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Solar position in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni — computed for 5.50° N, 54.03° W, 10 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:21102° ESE
Sunset today18:18258° WSW
Best panel angle5°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle1°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation72.6°
At solar noon, 12:20Open on the sun map

Sun in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:11sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3512° below
Civil dawn06:006° below
Sunrise06:21102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:49sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2072.6° high
Golden hour starts17:50sun 6° up
Sunset18:18258° WSW
Civil dusk18:406° below
Nautical dusk19:0412° below
Astronomical dusk19:2918° below
Day length11 h 57 min

Sun path diagram for Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 72.1° at solar noon in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni; on the December solstice only 61.1°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 113° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:5112:4718:4311 h 51 min64.7°
February06:5012:4918:4911 h 59 min74.1°
March06:3912:4318:4612 h 07 min84.9°
April06:2612:3418:4212 h 16 min83.5°
May06:2112:3218:4412 h 23 min75.2°
June06:2412:3718:5112 h 27 min72.1°
July06:3012:4218:5412 h 24 min75.1°
August06:3112:3918:4712 h 16 min83.5°
September06:2512:2918:3212 h 07 min85.0°
October06:2112:2018:1911 h 58 min73.7°
November06:2612:2118:1711 h 51 min64.5°
December06:4012:3418:2811 h 48 min61.1°

A year of daylight in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

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-Laurent-du-Maroni

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

5°collects the most energy over a year: 1481 kWh per kWp.

1°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 5°Best worst-month 1°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearMay kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1477100%3.561.4×
1° off-grid best1479100%3.551.4×
5° year-round best1481100%3.481.4×
6° = latitude1481100%3.471.4×
15°146299%3.271.5×
30°136592%2.801.7×
45°119481%2.192.1×
60°96565%1.513.0×
70°79954%1.103.7×
90°53236%0.932.8×

A fixed array in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni produces the most over a year at 5°. The design month for an off-grid system is May: at 1° it makes 3.55 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 5°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 5° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.15 (70°)3.1JanFebruary: 2.66 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 2.24 (70°)2.2MarApril: 1.54 (70°)1.5AprMay: 1.10 (70°)1.1MayJune: 1.00 (70°)1.0JunJuly: 0.97 (70°)1.0JulAugust: 1.33 (70°)1.3AugSeptember: 2.25 (70°)2.3SepOctober: 3.19 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 3.57 (70°)3.6NovDecember: 3.28 (70°)3.3Dec5°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 5°Mean temp.
January4.473.853.153.6725.5 °C
February4.543.272.663.6925.5 °C
March4.892.782.243.9225.9 °C
April4.741.931.543.7426.0 °C
May4.481.411.103.4825.8 °C
June4.791.291.003.7025.5 °C
July5.381.250.974.1625.6 °C
August5.951.691.334.6526.2 °C
September6.252.802.254.9627.0 °C
October5.963.943.194.8027.8 °C
November5.224.403.574.2727.5 °C
December4.434.033.283.6526.2 °C
Year5.10 avg2.72 avg799 kWh1481 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,210 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 340 Wp at 5°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

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.

1.9 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 5°

Row spacing calculator

How Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni compares in French Guiana

Against the other 4 places in French Guiana with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

4thof 5 places in French Guiana for sunshine: 5.10 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in French Guiana: 1,481 against 1,491 kWh per kWp.

+2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Cayenne: 12 h 27 min against 12 h 25 min.

5°best year-round tilt here; across French Guiana it runs from 4° in Cayenne to 5° in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.

Of the 5 places in French Guiana, Kourou gets the most sun (5.20 peak sun hours a day) and Matoury the least (5.09); Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni ranks 4th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.97 kWh a day here, against 0.97 kWh on average in French Guiana. The shortest day lasts 11 h 48 min, −2 min compared with Cayenne.

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Solar forecast for Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, 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-Laurent-du-Maroni

What is the best solar panel angle in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is 5°, worth about 1481 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through May does better at about 1°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:18 local time (UTC−3), giving 11 h 57 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:20.
How many peak sun hours does Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni get?
On a flat surface 5.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.4 in December to 6.2 in September. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.3 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?
At solar noon the sun stands 72.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 61.1° on the December solstice.
Is Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni a good place for solar panels?
With 5.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni ranks 4th of 5 places in French Guiana for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (5°) makes about 1,481 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in French Guiana.

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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.