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Saint Paul’s Bay · Malta · 35.95° N · 14.42° E

Solar position in San Pawl il-Baħar

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for San Pawl il-Baħar — computed for 35.95° N, 14.42° E, 22 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:17104° ESE
Sunset today18:15256° WSW
Best panel angle29°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle60°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation42.2°
At solar noon, 12:46Open on the sun map

Sun in San Pawl il-Baħar today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:51sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2012° below
Civil dawn06:506° below
Sunrise07:17104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:52sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4642.2° high
Golden hour starts17:40sun 6° up
Sunset18:15256° WSW
Civil dusk18:416° below
Nautical dusk19:1112° below
Astronomical dusk19:4118° below
Day length10 h 58 min

Sun path diagram for San Pawl il-Baħar

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 solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 77.5° at solar noon in San Pawl il-Baħar; on the December solstice only 30.6°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 59° 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
January07:0912:1317:1710 h 08 min34.2°
February06:4212:1617:4911 h 07 min43.6°
March06:0412:0918:1412 h 10 min54.4°
April06:2113:0119:4013 h 19 min66.0°
May05:5212:5820:0514 h 13 min74.3°
June05:4613:0420:2214 h 36 min77.5°
July06:0113:0820:1514 h 14 min74.5°
August06:2513:0519:4413 h 19 min66.1°
September06:4912:5519:0012 h 12 min54.7°
October07:1412:4618:1911 h 05 min43.3°
November06:4411:4816:5110 h 07 min34.1°
December07:0812:0016:519 h 43 min30.6°

A year of daylight in San Pawl il-Baħar

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 San Pawl il-Baħar

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

29°collects the most energy over a year: 1647 kWh per kWp.

60°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 29°Best worst-month 60°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°147389%1.773.5×
15°160798%2.382.6×
29° year-round best1647100%2.822.0×
30°1647100%2.842.0×
36° = latitude163699%2.981.8×
45°159197%3.131.6×
60° off-grid best144488%3.231.4×
70°130079%3.181.3×
90°93257%2.842.1×

A fixed array in San Pawl il-Baħar produces the most over a year at 29°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 60° it makes 3.23 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 29°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in San Pawl il-Baħar at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 29° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.46 (70°)3.5JanFebruary: 3.82 (70°)3.8FebMarch: 4.09 (70°)4.1MarApril: 3.78 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.39 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.07 (70°)3.1JunJuly: 3.20 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.66 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.94 (70°)3.9SepOctober: 3.79 (70°)3.8OctNovember: 3.39 (70°)3.4NovDecember: 3.18 (70°)3.2Dec29°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 29°Mean temp.
January2.554.043.463.1414.1 °C
February3.454.453.823.8413.5 °C
March4.714.784.094.6814.4 °C
April5.924.463.785.1916.0 °C
May7.044.053.395.5718.8 °C
June7.693.733.075.6622.7 °C
July7.723.943.205.7125.9 °C
August6.854.513.665.5226.7 °C
September5.314.813.944.8425.0 °C
October3.864.573.793.9822.5 °C
November2.734.033.393.1719.2 °C
December2.243.743.182.8215.8 °C
Year5.01 avg4.26 avg1300 kWh1647 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 380 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 420 Wp at 29°. The steep array is 8% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in San Pawl il-Baħar

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.

4.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.6 mrow pitch at 29°

Row spacing calculator

How San Pawl il-Baħar compares in Malta

Against the other 6 places in Malta with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

1stof 7 places in Malta for sunshine, shared: 5.01 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Malta: 1,647 against 1,646 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with the average place in Malta: 14 h 36 min against 14 h 36 min.

29°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in Malta.

San Pawl il-Baħar shares the top spot for sunshine among the 7 places in Malta (5.01 peak sun hours a day); the least sunny are Sliema and 6 other places with 5.01. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.07 kWh a day here, against 3.06 kWh on average in Malta. The shortest day lasts 9 h 43 min, ±0 min compared with the average.

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Solar forecast for San Pawl il-Baħar, 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 Pawl il-Baħar

What is the best solar panel angle in San Pawl il-Baħar?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in San Pawl il-Baħar is 29°, worth about 1647 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 60°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in San Pawl il-Baħar today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:15 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 58 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:46.
How many peak sun hours does San Pawl il-Baħar get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.2 in December to 7.7 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in San Pawl il-Baħar?
At solar noon the sun stands 77.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 30.6° on the December solstice.
Is San Pawl il-Baħar a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, San Pawl il-Baħar ranks joint 1st of 7 places in Malta for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (29°) makes about 1,647 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Malta.

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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.