See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Sarasota.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Sarasota, 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 Sarasota. [1]
Sarasota has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.15 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sarasota that are always titled at the latitude of Sarasota (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.67 kWh/m2/day, or about 10% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.15 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.13 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 Sarasota.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Sarasota, FL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sarasota is March with an average of 6.51 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.42 kWh/m2/day and October at 6.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sarasota (Florida) are July with an average of 5.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by June with an average of 5.2 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sarasota, FL, of 5.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 47% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 13% 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 Sarasota 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 Sarasota, FL at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sarasota (fl). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sarasota. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Sarasota (FL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6343.93 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sarasota is March with an average of 613.86 kWhac, followed by April at 576.56 kWhac and October at 571.3 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sarasota (Florida) are June with an average of 462.32 kWhac, followed by July with an average of 462.44 kWhac and August at 485.08 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Sarasota, FL in Sarasota County has an approximate population of 51,917. [6]
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