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Latitude 4.53 / Longitude 75.53 was chosen.
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Geometry Information
Northern boundary
5
Western boundary
75
Center
Latitude 4.5
Longitude 75.5
Eastern boundary
76
Southern boundary
4
Parameters for Solar Cooking:

Monthly Averaged Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.53
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lon 75.53
22-year Average
5.65 6.57 6.88 6.30 5.41 5.16 5.53 5.69 5.77 5.93 5.27 5.11
Parameter Definition
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface
(kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
22-year Average
6.75 7.20 7.43 7.47 7.14 6.89 6.86 7.21 7.36 7.25 6.86 6.53
Parameters for Sizing and Pointing of Solar Panels and for Solar Thermal
Applications:
Monthly Averaged Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.53
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
22-year Average 5.65 6.57 6.88 6.30 5.41 5.16 5.53 5.69 5.77 5.93 5.27 5.11
5.76
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Insolation (%)

Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Minimum
-16
-15
-14
-9
-18
-16
-12
-15
-13
-12
-29
-17
Maximum
14
10
17
18
16
19
17
19
19
16
Monthly Averaged Diffuse Radiation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
22-year Average
1.74 1.67 1.78 1.98 2.05 1.99 1.94 2.05 2.14 1.95 1.90 1.81
1.92
Minimum
1.42 1.47 1.46 1.84 1.77 1.72 1.64 1.68 1.83 1.50 1.56 1.54
1.62
Maximum
1.97 2.01 2.11 2.15 2.17 2.09 2.08 2.20 2.28 2.13 2.04 1.96
2.10
22-year Average
K
0.58 0.64 0.65 0.60 0.53 0.52 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.58 0.54 0.54
0.57
Minimum K
0.49 0.55 0.56 0.55 0.43 0.44 0.49 0.47 0.48 0.51 0.38 0.44
0.48
Maximum K
0.67 0.69 0.72 0.64 0.62 0.62 0.65 0.66 0.65 0.69 0.64 0.63
0.66
NOTE:
Diffuse radiation, direct normal radiation and tilted surface radiation are not
calculated when the clearness index (K) is below 0.3 or above 0.8.
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface
(kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
22-year
Average
6.75 7.20 7.43 7.47 7.14 6.89 6.86 7.21 7.36 7.25 6.86 6.53
7.07
Monthly Averaged Downward Longwave Radiative Flux (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
22-year Average 9.97 9.80 9.90 10.1 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0
10.0
Solar Geometry:
Monthly Averaged Solar Noon (GMT time)
Lat 4.53
Jan
Lon 75.53
Average
Feb
Mar
Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
0708 0712 0707 0659 0655 0658 0704 0703 0654 0644 0643 0651
Monthly Averaged Daylight Hours (hours)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Jan
Average
11.8 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.8
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Monthly Averaged Daylight Average Of Hourly Cosine Solar Zenith Angles
(dimensionless)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Average
0.56 0.60 0.63 0.58 0.57 0.56 0.57 0.58 0.63 0.61 0.57 0.55
Monthly Averaged Cosine Solar Zenith Angle At Mid-Time Between Sunrise And
Solar Noon (dimensionless)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Average
0.63 0.67 0.69 0.69 0.67 0.66 0.67 0.69 0.70 0.68 0.64 0.62
Monthly Averaged Declination (degrees)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Jan
Average
-20.7 -12.3 -1.8 9.70 18.8 23.0 21.2 13.7 3.09 -8.45 -18.1 -22.8
Feb
Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Monthly Averaged Sunset Hour Angle (degrees)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Jan
Average
88.2 89.0 89.8 90.7 91.5 91.9 91.7 91.1 90.2 89.3 88.5 88.0
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Monthly Averaged Maximum Solar Angle Relative To The Horizon (degrees)

Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Average
64.6 73.0 83.6 84.8 75.7 71.4 73.3 80.7 88.5 77.0 67.2 62.5
Monthly Averaged Hourly Solar Angles Relative To The Horizon (degrees)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
0000 GMT
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0100 GMT
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1.22 2.82 2.37 0.72 0.53 1.91 3.33 2.80 0.44
0200 GMT
10.5 10.6 13.1 15.9 17.0 16.1 14.6 15.0 16.8 18.0 16.9 14.1
0300 GMT
24.2 25.1 28.0 30.7 31.1 29.9 28.6 29.6 31.8 32.7 30.7 27.4
0400 GMT
37.4 39.3 42.9 45.5 45.1 43.3 42.3 44.1 46.7 47.1 44.0 40.1
0500 GMT
49.6 53.0 57.7 60.2 58.6 56.1 55.6 58.4 61.7 61.0 56.0 51.5
0600 GMT
59.7 65.3 72.1 74.7 70.5 66.8 67.1 72.0 76.6 73.0 65.0 59.9
0700 GMT
64.6 72.8 83.4 84.7 75.6 71.4 73.2 80.7 87.7 76.3 66.8 62.4
0800 GMT
61.6 69.3 75.2 73.7 68.4 66.0 68.4 73.0 73.2 66.9 60.2 57.7
0900 GMT
52.6 58.2 60.9 59.3 56.1 55.0 57.2 59.5 58.3 53.6 49.1 48.1
1000 GMT
40.8 44.9 46.2 44.5 42.4 42.2 44.1 45.2 43.3 39.3 36.2 36.2
1100 GMT
27.7 30.8 31.3 29.8 28.4 28.7 30.4 30.7 28.4 24.7 22.5 23.2
1200 GMT
14.1 16.5 16.4 15.0 14.2 14.9 16.5 16.1 13.4 10.0 8.56 9.80
1300 GMT
0.25 1.95 1.50 0.26 0.09 1.19 2.56 1.60
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2100 GMT
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Monthly Averaged Hourly Solar Azimuth Angles (degrees)

Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Jan
Feb Mar Apr
May Jun
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Jul
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Aug Sep
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Oct
Nov Dec
0000 GMT
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0100 GMT
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80.4 71.3 67.0 68.7 76.1 86.9 98.6
108
112
0200 GMT
112 103 93.0 81.2 71.7 67.2 69.1 76.8 88.0
100
110
114
0300 GMT
115 106 94.5 81.4 70.7 65.9 68.2 76.6 89.0
103
114
118
0400 GMT
120 110 96.7 80.8 67.7 62.2 65.1 75.0 90.2
107
120
125
0500 GMT
130 117
100
78.3 60.5 54.0 58.1 70.7 91.8
116
132
136
0600 GMT
147 133
110
69.4 41.7 35.4 41.5 57.8 95.6
139
155
156
0700 GMT
175 170
165
354
354
358
3.22 3.36
229
197
190
184
0800 GMT
206 215
244
289
313
322
322
303
265
235
219
211
0900 GMT
226 237
258
281
297
304
303
289
268
249
235
227
1000 GMT
237 247
262
279
291
297
295
284
269
255
243
237
1100 GMT
243 252
265
278
289
293
291
283
270
258
248
242
1200 GMT
247 255
266
278
288
292
290
282
272
260
250
245
1300 GMT
249 257
268
279
288
293
291
283
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Parameters for Tilted Solar Panels:
Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident On An Equator-Pointed Tilted Surface
(kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
SSE HRZ 5.65 6.57 6.88 6.30 5.41 5.16 5.53 5.69 5.77 5.93 5.27 5.11
5.76
0.58 0.64 0.65 0.60 0.53 0.52 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.58 0.54 0.54
0.57
Diffuse
1.74 1.67 1.78 1.98 2.05 1.99 1.94 2.05 2.14 1.95 1.90 1.81
1.92
Direct
6.09 7.24 7.25 6.12 4.91 4.73 5.30 5.21 5.13 5.79 5.17 5.23
5.67
Tilt 0
5.59 6.49 6.79 6.21 5.33 5.08 5.44 5.61 5.69 5.86 5.21 5.05
5.69
Tilt 4
5.75 6.62 6.83 6.24 5.39 5.15 5.52 5.65 5.69 5.93 5.33 5.20
5.77
Tilt 19
6.14 6.85 6.73 6.12 5.44 5.26 5.62 5.61 5.50 6.03 5.61 5.58
5.87
Tilt 90
3.82 3.43 2.25 2.11 2.51 2.66 2.70 2.26 1.74 2.78 3.33 3.63
2.77
OPT
6.23 6.86 6.84 6.24 5.45 5.26 5.62 5.67 5.69 6.03 5.65 5.68
5.93
OPT ANG 30.0 21.0 8.00 6.00 14.0 18.0 17.0 10.0 1.00 16.0 26.0 31.0
16.5
Diffuse radiation, direct normal radiation and tilted surface radiation are not
calculated when the clearness index (K) is below 0.3 or above 0.8.
NOTE:
Parameters for Sizing Battery or other Energy-storage Systems:
Minimum Available Insolation Over A Consecutive-day Period (%)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Jan
Min/1 day
3.18 18.8 9.30 4.12 2.95 3.87 12.4 2.98 2.94 2.86 3.03 3.13
Min/3 day
29.0 32.1 58.0 42.3 25.8 27.3 44.0 27.4 39.8 36.9 10.8 17.8
Min/7 day
43.6 42.2 66.5 67.9 46.8 53.0 64.5 51.6 54.6 52.9 31.2 25.5
Min/14 day
61.2 67.5 82.7 77.5 63.8 71.2 74.5 70.0 59.4 68.4 58.4 38.9
Min/21 day
69.5 79.0 84.8 86.8 79.2 80.6 83.2 79.0 71.2 76.7 61.5 61.4
Min/Month
83.5 84.7 86.4 90.7 81.5 84.1 87.7 85.4 86.8 87.5 70.9 82.5
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Parameters for Sizing Surplus-product Storage Systems:
Available Surplus Insolation Over A Consecutive-day Period (%)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Jan
Max/1 day
131 119
117
126
142
142 134
137
135 129
141
138
Max/3 day
129 118
114
122
136
138 128
133
132 127
139
136
Max/7 day
128 117
112
122
134
137 123
131
129 124
135
130
Max/14 day
119 114
111
121
130
130 118
125
127 122
130
128
Max/21 day
115 110
110
115
125
128 116
123
123 121
125
125
Max/Month
114 107
110
106
117
118 116
119
117 119
119
116
Feb Mar Apr May
Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cloud Information:
Monthly Averaged Daylight Cloud Amount (%)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
22-year Average 57.9 42.9 43.6 55.3 69.8 73.8 72.4 71.6 70.4 61.9 61.9 63.1
Annual
Average
62.2
Meteorology (Temperature):
Monthly Averaged Air Temperature At 10 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (C)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
22-year Average 26.9 26.7 27.0 27.5 27.9 27.4 26.9 26.7 26.9 26.8 26.7 26.9
27.0
Minimum
26.1 26.0 26.2 26.8 27.2 26.7 26.2 26.1 26.2 26.1 26.0 26.2
26.3
Maximum
27.6 27.5 27.8 28.3 28.6 28.0 27.6 27.4 27.5 27.4 27.4 27.7
27.7
Air Temperature At 10 m Above The Surface That Has Been Adjusted For A Site
Elevation Of 15 m (C)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
22-year
Average
26.5 26.4 26.7 27.1 27.5 27.0 26.6 26.4 26.5 26.4 26.3 26.5
26.6
Minimum
26.0 25.8 26.1 26.6 27.1 26.5 26.1 25.9 26.1 26.0 25.9 26.0
26.2
Maximum
26.5 26.4 26.7 27.2 27.5 26.9 26.5 26.3 26.5 26.3 26.3 26.6
26.7
Monthly Averaged Cooling Degree Days Above 18 C
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Annual
Sum
22-year Average
275 247 281 286 308 281 277 271 267 272 262 277
3304
Monthly Averaged Heating Degree Days Below 18 C
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Annual
Sum
22-year Average
Meteorology (Wind):
Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (m/s)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
10-year Average 5.38 4.49 3.60 4.01 6.40 6.31 5.13 5.14 5.74 5.48 4.41 4.74
5.07
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50 m

