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Solar position in Travnik

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Travnik — computed for 44.23° N, 17.67° E, 507 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:15106° ESE
Sunset today17:50254° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle69°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation34.0°
At solar noon, 12:33Open on the sun map

Sun in Travnik today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1212° below
Civil dawn06:456° below
Sunrise07:15106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:55sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3334.0° high
Golden hour starts17:10sun 6° up
Sunset17:50254° WSW
Civil dusk18:206° below
Nautical dusk18:5412° below
Astronomical dusk19:2718° below
Day length10 h 35 min

Sun path diagram for Travnik

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 solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 69.2° at solar noon in Travnik; on the December solstice only 22.4°. Sunrise swings from 55° NE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 67° 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
January07:1712:0016:439 h 26 min26.0°
February06:3912:0317:2610 h 47 min35.3°
March05:5111:5618:0212 h 12 min46.1°
April05:5612:4819:4013 h 45 min57.7°
May05:1612:4620:1514 h 59 min66.0°
June05:0512:5120:3615 h 31 min69.2°
July05:2512:5520:2515 h 01 min66.2°
August05:5912:5219:4413 h 45 min57.8°
September06:3512:4218:4812 h 14 min46.4°
October07:1112:3317:5510 h 44 min35.0°
November06:5211:3416:179 h 25 min25.8°
December07:2111:4716:138 h 52 min22.4°

A year of daylight in Travnik

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 Travnik

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

35°collects the most energy over a year: 1295 kWh per kWp.

69°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 35°Best worst-month 69°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°109885%0.945.4×
15°122995%1.373.8×
30°1290100%1.732.9×
35° year-round best1295100%1.822.7×
44° = latitude128299%1.972.4×
45°127999%1.982.3×
60°119792%2.121.9×
69° off-grid best111586%2.151.7×
70°110585%2.151.7×
90°85066%2.031.4×

A fixed array in Travnik produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 69° it makes 2.15 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 35°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Travnik at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.38 (70°)2.4JanFebruary: 2.72 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 3.22 (70°)3.2MarApril: 3.30 (70°)3.3AprMay: 3.19 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.18 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.34 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.64 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.45 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 3.29 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 2.47 (70°)2.5NovDecember: 2.15 (70°)2.1Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January snow1.412.642.382.08-1.0 °C
February snow2.063.022.722.590.2 °C
March3.223.633.223.514.1 °C
April4.403.793.304.109.0 °C
May5.353.753.194.4513.6 °C
June6.113.803.184.7517.9 °C
July6.294.023.344.9320.8 °C
August5.574.383.644.8021.0 °C
September3.924.053.453.9315.3 °C
October2.733.793.293.2910.5 °C
November1.612.802.472.255.6 °C
December snow1.182.392.151.820.4 °C
Year3.66 avg3.51 avg1105 kWh1295 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 550 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 650 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Travnik

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.

6.1 mrow pitch at 70°

4.9 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Travnik compares in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Against the other 22 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

11thof 23 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina for sunshine, shared: 3.66 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,295 against 1,304 kWh per kWp.

+3 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Sarajevo: 15 h 31 min against 15 h 28 min.

35°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Of the 23 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Trebinje gets the most sun (4.14 peak sun hours a day) and Banja Luka the least (3.60); Travnik ranks joint 11th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.15 kWh a day here, against 2.08 kWh on average in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The shortest day lasts 8 h 52 min, −3 min compared with Sarajevo.

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Solar forecast for Travnik, 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 Travnik

What is the best solar panel angle in Travnik?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Travnik is 35°, worth about 1295 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 69°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Travnik today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:50 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 35 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:33.
How many peak sun hours does Travnik get?
On a flat surface 3.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.2 in December to 6.3 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Travnik?
At solar noon the sun stands 69.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 22.4° on the December solstice.
Is Travnik a good place for solar panels?
With 3.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Travnik ranks joint 11th of 23 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,295 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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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.