Location data · North Rhine-Westphalia
Sun hours in Harsewinkel
How sunny is Harsewinkel? Over a year the sun delivers 1,271 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 3.48 peak sun hours per day in Harsewinkel. In 9 out of 10 years at least 1,184 kWh/m² are reached. All values are computed from this location’s satellite hourly data, not estimated.
- Annual average (PSH)
- 3.48 kWh/m²/d
- P90 annual total
- 1,184 kWh/m²
- Optimal tilt
- 40°
- Terrain horizon max.
- 1.9°
Sun hours per month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSH/day (35° south) | 1.16 | 2.09 | 3.50 | 4.86 | 5.16 | 5.45 | 5.23 | 4.84 | 4.10 | 2.73 | 1.55 | 1.02 |
| P90 | 0.91 | 1.54 | 2.79 | 4.07 | 4.39 | 4.82 | 4.58 | 4.20 | 3.47 | 2.15 | 1.13 | 0.68 |
Daily average per month in kWh/m² at 35° tilt, south-facing, including the terrain horizon of Harsewinkel. P90 = reached in 9 out of 10 years.
Optimal tilt angle in Harsewinkel
The annual optimum for Harsewinkel is 40° south; anything between 24° and 52° counts as equivalent (below 2% difference). For winter operation (off-grid) 65° is optimal, for summer use 20°. Flat-laid modules lose 15.2 % versus the optimum. Adjusting twice a year would add 3.1 % here, monthly adjustment 3.8 % — only relevant for adjustable mounts.
Is a balcony solar kit worth it in Harsewinkel?
A vertical south-facing railing in Harsewinkel harvests 923 kWh/m² per year — 73 % 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 119 % of the 35° December value, computed from the same hourly data with its own plane transposition. Open the balcony solar calculator with these coordinates →