Sun times for Berlin
Berlin, Germany · 52.52°N 13.40°E — low sunlight by global standards, yet one of the highest solar adoption rates in the world.
- Latitude
- 52.5200°
- Longitude
- 13.4050°
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
Sunrise
06:10 AM
Sunset
08:03 PM
Solar noon
01:07 PM
Sun at 47.1° above horizon
Day length
13h 54m
−3m 55s vs yesterday
Photography light
- Blue hour (morning)
- 05:33 AM – 05:48 AM
- Golden hour (morning)
- 06:10 AM – 06:56 AM
- Golden hour (evening)
- 07:17 PM – 08:03 PM
- Blue hour (evening)
- 08:25 PM – 08:40 PM
Twilight
- Astronomical dawn
- 03:56 AM
- Nautical dawn
- 04:48 AM
- Civil dawn
- 05:33 AM
- Civil dusk
- 08:40 PM
- Nautical dusk
- 09:25 PM
- Astronomical dusk
- 10:16 PM
Sun at solar noon: 47.1° elevation, bearing 180° (S). Times assume a flat horizon at sea level.
The year in Berlin
- Longest day
- 16h 50m
- Shortest day
- 7h 39m
- Sun's highest point
- 60.9°
- Sun's lowest noon
- 14.0°
Berlin is far enough north that astronomical twilight never ends around midsummer — the sky never becomes fully dark for several weeks.
Berlin sunrise and sunset by month
Times for the 15th of each month, local time, adjusted for daylight saving where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:09 | 16:22 | 8h 12m |
| February | 07:22 | 17:19 | 9h 56m |
| March | 06:20 | 18:10 | 11h 50m |
| April | 06:08 | 20:05 | 13h 56m |
| May | 05:10 | 20:56 | 15h 46m |
| June | 04:42 | 21:31 | 16h 48m |
| July | 05:01 | 21:22 | 16h 21m |
| August | 05:48 | 20:31 | 14h 43m |
| September | 06:40 | 19:21 | 12h 42m |
| October | 07:31 | 18:11 | 10h 40m |
| November | 07:28 | 16:13 | 8h 45m |
| December | 08:10 | 15:52 | 7h 41m |
Solar potential in Berlin
Berlin receives 2.832 kWh/m² per day on a horizontal surface, averaged over 30 years. Tilting panels to 34° raises annual output by 12%.
A typical home system is 5–10 kW. Roughly 15 panels for 6 kW.
S (180°) — ideal for the northern hemisphere
Estimated annual production
5,405 kWh
901 kWh per kW installed · 450 kWh a month on average
Monthly production
Best month 703 kWh · worst month 130 kWh · 5.4× swing
- Optimal tilt
- 34°
- Summer tilt
- 14°
- Winter tilt
- 66°
- Gain vs flat
- +12%
Based on NASA POWER 30-year climate averages for Berlin and a 78% system performance ratio. Long-term expectation, not a guarantee for any single year. Shading, roof pitch and local rules are not modelled.
Berlin sun and solar questions
- How much does daylight change through the year in Berlin?
- Berlin sits at 52.5° north. Its longest day runs 16h 50m and its shortest 7h 39m — a swing of 9h 11m.
- What angle should solar panels be in Berlin?
- 34° from horizontal, facing south, maximises annual production. That is about 12% more than laying panels flat. If you want to favour winter output, 66° is better; for summer, 14°.
- How much power would solar panels produce in Berlin?
- About 901 kWh per year for every kW installed, at the optimal angle. A typical 6 kW home system would produce roughly 5,405 kWh a year. Jun is the strongest month and Dec the weakest.
- How high does the sun get in Berlin?
- At the summer solstice the sun reaches 60.9° above the horizon at solar noon. At the winter solstice it only reaches 14.0°. That difference is what drives both the seasons and the ideal panel angle.
Sun times assume a flat horizon at sea level. Solar figures are long-term climate averages and do not account for shading, roof pitch or local regulations. See the methodology.