Malta · 35.90° N · 14.51° E
Solar position in Valletta
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Valletta — computed for 35.90° N, 14.51° E, 44 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Valletta today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:50 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 06:20 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 06:50 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 07:16 | 104° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 07:51 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:45 | 42.3° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:39 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:15 | 256° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:41 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 19:11 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:40 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 59 min | |
Sun path diagram for Valletta
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 77.5° at solar noon in Valletta; on the December solstice only 30.7°. 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 | 07:09 | 12:13 | 17:17 | 10 h 08 min | 34.3° |
| February | 06:42 | 12:15 | 17:49 | 11 h 07 min | 43.7° |
| March | 06:04 | 12:09 | 18:14 | 12 h 10 min | 54.4° |
| April | 06:21 | 13:00 | 19:40 | 13 h 19 min | 66.1° |
| May | 05:52 | 12:58 | 20:05 | 14 h 13 min | 74.3° |
| June | 05:45 | 13:03 | 20:21 | 14 h 36 min | 77.5° |
| July | 06:01 | 13:08 | 20:15 | 14 h 14 min | 74.5° |
| August | 06:25 | 13:05 | 19:44 | 13 h 19 min | 66.1° |
| September | 06:48 | 12:54 | 19:00 | 12 h 12 min | 54.7° |
| October | 07:13 | 12:46 | 18:18 | 11 h 05 min | 43.3° |
| November | 06:44 | 11:47 | 16:51 | 10 h 07 min | 34.2° |
| December | 07:08 | 11:59 | 16:51 | 9 h 43 min | 30.7° |
A year of daylight in Valletta
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 Valletta
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
29°collects the most energy over a year: 1645 kWh per kWp.
60°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° | 1472 | 89% | 1.76 | 3.5× |
| 15° | 1606 | 98% | 2.37 | 2.6× |
| 29° year-round best | 1645 | 100% | 2.81 | 2.0× |
| 30° | 1645 | 100% | 2.83 | 2.0× |
| 36° = latitude | 1633 | 99% | 2.97 | 1.8× |
| 45° | 1588 | 97% | 3.12 | 1.6× |
| 60° off-grid best | 1441 | 88% | 3.21 | 1.4× |
| 70° | 1297 | 79% | 3.17 | 1.3× |
| 90° | 929 | 56% | 2.82 | 2.1× |
A fixed array in Valletta produces the most over a year at 29°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 60° it makes 3.21 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 29°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Valletta at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 29° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 29° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.54 | 4.02 | 3.45 | 3.13 | 14.1 °C |
| February | 3.45 | 4.44 | 3.81 | 3.83 | 13.6 °C |
| March | 4.71 | 4.77 | 4.08 | 4.68 | 14.4 °C |
| April | 5.91 | 4.45 | 3.77 | 5.18 | 16.0 °C |
| May | 7.04 | 4.05 | 3.38 | 5.56 | 18.9 °C |
| June | 7.69 | 3.73 | 3.06 | 5.66 | 22.8 °C |
| July | 7.72 | 3.93 | 3.20 | 5.71 | 26.0 °C |
| August | 6.85 | 4.50 | 3.66 | 5.51 | 26.8 °C |
| September | 5.31 | 4.81 | 3.94 | 4.84 | 25.0 °C |
| October | 3.86 | 4.56 | 3.78 | 3.98 | 22.5 °C |
| November | 2.73 | 4.01 | 3.37 | 3.16 | 19.3 °C |
| December | 2.24 | 3.72 | 3.17 | 2.81 | 15.9 °C |
| Year | 5.01 avg | 4.25 avg | 1297 kWh | 1645 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 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 420 Wp at 29°. The steep array is 8% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Valletta
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.
4.3 mrow pitch at 70°
3.6 mrow pitch at 29°
How Valletta compares in Malta
Against the other 6 places in Malta with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
1stof 7 places in Malta for sunshine, shared: 5.01 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Malta: 1,645 against 1,646 kWh per kWp.
±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with San Pawl il-Baħar: 14 h 36 min against 14 h 36 min.
29°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in Malta.
Valletta shares the top spot for sunshine among the 7 places in Malta (5.01 peak sun hours a day); the least sunny are Sliema and 6 other places with 5.01. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.06 kWh a day here, against 3.06 kWh on average in Malta. The shortest day lasts 9 h 43 min, ±0 min compared with San Pawl il-Baħar.
Solar forecast for Valletta, 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.