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Sun hours in Vaterstetten

How sunny is Vaterstetten? Over a year the sun delivers 1,418 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 3.88 peak sun hours per day in Vaterstetten. In 9 out of 10 years at least 1,321 kWh/m² are reached. All values are computed from this location’s satellite hourly data, not estimated.

Annual average (PSH)
3.88 kWh/m²/d
P90 annual total
1,321 kWh/m²
Optimal tilt
35°
Terrain horizon max.
3.8°

Sun hours per month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
PSH/day (35° south)1.823.023.954.944.905.495.565.184.443.352.141.78
P901.472.303.013.803.964.704.914.303.722.751.731.31

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

Optimal tilt angle in Vaterstetten

The annual optimum for Vaterstetten is 35° south; anything between 24° and 50° counts as equivalent (below 2% difference). For winter operation (off-grid) 65° is optimal, for summer use 20°. Flat-laid modules lose 14.9 % versus the optimum. Adjusting twice a year would add 3.0 % here, monthly adjustment 3.9 % — only relevant for adjustable mounts.

Is a balcony solar kit worth it in Vaterstetten?

A vertical south-facing railing in Vaterstetten harvests 1,003 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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