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Zamfara State · Nigeria · 12.57° N · 6.06° E

Solar position in Talata Mafara

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Talata Mafara — computed for 12.57° N, 6.06° E, 316 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:27102° ESE
Sunset today18:12258° WSW
Best panel angle14°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation65.6°
At solar noon, 12:19Open on the sun map

Sun in Talata Mafara today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:15sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4012° below
Civil dawn06:056° below
Sunrise06:27102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:55sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1965.6° high
Golden hour starts17:43sun 6° up
Sunset18:12258° WSW
Civil dusk18:346° below
Nautical dusk18:5912° below
Astronomical dusk19:2418° below
Day length11 h 45 min

Sun path diagram for Talata Mafara

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 79.1° at solar noon in Talata Mafara; on the December solstice only 54.0°. 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
January07:0112:4718:3211 h 30 min57.6°
February06:5512:4918:4311 h 48 min67.0°
March06:3912:4218:4612 h 07 min77.8°
April06:2012:3418:4812 h 29 min89.4°
May06:0912:3218:5412 h 45 min82.3°
June06:1112:3719:0312 h 52 min79.1°
July06:1912:4219:0412 h 45 min82.2°
August06:2412:3818:5312 h 29 min89.4°
September06:2412:2818:3212 h 08 min78.0°
October06:2612:2018:1311 h 47 min66.6°
November06:3612:2118:0611 h 30 min57.5°
December06:5212:3318:1511 h 23 min54.0°

A year of daylight in Talata Mafara

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 Talata Mafara

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

14°collects the most energy over a year: 1724 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 14°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 best168598%4.201.2×
13° = latitude1724100%4.071.3×
14° year-round best1724100%4.051.3×
15°1723100%4.031.3×
30°166797%3.651.5×
45°152188%3.081.9×
60°129675%2.362.5×
70°111465%1.833.1×
90°76845%1.103.4×

A fixed array in Talata Mafara produces the most over a year at 14°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 0° it makes 4.20 kWh per kWp a day, 4% more than at 14°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Talata Mafara at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 14° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.51 (70°)4.5JanFebruary: 3.88 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.25 (70°)3.2MarApril: 2.45 (70°)2.5AprMay: 1.78 (70°)1.8MayJune: 1.55 (70°)1.5JunJuly: 1.55 (70°)1.5JulAugust: 1.83 (70°)1.8AugSeptember: 2.74 (70°)2.7SepOctober: 3.71 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 4.58 (70°)4.6NovDecember: 4.85 (70°)4.9Dec14°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 14°Mean temp.
January5.465.454.514.9022.8 °C
February5.844.763.884.9326.3 °C
March6.204.053.254.9529.7 °C
April6.343.102.454.8132.0 °C
May6.222.281.784.5731.4 °C
June6.051.981.554.4129.5 °C
July5.671.961.554.2027.4 °C
August5.282.291.834.0526.0 °C
September5.923.372.744.7326.4 °C
October6.004.563.715.0227.0 °C
November5.785.594.585.1225.5 °C
December5.465.884.855.0023.1 °C
Year5.85 avg3.77 avg1114 kWh1724 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 760 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 290 Wp at 14°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Talata Mafara

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.

2.2 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 14°

Row spacing calculator

How Talata Mafara compares in Nigeria

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

44thof 268 places in Nigeria for sunshine: 5.85 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+16%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Nigeria: 1,724 against 1,489 kWh per kWp.

+22 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lagos: 12 h 52 min against 12 h 30 min.

14°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); Talata Mafara ranks 44th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.55 kWh a day here, against 1.26 kWh on average in Nigeria. The shortest day lasts 11 h 23 min, −22 min compared with Lagos.

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Solar forecast for Talata Mafara, 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 Talata Mafara

What is the best solar panel angle in Talata Mafara?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Talata Mafara is 14°, worth about 1724 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 Talata Mafara today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:12 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 45 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:19.
How many peak sun hours does Talata Mafara get?
On a flat surface 5.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.3 in August to 6.3 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.0 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Talata Mafara?
At solar noon the sun stands 79.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 54.0° on the December solstice.
Is Talata Mafara a good place for solar panels?
With 5.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Talata Mafara ranks 44th of 268 places in Nigeria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (14°) makes about 1,724 kWh a year here, 16% 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.