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Kujawsko-Pomorskie · Poland · 53.08° N · 18.23° E

Solar position in Solec Kujawski

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Solec Kujawski — computed for 53.08° N, 18.23° E, 36 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:29109° ESE
Sunset today17:31251° WSW
Best panel angle40°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle75°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation25.1°
At solar noon, 12:30Open on the sun map

Sun in Solec Kujawski today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:33sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1312° below
Civil dawn06:546° below
Sunrise07:29109° ESE
Golden hour ends08:19sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3025.1° high
Golden hour starts16:42sun 6° up
Sunset17:31251° WSW
Civil dusk18:076° below
Nautical dusk18:4712° below
Astronomical dusk19:2718° below
Day length10 h 02 min

Sun path diagram for Solec Kujawski

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 solstice56789101112131415161718192021EquinoxDecember solstice9101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 60.4° at solar noon in Solec Kujawski; on the December solstice only 13.5°. Sunrise swings from 47° NE in June to 130° SE in December — a 83° 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
January07:4611:5816:108 h 24 min17.1°
February06:5212:0117:0910 h 18 min26.5°
March05:4711:5418:0212 h 14 min37.3°
April05:3512:4619:5714 h 23 min48.9°
May04:3912:4320:4816 h 09 min57.2°
June04:2012:4821:1716 h 57 min60.4°
July04:4712:5320:5816 h 11 min57.3°
August05:3712:5020:0114 h 23 min49.0°
September06:3012:3918:4812 h 17 min37.5°
October07:2412:3117:3810 h 14 min26.2°
November07:2111:3215:438 h 22 min17.0°
December07:5811:4515:317 h 33 min13.5°

A year of daylight in Solec Kujawski

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 Solec Kujawski

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

40°collects the most energy over a year: 1085 kWh per kWp.

75°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 40°Best worst-month 75°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°87581%0.3413.6×
15°100192%0.548.8×
30°107199%0.726.5×
40° year-round best1085100%0.825.5×
45°1081100%0.875.2×
53° = latitude106298%0.924.6×
60°103195%0.954.2×
70°96689%0.983.8×
75° off-grid best92585%0.993.6×
90°77171%0.963.0×

A fixed array in Solec Kujawski produces the most over a year at 40°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 75° it makes 0.99 kWh per kWp a day, 20% more than at 40°, and costs 15% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Solec Kujawski at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 40° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.32 (70°)1.3JanFebruary: 2.10 (70°)2.1FebMarch: 3.09 (70°)3.1MarApril: 3.75 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.60 (70°)3.6MayJune: 3.39 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.25 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.37 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 3.26 (70°)3.3SepOctober: 2.40 (70°)2.4OctNovember: 1.24 (70°)1.2NovDecember: 0.98 (70°)1.0Dec40°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 40°Mean temp.
January snow0.621.471.321.10-3.2 °C
February snow1.332.332.101.93-1.5 °C
March2.603.473.093.182.3 °C
April4.224.303.754.318.1 °C
May5.234.223.604.5613.4 °C
June5.584.053.394.5117.3 °C
July5.153.923.254.2219.8 °C
August4.454.043.374.0519.3 °C
September3.183.823.263.4914.5 °C
October1.732.762.402.328.5 °C
November0.721.421.241.113.6 °C
December snow0.461.110.980.82-0.8 °C
Year2.95 avg3.08 avg966 kWh1085 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,200 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 1,430 Wp at 40°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Solec Kujawski

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.

11.0 mrow pitch at 70°

8.6 mrow pitch at 40°

Row spacing calculator

How Solec Kujawski compares in Poland

Against the other 343 places in Poland with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

256thof 344 places in Poland for sunshine, shared: 2.95 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Poland: 1,085 against 1,094 kWh per kWp.

+10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Warsaw: 16 h 57 min against 16 h 47 min.

40°best year-round tilt here; across Poland it runs from 39° in Warsaw to 41° in Bartoszyce.

Of the 344 places in Poland, Hrubieszów and 4 other places get the most sun (3.11 peak sun hours a day) and Kostrzyn nad Odrą and 3 other places the least (2.89); Solec Kujawski ranks joint 256th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.98 kWh a day here, against 1.14 kWh on average in Poland. The shortest day lasts 7 h 33 min, −9 min compared with Warsaw.

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Solar forecast for Solec Kujawski, 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 Solec Kujawski

What is the best solar panel angle in Solec Kujawski?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Solec Kujawski is 40°, worth about 1085 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 75°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Solec Kujawski today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:31 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 02 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:30.
How many peak sun hours does Solec Kujawski get?
On a flat surface 2.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.5 in December to 5.6 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Solec Kujawski?
At solar noon the sun stands 60.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 13.5° on the December solstice.
Is Solec Kujawski a good place for solar panels?
With 2.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Solec Kujawski ranks joint 256th of 344 places in Poland for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (40°) makes about 1,085 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Poland.

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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.