Solar Panel Angle Calculator – Best Tilt for Any Location
What angle should solar panels be at? The best tilt for your location from real weather data (PVGIS), yield per angle and orientation – free.
The best angle for each month in New York
- The best tilt from five years of hourly weather at your location – with a yield curve, a summer/winter adjustment plan and a month-by-month table.
- Angle at which the noon sun on the 21st hits a south-facing panel square on:
- January: 60° · Noon sun height 30°
- February: 51° · Noon sun height 39°
- March: 40° · Noon sun height 50°
- April: 29° · Noon sun height 61°
- May: 20° · Noon sun height 70°
- June: 17° · Noon sun height 73°
- July: 20° · Noon sun height 70°
- August: 29° · Noon sun height 61°
- September: 40° · Noon sun height 50°
- October: 52° · Noon sun height 38°
- November: 61° · Noon sun height 29°
- December: 64° · Noon sun height 26°
The weather service could not be reached – these values are an estimate from a climate model.
Is adjusting the angle worth it?
Computed from the weather data – plus the angle at which the noon sun on the 21st hits the panel square on.
The best angle is usually flatter than the angle facing the noon sun: under clouds much of the light comes diffusely from above.
Tilt and direction together
Each cell: share of the best yield. Tap a cell to use its tilt and direction.
Questions about solar panel angles
Angle at which the noon sun on the 21st hits a south-facing panel square on
Angle at which the noon sun on the 21st hits a north-facing panel square on