Location data · Brandenburg
Sun hours in Luckenwalde
How sunny is Luckenwalde? Over a year the sun delivers 1,326 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 3.63 peak sun hours per day in Luckenwalde. In 9 out of 10 years at least 1,240 kWh/m² are reached. All values are computed from this location’s satellite hourly data, not estimated.
- Annual average (PSH)
- 3.63 kWh/m²/d
- P90 annual total
- 1,240 kWh/m²
- Optimal tilt
- 40°
- Terrain horizon max.
- 1.1°
Sun hours per month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSH/day (35° south) | 1.18 | 2.27 | 3.50 | 5.03 | 5.44 | 5.63 | 5.45 | 5.01 | 4.36 | 2.89 | 1.61 | 1.12 |
| P90 | 0.88 | 1.35 | 2.77 | 4.09 | 4.68 | 5.04 | 4.93 | 4.34 | 3.54 | 2.16 | 1.18 | 0.89 |
Daily average per month in kWh/m² at 35° tilt, south-facing, including the terrain horizon of Luckenwalde. P90 = reached in 9 out of 10 years.
Optimal tilt angle in Luckenwalde
The annual optimum for Luckenwalde is 40° south; anything between 26° and 52° counts as equivalent (below 2% difference). For winter operation (off-grid) 65° is optimal, for summer use 20°. Flat-laid modules lose 16.4 % versus the optimum. Adjusting twice a year would add 3.1 % here, monthly adjustment 4.0 % — only relevant for adjustable mounts.
Is a balcony solar kit worth it in Luckenwalde?
A vertical south-facing railing in Luckenwalde harvests 968 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 121 % of the 35° December value, computed from the same hourly data with its own plane transposition. Open the balcony solar calculator with these coordinates →
Neighbouring places compared
- Ludwigsfelde3.64 kWh/m²/d24 km
- Blankenfelde-Mahlow3.58 kWh/m²/d32 km
- Potsdam3.59 kWh/m²/d35 km