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Solar position in Sekondi-Takoradi

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sekondi-Takoradi — computed for 4.93° N, 1.76° W, 6 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:51102° ESE
Sunset today17:50258° WSW
Best panel angle6°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation73.2°
At solar noon, 11:51Open on the sun map

Sun in Sekondi-Takoradi today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:41sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0612° below
Civil dawn05:306° below
Sunrise05:51102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:20sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5173.2° high
Golden hour starts17:22sun 6° up
Sunset17:50258° WSW
Civil dusk18:116° below
Nautical dusk18:3612° below
Astronomical dusk19:0018° below
Day length11 h 58 min

Sun path diagram for Sekondi-Takoradi

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 solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.5° at solar noon in Sekondi-Takoradi; on the December solstice only 61.6°. 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
January06:2112:1818:1411 h 53 min65.2°
February06:2012:2018:2011 h 59 min74.6°
March06:1012:1418:1712 h 07 min85.4°
April05:5812:0518:1312 h 15 min83.0°
May05:5212:0318:1412 h 22 min74.7°
June05:5612:0818:2112 h 25 min71.5°
July06:0212:1318:2412 h 22 min74.5°
August06:0212:1018:1712 h 15 min82.9°
September05:5612:0018:0312 h 07 min85.7°
October05:5211:5117:5111 h 59 min74.3°
November05:5611:5217:4911 h 53 min65.1°
December06:0912:0518:0011 h 50 min61.6°

A year of daylight in Sekondi-Takoradi

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 Sekondi-Takoradi

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

6°collects the most energy over a year: 1390 kWh per kWp.

0°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 6°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best1384100%3.271.3×
5° = latitude1390100%3.191.3×
6° year-round best1390100%3.171.3×
15°137699%2.971.5×
30°129793%2.521.8×
45°115183%1.962.2×
60°95168%1.372.8×
70°80458%1.103.1×
90°55540%0.972.6×

A fixed array in Sekondi-Takoradi produces the most over a year at 6°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 0° it makes 3.27 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 6°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sekondi-Takoradi at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 6° (year-round best).

012345January: 3.26 (70°)3.3JanFebruary: 2.84 (70°)2.8FebMarch: 2.39 (70°)2.4MarApril: 1.72 (70°)1.7AprMay: 1.22 (70°)1.2MayJune: 1.10 (70°)1.1JunJuly: 1.11 (70°)1.1JulAugust: 1.36 (70°)1.4AugSeptember: 1.89 (70°)1.9SepOctober: 2.70 (70°)2.7OctNovember: 3.41 (70°)3.4NovDecember: 3.45 (70°)3.5Dec6°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 6°Mean temp.
January4.834.013.263.9427.1 °C
February4.933.512.843.9727.7 °C
March5.192.972.394.1227.6 °C
April5.192.171.724.0527.3 °C
May4.691.561.223.6226.9 °C
June4.131.411.103.1725.8 °C
July4.361.421.113.3724.7 °C
August4.501.711.363.5324.3 °C
September4.602.351.893.6625.0 °C
October5.063.322.704.1025.8 °C
November5.144.193.414.2126.6 °C
December4.814.243.453.9627.0 °C
Year4.78 avg2.73 avg804 kWh1390 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 1,070 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 6°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sekondi-Takoradi

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.

1.8 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 6°

Row spacing calculator

How Sekondi-Takoradi compares in Ghana

Against the other 97 places in Ghana with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

66thof 98 places in Ghana for sunshine, shared: 4.78 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Ghana: 1,390 against 1,426 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kumasi: 12 h 25 min against 12 h 31 min.

6°best year-round tilt here; across Ghana it runs from 6° in Accra to 13° in Bawku.

Of the 98 places in Ghana, Bawku and one other place get the most sun (5.61 peak sun hours a day) and Prestea the least (4.58); Sekondi-Takoradi ranks joint 66th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.11 kWh a day here, against 1.18 kWh on average in Ghana. The shortest day lasts 11 h 50 min, +6 min compared with Kumasi.

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Solar forecast for Sekondi-Takoradi, 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 Sekondi-Takoradi

What is the best solar panel angle in Sekondi-Takoradi?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sekondi-Takoradi is 6°, worth about 1390 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sekondi-Takoradi today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:50 local time (UTC), giving 11 h 58 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:51.
How many peak sun hours does Sekondi-Takoradi get?
On a flat surface 4.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.1 in June to 5.2 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Sekondi-Takoradi?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 61.6° on the December solstice.
Is Sekondi-Takoradi a good place for solar panels?
With 4.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sekondi-Takoradi ranks joint 66th of 98 places in Ghana for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (6°) makes about 1,390 kWh a year here, 3% less than the average place in Ghana.

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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.