See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Las Vegas.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Las Vegas, NV data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Las Vegas. [1]
Las Vegas has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.68 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 25% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 7.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Las Vegas that are always titled at the latitude of Las Vegas (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 6.69 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.68 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% less than the average monthly DNI of 7.62 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 Las Vegas.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Las Vegas, NV has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Las Vegas is September with an average of 7.42 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 7.18 kWh/m2/day and May at 7.17 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Las Vegas (Nevada) are December with an average of 4.9 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.24 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Las Vegas, NV, of 6.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 66% 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 Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas, NV at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Las Vegas (nv). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Las Vegas. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Las Vegas (NV) has a average annual solar AC output value of 7144.5 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Las Vegas is March with an average of 669.26 kWhac, followed by April at 651.24 kWhac and May at 645.56 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Las Vegas (Nevada) are December with an average of 486.35 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 514.01 kWhac and January at 516.04 kWhac. [2]
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The city of Las Vegas, NV in Clark County has an approximate population of 583,756. [6]
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