See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Key West.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Key West, FL data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Key West. [1]
Key West has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Key West that are always titled at the latitude of Key West (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.74 kWh/m2/day, or about 7% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.35 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.11 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 Key West.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Key West, FL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Key West is March with an average of 6.7 kWh/m2/day, followed by February at 6.54 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.51 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Key West (Florida) are June with an average of 5.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by July with an average of 5.29 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Key West, FL, of 5.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 51% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 10% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Key West 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 city of Key West, FL at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Key West (fl). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Key West. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Key West (FL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6597.09 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Key West is March with an average of 646.5 kWhac, followed by April at 597.74 kWhac and October at 576.43 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Key West (Florida) are June with an average of 451.68 kWhac, followed by July with an average of 488.07 kWhac and August at 519.63 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Key West, FL in Monroe County has an approximate population of 24,649. [6]
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