Tizi Ouzou · Algeria · 36.55° N · 4.06° E
Solar position in Tizi-n-Tleta
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Tizi-n-Tleta — computed for 36.55° N, 4.06° E, 483 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Tizi-n-Tleta today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:32 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 06:02 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 06:32 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 104° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 07:34 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:27 | 41.6° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:20 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 256° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:22 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:52 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:22 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 57 min | |
Sun path diagram for Tizi-n-Tleta
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 76.9° at solar noon in Tizi-n-Tleta; on the December solstice only 30.0°. 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:52 | 12:55 | 17:57 | 10 h 05 min | 33.6° |
| February | 07:24 | 12:57 | 18:30 | 11 h 06 min | 43.0° |
| March | 06:46 | 12:51 | 18:56 | 12 h 10 min | 53.8° |
| April | 06:02 | 12:42 | 19:23 | 13 h 21 min | 65.4° |
| May | 05:32 | 12:40 | 19:48 | 14 h 16 min | 73.7° |
| June | 05:25 | 12:45 | 20:05 | 14 h 40 min | 76.9° |
| July | 05:41 | 12:50 | 19:58 | 14 h 17 min | 73.9° |
| August | 06:06 | 12:46 | 19:27 | 13 h 21 min | 65.5° |
| September | 06:30 | 12:36 | 18:42 | 12 h 12 min | 54.1° |
| October | 06:56 | 12:28 | 17:59 | 11 h 03 min | 42.7° |
| November | 07:27 | 12:29 | 17:31 | 10 h 04 min | 33.5° |
| December | 07:51 | 12:41 | 17:31 | 9 h 40 min | 30.0° |
A year of daylight in Tizi-n-Tleta
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Tizi-n-Tleta
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
30°collects the most energy over a year: 1620 kWh per kWp.
61°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | December kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1427 | 88% | 1.75 | 3.5× |
| 15° | 1570 | 97% | 2.43 | 2.5× |
| 30° year-round best | 1620 | 100% | 2.95 | 1.9× |
| 37° = latitude | 1610 | 99% | 3.13 | 1.7× |
| 45° | 1575 | 97% | 3.28 | 1.5× |
| 60° | 1439 | 89% | 3.41 | 1.3× |
| 61° off-grid best | 1427 | 88% | 3.41 | 1.3× |
| 70° | 1303 | 80% | 3.37 | 1.3× |
| 90° | 948 | 59% | 3.02 | 2.1× |
A fixed array in Tizi-n-Tleta produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 61° it makes 3.41 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 30°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Tizi-n-Tleta at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 30° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.45 | 4.09 | 3.58 | 3.21 | 9.0 °C |
| February | 3.25 | 4.30 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 9.2 °C |
| March | 4.44 | 4.55 | 3.93 | 4.49 | 11.8 °C |
| April | 5.49 | 4.17 | 3.56 | 4.85 | 14.5 °C |
| May | 6.48 | 3.81 | 3.19 | 5.14 | 18.0 °C |
| June | 7.57 | 3.75 | 3.08 | 5.57 | 22.7 °C |
| July | 7.56 | 3.99 | 3.23 | 5.59 | 26.4 °C |
| August | 6.69 | 4.49 | 3.65 | 5.40 | 26.5 °C |
| September | 5.15 | 4.71 | 3.89 | 4.75 | 22.8 °C |
| October | 3.95 | 4.87 | 4.09 | 4.25 | 19.1 °C |
| November | 2.64 | 4.09 | 3.51 | 3.26 | 13.4 °C |
| December | 2.19 | 3.88 | 3.37 | 2.95 | 10.1 °C |
| Year | 4.83 avg | 4.22 avg | 1303 kWh | 1620 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 400 Wp at 30°. The steep array is 4% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Tizi-n-Tleta
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.
4.4 mrow pitch at 70°
3.7 mrow pitch at 30°
How Tizi-n-Tleta compares in Algeria
Against the other 293 places in Algeria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
216thof 294 places in Algeria for sunshine, shared: 4.83 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Algeria: 1,620 against 1,694 kWh per kWp.
−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Algiers: 14 h 40 min against 14 h 41 min.
30°best year-round tilt here; across Algeria it runs from 23° in Tamanghasset to 32° in Ouled Djellal.
Of the 294 places in Algeria, Tamanghasset gets the most sun (6.40 peak sun hours a day) and Berrahal the least (4.73); Tizi-n-Tleta ranks joint 216th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.08 kWh a day here, against 3.05 kWh on average in Algeria. The shortest day lasts 9 h 40 min, +1 min compared with Algiers.
Solar forecast for Tizi-n-Tleta, 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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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.