2113 h 40 min82.1°
August06:5813:2819:5713 h 00 min73.7°
September07:1313:1719:2212 h 10 min62.3°
October07:2913:0918:4911 h 20 min50.9°
November06:5112:1017:2910 h 38 min41.7°
December07:1212:2317:3310 h 21 min38.3°

A year of daylight in Saint Cloud

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 Saint Cloud

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

27°collects the most energy over a year: 1571 kWh per kWp.

36°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 27°Best worst-month 36°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°143091%2.502.1×
15°154498%3.221.6×
27° year-round best1571100%3.651.4×
28° = latitude1570100%3.671.4×
30°1568100%3.731.3×
36° off-grid best155399%3.871.2×
45°150296%4.011.3×
60°135186%4.041.6×
70°120977%3.931.9×
90°85855%3.373.1×

A fixed array in Saint Cloud produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 36° it makes 3.87 kWh per kWp a day, 6% more than at 27°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Saint Cloud at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.18 (70°)4.2JanFebruary: 3.96 (70°)4.0FebMarch: 3.87 (70°)3.9MarApril: 3.24 (70°)3.2AprMay: 2.57 (70°)2.6MayJune: 2.16 (70°)2.2JunJuly: 2.26 (70°)2.3JulAugust: 2.62 (70°)2.6AugSeptember: 3.13 (70°)3.1SepOctober: 3.80 (70°)3.8OctNovember: 4.08 (70°)4.1NovDecember: 3.93 (70°)3.9Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January3.464.904.183.9815.5 °C
February4.134.683.964.2417.6 °C
March5.244.623.874.8319.8 °C
April6.143.933.245.0022.9 °C
May6.463.172.574.7925.7 °C
June5.842.692.164.1927.1 °C
July5.792.822.264.2127.4 °C
August5.503.252.624.2427.4 °C
September4.973.853.134.2226.3 °C
October4.454.613.804.3023.6 °C
November3.644.874.084.0019.9 °C
December3.134.643.933.6517.6 °C
Year4.90 avg4.00 avg1209 kWh1571 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 550 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 27°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Saint Cloud

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°

3.1 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How Saint Cloud compares in the United States

Against the other 3,120 places in the United States with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

731stof 3,121 places in the United States for sunshine, shared: 4.90 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the United States: 1,571 against 1,515 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 09 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with New York City: 13 h 56 min against 15 h 06 min.

27°best year-round tilt here; across the United States it runs from 18° in Honolulu to 53° in Fairbanks.

Of the 3,121 places in the United States, Fortuna Foothills and 2 other places get the most sun (5.96 peak sun hours a day) and Juneau the least (2.38); Saint Cloud ranks joint 731st. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.15 kWh a day here, against 2.55 kWh on average in the United States. The shortest day lasts 10 h 21 min, +1 h 06 min compared with New York City.

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Solar forecast for Saint Cloud, 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 Saint Cloud

What is the best solar panel angle in Saint Cloud?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Saint Cloud is 27°, worth about 1571 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 36°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Saint Cloud today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:46 local time (UTC−4), giving 11 h 16 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:09.
How many peak sun hours does Saint Cloud get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.1 in December to 6.5 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Saint Cloud?
At solar noon the sun stands 85.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 38.3° on the December solstice.
Is Saint Cloud a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Saint Cloud ranks joint 731st of 3,121 places in the United States for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,571 kWh a year here, 4% more than the average place in the United States.

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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.