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Solar position in Umm el Faḥm

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Umm el Faḥm — computed for 32.52° N, 35.15° E, 398 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:50103° ESE
Sunset today17:56256° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle57°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation45.7°
At solar noon, 12:23Open on the sun map

Sun in Umm el Faḥm today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:27sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5612° below
Civil dawn06:246° below
Sunrise06:50103° ESE
Golden hour ends07:23sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2345.7° high
Golden hour starts17:23sun 6° up
Sunset17:56256° WSW
Civil dusk18:216° below
Nautical dusk18:5012° below
Astronomical dusk19:1918° below
Day length11 h 07 min

Sun path diagram for Umm el Faḥm

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice78910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 80.9° at solar noon in Umm el Faḥm; on the December solstice only 34.1°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 56° 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
January06:3911:5017:0110 h 22 min37.6°
February06:1611:5317:3011 h 14 min47.0°
March05:4211:4617:5112 h 09 min57.8°
April06:0312:3819:1313 h 10 min69.4°
May05:3712:3619:3413 h 57 min77.7°
June05:3212:4119:4914 h 17 min80.9°
July05:4612:4519:4413 h 59 min77.9°
August06:0712:4219:1713 h 11 min69.5°
September06:2612:3218:3712 h 11 min58.1°
October06:4712:2317:5911 h 12 min46.7°
November06:1411:2516:3510 h 22 min37.6°
December06:3711:3716:3710 h 01 min34.1°

A year of daylight in Umm el Faḥm

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 Umm el Faḥm

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

27°collects the most energy over a year: 1759 kWh per kWp.

57°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 27°Best worst-month 57°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°159891%2.153.0×
15°172898%2.842.2×
27° year-round best1759100%3.261.8×
30°1756100%3.351.7×
33° = latitude174999%3.431.6×
45°168196%3.651.4×
57° off-grid best155288%3.731.3×
60°151086%3.731.3×
70°134877%3.651.5×
90°94654%3.202.8×

A fixed array in Umm el Faḥm produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 57° it makes 3.73 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 27°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Umm el Faḥm at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).

01234567January: 3.63 (70°)3.6JanFebruary: 3.81 (70°)3.8FebMarch: 4.15 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.72 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.22 (70°)3.2MayJune: 2.85 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.95 (70°)3.0JulAugust: 3.53 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 4.28 (70°)4.3SepOctober: 4.39 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 4.16 (70°)4.2NovDecember: 3.65 (70°)3.7Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January2.864.203.633.3711.8 °C
February3.704.423.813.9412.7 °C
March5.134.874.154.9215.2 °C
April6.294.433.725.3618.3 °C
May7.363.913.225.6622.4 °C
June8.113.512.855.8125.7 °C
July7.903.662.955.7327.7 °C
August7.214.373.535.6728.0 °C
September6.145.254.285.4626.4 °C
October4.645.334.394.6923.6 °C
November3.414.944.163.9118.4 °C
December2.684.263.653.2613.9 °C
Year5.46 avg4.43 avg1348 kWh1759 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 410 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 27°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Umm el Faḥm

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.

3.8 mrow pitch at 70°

3.3 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How Umm el Faḥm compares in Israel

Against the other 102 places in Israel with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

63rdof 103 places in Israel for sunshine, shared: 5.46 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Israel: 1,759 against 1,771 kWh per kWp.

+4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Jerusalem: 14 h 17 min against 14 h 14 min.

27°best year-round tilt here; across Israel it runs from 26° in Jerusalem to 27° in Haifa.

Of the 103 places in Israel, Eilat gets the most sun (6.21 peak sun hours a day) and Nahariyya and 2 other places the least (5.40); Umm el Faḥm ranks joint 63rd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.85 kWh a day here, against 2.86 kWh on average in Israel. The shortest day lasts 10 h 01 min, −4 min compared with Jerusalem.

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Solar forecast for Umm el Faḥm, 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 Umm el Faḥm

What is the best solar panel angle in Umm el Faḥm?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Umm el Faḥm is 27°, worth about 1759 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 57°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Umm el Faḥm today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:56 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 07 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:23.
How many peak sun hours does Umm el Faḥm get?
On a flat surface 5.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.7 in December to 8.1 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Umm el Faḥm?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 34.1° on the December solstice.
Is Umm el Faḥm a good place for solar panels?
With 5.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Umm el Faḥm ranks joint 63rd of 103 places in Israel for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,759 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Israel.

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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.