Martinique · Martinique · 14.67° N · 61.04° W
Solar position in Saint-Joseph
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Saint-Joseph — computed for 14.67° N, 61.04° W, 240 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Saint-Joseph today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 04:45 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 05:10 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 05:35 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 05:57 | 102° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 06:26 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 11:48 | 63.4° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:10 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:39 | 258° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:00 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:26 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 18:51 | 18° below |
| Day length | 11 h 42 min | |
Sun path diagram for Saint-Joseph
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 81.2° at solar noon in Saint-Joseph; on the December solstice only 51.9°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 49° 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:33 | 12:15 | 17:57 | 11 h 24 min | 55.5° |
| February | 06:25 | 12:17 | 18:10 | 11 h 45 min | 64.9° |
| March | 06:07 | 12:11 | 18:15 | 12 h 08 min | 75.8° |
| April | 05:46 | 12:02 | 18:19 | 12 h 32 min | 87.3° |
| May | 05:34 | 12:00 | 18:26 | 12 h 52 min | 84.4° |
| June | 05:36 | 12:06 | 18:35 | 13 h 00 min | 81.2° |
| July | 05:44 | 12:10 | 18:36 | 12 h 52 min | 84.3° |
| August | 05:51 | 12:07 | 18:23 | 12 h 32 min | 87.3° |
| September | 05:53 | 11:57 | 18:00 | 12 h 08 min | 75.9° |
| October | 05:56 | 11:48 | 17:40 | 11 h 44 min | 64.5° |
| November | 06:08 | 11:49 | 17:31 | 11 h 24 min | 55.3° |
| December | 06:24 | 12:02 | 17:40 | 11 h 16 min | 51.9° |
A year of daylight in Saint-Joseph
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Saint-Joseph
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
15°collects the most energy over a year: 1711 kWh per kWp.
14°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | June kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1661 | 97% | 4.69 | 1.3× |
| 14° off-grid best | 1711 | 100% | 4.37 | 1.2× |
| 15° year-round best = latitude | 1711 | 100% | 4.34 | 1.2× |
| 30° | 1662 | 97% | 3.75 | 1.4× |
| 45° | 1518 | 89% | 2.98 | 1.7× |
| 60° | 1290 | 75% | 2.09 | 2.3× |
| 70° | 1103 | 64% | 1.53 | 3.0× |
| 90° | 741 | 43% | 1.14 | 3.5× |
A fixed array in Saint-Joseph produces the most over a year at 15°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 14° it makes 4.37 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Saint-Joseph at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 15° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 15° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.10 | 5.62 | 4.59 | 4.70 | 26.2 °C |
| February | 5.77 | 5.15 | 4.21 | 5.06 | 26.0 °C |
| March | 6.30 | 4.20 | 3.43 | 5.20 | 26.1 °C |
| April | 6.42 | 2.95 | 2.38 | 4.98 | 26.7 °C |
| May | 6.21 | 2.17 | 1.72 | 4.62 | 27.4 °C |
| June | 5.94 | 1.94 | 1.53 | 4.34 | 27.8 °C |
| July | 6.12 | 2.01 | 1.58 | 4.49 | 27.9 °C |
| August | 6.24 | 2.54 | 2.03 | 4.73 | 28.3 °C |
| September | 5.93 | 3.47 | 2.80 | 4.74 | 28.5 °C |
| October | 5.33 | 4.23 | 3.43 | 4.50 | 28.2 °C |
| November | 4.93 | 5.04 | 4.09 | 4.42 | 27.7 °C |
| December | 4.83 | 5.61 | 4.56 | 4.49 | 27.0 °C |
| Year | 5.76 avg | 3.74 avg | 1103 kWh | 1711 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 770 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 270 Wp at 15°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Saint-Joseph
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 15°
How Saint-Joseph compares in Martinique
Against the other 7 places in Martinique with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
1stof 8 places in Martinique for sunshine, shared: 5.76 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Martinique: 1,711 against 1,711 kWh per kWp.
±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Fort-de-France: 13 h 00 min against 13 h 00 min.
15°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in Martinique.
Saint-Joseph shares the top spot for sunshine among the 8 places in Martinique (5.76 peak sun hours a day); the least sunny are Ducos and 7 other places with 5.76. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.53 kWh a day here, against 1.53 kWh on average in Martinique. The shortest day lasts 11 h 16 min, ±0 min compared with Fort-de-France.
Solar forecast for Saint-Joseph, 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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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.