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Västra Götaland · Sweden · 58.38° N · 12.32° E

Solar position in Vänersborg

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Vänersborg — computed for 58.38° N, 12.32° E, 54 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:07111° ESE
Sunset today17:41248° WSW
Best panel angle44°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle81°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation19.8°
At solar noon, 12:54Open on the sun map

Sun in Vänersborg today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:53sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3912° below
Civil dawn07:256° below
Sunrise08:07111° ESE
Golden hour ends09:06sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5419.8° high
Golden hour starts16:42sun 6° up
Sunset17:41248° WSW
Civil dusk18:226° below
Nautical dusk19:0912° below
Astronomical dusk19:5418° below
Day length9 h 34 min

Sun path diagram for Vänersborg

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 solstice5678910111213141516171819202122EquinoxDecember solstice101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 55.1° at solar noon in Vänersborg; on the December solstice only 8.3°. Sunrise swings from 39° NE in June to 137° SE in December — a 99° 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
January08:3712:2216:077 h 29 min11.9°
February07:2712:2417:219 h 54 min21.2°
March06:1012:1818:2612 h 17 min32.0°
April05:4213:0920:3714 h 55 min43.6°
May04:3213:0721:4317 h 11 min51.9°
June04:0313:1222:2118 h 18 min55.1°
July04:3913:1721:5317 h 15 min52.0°
August05:4513:1320:4014 h 56 min43.7°
September06:5213:0319:1312 h 20 min32.2°
October08:0012:5417:499 h 49 min20.9°
November08:1211:5615:397 h 27 min11.7°
December08:5812:0815:196 h 21 min8.3°

A year of daylight in Vänersborg

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 Vänersborg

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

44°collects the most energy over a year: 1066 kWh per kWp.

81°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 44°Best worst-month 81°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°81677%0.1532.1×
15°95590%0.3017.0×
30°104098%0.4411.7×
44° year-round best1066100%0.549.0×
45°1066100%0.558.9×
58° = latitude103997%0.627.2×
60°103197%0.626.9×
70°97692%0.656.0×
81° off-grid best88783%0.665.3×
90°79675%0.664.8×

A fixed array in Vänersborg produces the most over a year at 44°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 81° it makes 0.66 kWh per kWp a day, 23% more than at 44°, and costs 17% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Vänersborg at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 44° (year-round best).

0123456January: 0.96 (70°)1.0JanFebruary: 1.84 (70°)1.8FebMarch: 3.33 (70°)3.3MarApril: 3.93 (70°)3.9AprMay: 3.94 (70°)3.9MayJune: 3.87 (70°)3.9JunJuly: 3.65 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.46 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 3.17 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 2.15 (70°)2.2OctNovember: 1.10 (70°)1.1NovDecember: 0.65 (70°)0.7Dec44°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 44°Mean temp.
January snow0.341.080.960.79-2.3 °C
February snow0.932.051.841.63-2.0 °C
March2.353.713.333.310.9 °C
April3.964.463.934.336.1 °C
May5.224.573.944.7511.1 °C
June5.864.573.874.8814.8 °C
July5.314.353.654.5117.2 °C
August4.154.103.463.9816.4 °C
September2.773.693.173.2912.7 °C
October1.302.472.152.037.3 °C
November0.471.261.100.963.1 °C
December snow0.230.750.650.54-0.6 °C
Year2.75 avg3.09 avg976 kWh1066 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 1,800 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 2,180 Wp at 44°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Vänersborg

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.

22.1 mrow pitch at 70°

17.2 mrow pitch at 44°

Row spacing calculator

How Vänersborg compares in Sweden

Against the other 98 places in Sweden with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

49thof 99 places in Sweden for sunshine, shared: 2.75 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Sweden: 1,066 against 1,059 kWh per kWp.

−19 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Stockholm: 18 h 18 min against 18 h 37 min.

44°best year-round tilt here; across Sweden it runs from 41° in Malmö to 50° in Kiruna.

Of the 99 places in Sweden, Kalmar gets the most sun (2.96 peak sun hours a day) and Kiruna the least (2.22); Vänersborg ranks joint 49th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.65 kWh a day here, against 0.59 kWh on average in Sweden. The shortest day lasts 6 h 21 min, +16 min compared with Stockholm.

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Solar forecast for Vänersborg, 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 Vänersborg

What is the best solar panel angle in Vänersborg?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Vänersborg is 44°, worth about 1066 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 81°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Vänersborg today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 17:41 local time (UTC+2), giving 9 h 34 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:54.
How many peak sun hours does Vänersborg get?
On a flat surface 2.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.2 in December to 5.9 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.8 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Vänersborg?
At solar noon the sun stands 55.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 8.3° on the December solstice.
Is Vänersborg a good place for solar panels?
With 2.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Vänersborg ranks joint 49th of 99 places in Sweden for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (44°) makes about 1,066 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Sweden.

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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.