Location data · Bavaria
Sun hours in München
How sunny is München? Over a year the sun delivers 1,443 kilowatt-hours onto every square metre here — in June roughly 3 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 3.95 peak sun hours per day in München. In 9 out of 10 years at least 1,349 kWh/m² are reached. All values are computed from this location’s satellite hourly data, not estimated.
- Annual average (PSH)
- 3.95 kWh/m²/d
- P90 annual total
- 1,349 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) | 1.85 | 2.96 | 4.06 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.65 | 5.68 | 5.28 | 4.50 | 3.34 | 2.10 | 1.78 |
| P90 | 1.37 | 2.32 | 3.26 | 3.96 | 4.17 | 4.80 | 4.96 | 4.48 | 3.68 | 2.67 | 1.65 | 1.38 |
Daily average per month in kWh/m² at 35° tilt, south-facing, including the terrain horizon of München. P90 = reached in 9 out of 10 years.
Optimal tilt angle in München
The annual optimum for München is 40° south; anything between 25° and 51° counts as equivalent (below 2% difference). For winter operation (off-grid) 65° is optimal, for summer use 20°. Flat-laid modules lose 16.1 % versus the optimum. Adjusting twice a year would add 3.5 % here, monthly adjustment 4.4 % — only relevant for adjustable mounts.
Is a balcony solar kit worth it in München?
A vertical south-facing railing in München harvests 1,038 kWh/m² per year — 72 % 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 111 % 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
- Unterhaching3.90 kWh/m²/d8 km
- Vaterstetten3.88 kWh/m²/d15 km
- Starnberg3.92 kWh/m²/d23 km