See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Patagonia.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Patagonia, AZ data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Patagonia. [1]
Patagonia has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 24% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Patagonia that are always titled at the latitude of Patagonia (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.6 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.74 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Global Horizontal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation that is received per unit area by a surface that is always positioned in a horizontal manner.
Direct Normal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is always perpendicular to the sun rays that come in a straight line from the direction of the sun at its current position in the sky.
Average Tilt at Latitude: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is tilted toward the equator at an angle equal to the current latitude. ATaL will often produce the optimum energy output.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Patagonia.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Patagonia, AZ has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Patagonia is March with an average of 7.33 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 7.29 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Patagonia (Arizona) are July with an average of 5.2 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 5.85 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.89 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Patagonia, AZ, of 6.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 64% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 2% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Patagonia solar radiation levels compare to average levels in a city with historcially high levels (NV) and a city with historically low levels (WA). [1]
→ k/m/d = kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the town of Patagonia, AZ at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Patagonia (az). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Patagonia. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Patagonia (AZ) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7118.74 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Patagonia is March with an average of 691.09 kWhac, followed by April at 662.53 kWhac and May at 653.46 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Patagonia (Arizona) are July with an average of 478.95 kWhac, followed by August with an average of 538.4 kWhac and June at 561.89 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Patagonia, AZ in Santa Cruz County has an approximate population of 913. [6]
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