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Beni Department · Bolivia · 14.83° S · 64.90° W

Solar position in Trinidad

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Trinidad — computed for 14.83° S, 64.90° W, 155 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:47102° ESE
Sunset today18:20257° WSW
Best panel angle16°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle15°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation87.1°
At solar noon, 12:03Open on the sun map

Sun in Trinidad today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:34sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5912° below
Civil dawn05:256° below
Sunrise05:47102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:16sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0387.1° high
Golden hour starts17:51sun 6° up
Sunset18:20257° WSW
Civil dusk18:426° below
Nautical dusk19:0712° below
Astronomical dusk19:3318° below
Day length12 h 33 min

Sun path diagram for Trinidad

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice6789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 51.7° at solar noon in Trinidad; on the December solstice only 81.4°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January06:0512:3018:5612 h 51 min85.0°
February06:1812:3318:4712 h 29 min85.6°
March06:2312:2618:2912 h 06 min74.7°
April06:2712:1818:0811 h 41 min63.2°
May06:3412:1617:5711 h 22 min54.9°
June06:4412:2117:5811 h 15 min51.7°
July06:4512:2618:0711 h 22 min54.8°
August06:3212:2218:1311 h 41 min63.2°
September06:0912:1218:1512 h 06 min74.7°
October05:4912:0418:1912 h 30 min86.0°
November05:3912:0518:3112 h 52 min84.8°
December05:4712:1718:4813 h 01 min81.4°

A year of daylight in Trinidad

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 Trinidad

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

16°collects the most energy over a year: 1425 kWh per kWp.

15°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 16°Best worst-month 15°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearFebruary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°137997%3.791.4×
15° off-grid best = latitude1425100%3.691.1×
16° year-round best1425100%3.681.1×
30°139298%3.401.3×
45°128290%2.941.7×
60°110577%2.332.2×
70°95767%1.882.7×
90°66146%1.052.9×

A fixed array in Trinidad produces the most over a year at 16°. The design month for an off-grid system is February: at 15° it makes 3.69 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Trinidad at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 16° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.55 (70°)1.6JanFebruary: 1.88 (70°)1.9FebMarch: 2.45 (70°)2.5MarApril: 3.16 (70°)3.2AprMay: 3.41 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.69 (70°)3.7JunJuly: 3.92 (70°)3.9JulAugust: 3.45 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 2.67 (70°)2.7SepOctober: 2.13 (70°)2.1OctNovember: 1.64 (70°)1.6NovDecember: 1.46 (70°)1.5Dec16°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 16°Mean temp.
January5.111.961.553.8026.0 °C
February4.772.341.883.6825.8 °C
March4.873.032.453.9325.8 °C
April4.753.863.164.0725.4 °C
May4.144.153.413.7524.2 °C
June4.004.483.693.7424.2 °C
July4.374.773.924.0524.8 °C
August4.724.243.454.1227.0 °C
September4.813.322.673.9328.8 °C
October5.192.672.134.0228.6 °C
November5.432.081.644.0427.4 °C
December5.041.841.463.7026.5 °C
Year4.77 avg3.23 avg957 kWh1425 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 810 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 16°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Trinidad

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.

2.3 mrow pitch at 70°

2.4 mrow pitch at 16°

Row spacing calculator

How Trinidad compares in Bolivia

Against the other 38 places in Bolivia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

33rdof 39 places in Bolivia for sunshine: 4.77 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−15%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Bolivia: 1,425 against 1,680 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with La Paz: 13 h 01 min against 13 h 07 min.

16°best year-round tilt here; across Bolivia it runs from 14° in Riberalta to 25° in Villazón.

Of the 39 places in Bolivia, Tupiza gets the most sun (6.59 peak sun hours a day) and Villa Yapacaní the least (4.60); Trinidad ranks 33rd. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.46 kWh a day here, against 1.69 kWh on average in Bolivia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 15 min, +6 min compared with La Paz.

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Solar forecast for Trinidad, 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 Trinidad

What is the best solar panel angle in Trinidad?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Trinidad is 16°, worth about 1425 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through February does better at about 15°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Trinidad today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:20 local time (UTC−4), giving 12 h 33 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:03.
How many peak sun hours does Trinidad get?
On a flat surface 4.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.0 in June to 5.4 in November. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.8 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Trinidad?
At solar noon the sun stands 51.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 81.4° on the December solstice.
Is Trinidad a good place for solar panels?
With 4.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Trinidad ranks 33rd of 39 places in Bolivia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (16°) makes about 1,425 kWh a year here, 15% less than the average place in Bolivia.

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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.