Location data · Lower Saxony
Sun hours in Stade
How sunny is Stade? Over a year the sun delivers 1,229 kilowatt-hours onto every square metre here — in June roughly 6 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 3.37 peak sun hours per day in Stade. In 9 out of 10 years at least 1,170 kWh/m² are reached. All values are computed from this location’s satellite hourly data, not estimated.
- Annual average (PSH)
- 3.37 kWh/m²/d
- P90 annual total
- 1,170 kWh/m²
- Optimal tilt
- 40°
- Terrain horizon max.
- 2.3°
Sun hours per month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSH/day (35° south) | 0.98 | 1.88 | 3.20 | 4.91 | 5.22 | 5.45 | 5.23 | 4.69 | 3.97 | 2.60 | 1.33 | 0.85 |
| P90 | 0.85 | 1.47 | 2.49 | 4.03 | 4.10 | 4.95 | 4.60 | 3.98 | 3.48 | 2.16 | 0.97 | 0.69 |
Daily average per month in kWh/m² at 35° tilt, south-facing, including the terrain horizon of Stade. P90 = reached in 9 out of 10 years.
Optimal tilt angle in Stade
The annual optimum for Stade is 40° south; anything between 26° and 52° counts as equivalent (below 2% difference). For winter operation (off-grid) 70° is optimal, for summer use 25°. Flat-laid modules lose 16.5 % versus the optimum. Adjusting twice a year would add 2.8 % here, monthly adjustment 3.6 % — only relevant for adjustable mounts.
Is a balcony solar kit worth it in Stade?
A vertical south-facing railing in Stade harvests 901 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 116 % of the 35° December value, computed from the same hourly data with its own plane transposition. Open the balcony solar calculator with these coordinates →