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Solar position in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for San Bartolomé de Tirajana — computed for 27.92° N, 15.57° W, 902 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:08103° ESE
Sunset today19:24257° WSW
Best panel angle24°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle45°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation50.2°
At solar noon, 13:46Open on the sun map

Sun in San Bartolomé de Tirajana today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:49sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn07:1612° below
Civil dawn07:446° below
Sunrise08:08103° ESE
Golden hour ends08:40sun 6° up
Solar noon13:4650.2° high
Golden hour starts18:52sun 6° up
Sunset19:24257° WSW
Civil dusk19:486° below
Nautical dusk20:1512° below
Astronomical dusk20:4318° below
Day length11 h 17 min

Sun path diagram for San Bartolomé de Tirajana

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 solstice891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 85.5° at solar noon in San Bartolomé de Tirajana; on the December solstice only 38.7°. 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
January07:5313:1318:3310 h 40 min42.3°
February07:3413:1618:5711 h 23 min51.7°
March07:0513:0919:1412 h 09 min62.5°
April07:3114:0120:3012 h 59 min74.1°
May07:0913:5820:4813 h 38 min82.3°
June07:0614:0421:0113 h 55 min85.5°
July07:1914:0820:5813 h 39 min82.5°
August07:3514:0520:3412 h 59 min74.1°
September07:5013:5520:0012 h 10 min62.7°
October08:0613:4619:2711 h 21 min51.3°
November07:2812:4818:0710 h 39 min42.1°
December07:4913:0018:1110 h 22 min38.7°

A year of daylight in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.

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Best solar panel angle in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

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

24°collects the most energy over a year: 1739 kWh per kWp.

45°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 24°Best worst-month 45°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°160792%2.602.2×
15°172099%3.311.7×
24° year-round best1739100%3.651.5×
28° = latitude1736100%3.771.4×
30°1732100%3.821.4×
45° off-grid best164595%4.101.2×
60°146484%4.121.5×
70°130075%4.001.8×
90°90352%3.423.2×

A fixed array in San Bartolomé de Tirajana produces the most over a year at 24°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 45° it makes 4.10 kWh per kWp a day, 12% more than at 24°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in San Bartolomé de Tirajana at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 24° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.29 (70°)4.3JanFebruary: 4.29 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 4.17 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.44 (70°)3.4AprMay: 2.77 (70°)2.8MayJune: 2.40 (70°)2.4JunJuly: 2.56 (70°)2.6JulAugust: 3.03 (70°)3.0AugSeptember: 3.72 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 4.07 (70°)4.1OctNovember: 4.05 (70°)4.1NovDecember: 4.00 (70°)4.0Dec24°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 24°Mean temp.
January3.645.094.294.0118.4 °C
February4.485.084.294.5318.0 °C
March5.644.954.175.1918.2 °C
April6.494.103.445.3918.8 °C
May7.053.332.775.4019.7 °C
June7.152.912.405.2521.0 °C
July6.783.122.565.0921.9 °C
August6.473.683.035.1222.8 °C
September5.834.503.725.0523.2 °C
October4.764.924.074.5622.9 °C
November3.744.874.053.9421.3 °C
December3.284.764.003.6519.7 °C
Year5.45 avg4.27 avg1300 kWh1739 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 490 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 24°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

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.

3.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.0 mrow pitch at 24°

Row spacing calculator

How San Bartolomé de Tirajana compares in Spain

Against the other 543 places in Spain with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

7thof 544 places in Spain for sunshine, shared: 5.45 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Spain: 1,739 against 1,601 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 09 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Madrid: 13 h 55 min against 15 h 04 min.

24°best year-round tilt here; across Spain it runs from 24° in Arona to 36° in Girona.

Of the 544 places in Spain, Playa del Ingles and one other place get the most sun (5.53 peak sun hours a day) and Santander the least (3.65); San Bartolomé de Tirajana ranks joint 7th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.40 kWh a day here, against 3.03 kWh on average in Spain. The shortest day lasts 10 h 22 min, +1 h 05 min compared with Madrid.

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Solar forecast for San Bartolomé de Tirajana, 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 San Bartolomé de Tirajana

What is the best solar panel angle in San Bartolomé de Tirajana?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in San Bartolomé de Tirajana is 24°, worth about 1739 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 45°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in San Bartolomé de Tirajana today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 19:24 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 17 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:46.
How many peak sun hours does San Bartolomé de Tirajana get?
On a flat surface 5.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.3 in December to 7.1 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in San Bartolomé de Tirajana?
At solar noon the sun stands 85.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 38.7° on the December solstice.
Is San Bartolomé de Tirajana a good place for solar panels?
With 5.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, San Bartolomé de Tirajana ranks joint 7th of 544 places in Spain for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (24°) makes about 1,739 kWh a year here, 9% more than the average place in Spain.

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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.