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Sun hours in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

How sunny is Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler? Over a year the sun delivers 1,277 kilowatt-hours onto every square metre here — in June roughly 5 times as much per day as in December. “Sun hours” has two meanings: the weather report counts how long the sun shines. For solar power what matters is how much energy arrives — and that is what this page shows, as peak sun hours (hours of full sun power).

For solar planning this means: an optimally tilted, south-facing array (35°) harvests an annual average of 3.50 peak sun hours per day in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. In 9 out of 10 years at least 1,193 kWh/m² are reached. All values are computed from this location’s satellite hourly data, not estimated.

Annual average (PSH)
3.50 kWh/m²/d
P90 annual total
1,193 kWh/m²
Optimal tilt
35°
Terrain horizon max.
8.0°

Sun hours per month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
PSH/day (35° south)1.292.313.474.775.005.315.244.764.152.771.661.18
P901.031.732.734.014.224.644.724.203.612.241.240.84

Daily average per month in kWh/m² at 35° tilt, south-facing, including the terrain horizon of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. P90 = reached in 9 out of 10 years.

Optimal tilt angle in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

The annual optimum for Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is 35° south; anything between 23° and 50° counts as equivalent (below 2% difference). For winter operation (off-grid) 65° is optimal, for summer use 20°. Flat-laid modules lose 14.1 % versus the optimum. Adjusting twice a year would add 2.7 % here, monthly adjustment 3.8 % — only relevant for adjustable mounts.

Is a balcony solar kit worth it in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler?

A vertical south-facing railing in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler harvests 909 kWh/m² per year — 71 % of what an optimally tilted 35° panel yields at the same spot. December softens the penalty: with the low winter sun, the vertical plane reaches 110 % of the 35° December value, computed from the same hourly data with its own plane transposition. Open the balcony solar calculator with these coordinates →

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