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Solar position in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sofo-Birnin-Gwari — computed for 11.02° N, 6.78° E, 657 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:22102° ESE
Sunset today18:11258° WSW
Best panel angle13°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation67.1°
At solar noon, 12:16Open on the sun map

Sun in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:11sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3612° below
Civil dawn06:016° below
Sunrise06:22102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:51sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1667.1° high
Golden hour starts17:42sun 6° up
Sunset18:11258° WSW
Civil dusk18:326° below
Nautical dusk18:5712° below
Astronomical dusk19:2218° below
Day length11 h 48 min

Sun path diagram for Sofo-Birnin-Gwari

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
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 77.6° at solar noon in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari; on the December solstice only 55.6°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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
January06:5612:4418:3111 h 35 min59.2°
February06:5112:4618:4111 h 50 min68.5°
March06:3612:4018:4312 h 07 min79.3°
April06:1812:3118:4412 h 26 min89.1°
May06:0912:2918:4912 h 40 min80.8°
June06:1112:3418:5712 h 46 min77.6°
July06:1912:3918:5912 h 41 min80.6°
August06:2312:3618:4812 h 26 min89.0°
September06:2212:2518:2912 h 08 min79.6°
October06:2212:1718:1211 h 50 min68.2°
November06:3112:1818:0611 h 35 min59.0°
December06:4612:3018:1511 h 29 min55.6°

A year of daylight in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari

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 Sofo-Birnin-Gwari

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

13°collects the most energy over a year: 1664 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 13°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearAugust kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best163098%3.721.3×
11° = latitude1663100%3.631.4×
13° year-round best1664100%3.601.4×
15°1663100%3.571.5×
30°160697%3.231.7×
45°146488%2.742.1×
60°124675%2.122.7×
70°107264%1.673.4×
90°74445%1.083.5×

A fixed array in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari produces the most over a year at 13°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 0° it makes 3.72 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 13°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 13° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.51 (70°)4.5JanFebruary: 3.81 (70°)3.8FebMarch: 3.13 (70°)3.1MarApril: 2.30 (70°)2.3AprMay: 1.67 (70°)1.7MayJune: 1.43 (70°)1.4JunJuly: 1.44 (70°)1.4JulAugust: 1.67 (70°)1.7AugSeptember: 2.45 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 3.45 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 4.55 (70°)4.6NovDecember: 4.87 (70°)4.9Dec13°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 13°Mean temp.
January5.595.434.514.9722.2 °C
February5.864.653.814.9225.6 °C
March6.113.873.134.8928.4 °C
April6.172.892.304.7429.1 °C
May5.942.111.674.4427.9 °C
June5.521.811.434.0826.3 °C
July5.061.821.443.7925.0 °C
August4.662.081.673.6024.3 °C
September5.363.012.454.2924.7 °C
October5.734.213.454.7925.2 °C
November5.855.524.555.1623.8 °C
December5.585.874.875.0722.0 °C
Year5.61 avg3.60 avg1072 kWh1664 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 820 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 330 Wp at 13°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari

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.

2.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 13°

Row spacing calculator

How Sofo-Birnin-Gwari compares in Nigeria

Against the other 267 places in Nigeria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

71stof 268 places in Nigeria for sunshine, shared: 5.62 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+12%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Nigeria: 1,664 against 1,489 kWh per kWp.

+16 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lagos: 12 h 46 min against 12 h 30 min.

13°best year-round tilt here; across Nigeria it runs from 7° in Port Harcourt to 15° in Gamboru.

Of the 268 places in Nigeria, Kumagunnam and one other place get the most sun (6.17 peak sun hours a day) and Bonny the least (4.14); Sofo-Birnin-Gwari ranks joint 71st. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.43 kWh a day here, against 1.26 kWh on average in Nigeria. The shortest day lasts 11 h 29 min, −16 min compared with Lagos.

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Solar forecast for Sofo-Birnin-Gwari, 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 Sofo-Birnin-Gwari

What is the best solar panel angle in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari is 13°, worth about 1664 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through August does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:11 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 48 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:16.
How many peak sun hours does Sofo-Birnin-Gwari get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.7 in August to 6.2 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.8 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
At solar noon the sun stands 77.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 55.6° on the December solstice.
Is Sofo-Birnin-Gwari a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sofo-Birnin-Gwari ranks joint 71st of 268 places in Nigeria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (13°) makes about 1,664 kWh a year here, 12% more than the average place in Nigeria.

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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.