(%)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
Minimum
-19 -19
-25
-26
-36
-12 -23 -16
-28 -17 -25
-18
-22
Maximum
28
24
41
18
12
14
35
24
23
It is recommended that users of these wind

data review the SSE Methodology. The
user may wish to correct for biases as well
as local effects within the selected grid
region.
27
21
16
24
All height measurements are from the soil,

water, or ice/snow surface instead of
"effective" surface, which is usually taken
to be near the tops of vegetated canopies.
Units Conversion Chart
Difference Between The Average Wind Speed At 10 m Above The Surface Of The
Earth And The Average Wind speed At 50 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (%)
Vegetation type Crop: 20-m broadleaf-deciduous trees (10%) & wheat
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
10-year
Average
-36 -37 -31
-43
-43
-43 -43 -43
-43 -41 -38
-37
-40
Meteorology (Other):
Monthly Averaged Relative Humidity (%)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
22-year Average 75.3 75.4 76.7 78.8 77.5 76.5 76.3 77.8 77.5 78.7 79.3 77.2
Annual
Average
77.3
Monthly Averaged Atmospheric Pressure (kPa)

Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
Annual
Average
22-year Average
101 101 101 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 101 101
101
Atmospheric Pressure That Has Been Adjusted For A Site Elevation Of 15 m (kPa)
Lat 4.53
Annual
Lon 75.53
Average
22-year Average
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
100
Monthly Averaged Precipitation (mm/day)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
22-year Average 3.19 1.66 1.68 3.49 5.47 5.26 4.80 4.70 5.27 4.76 5.87 5.11
Annual
Average
4.28
Supporting Information:
Monthly Averaged Top-of-atmosphere Insolation (kWh/m2/day)
Lat 4.53
Lon 75.53
22-year Average 9.59 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.77 9.86 10.1 10.3 10.1 9.68 9.38
Annual
Average
9.99
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Parameters for Solar Cooking:

Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Insolation (%)

Mar Apr May Jun

Monthly Averaged Maximum Solar Angle Relative To The Horizon (degrees)

1.22 2.82 2.37 0.72 0.53 1.91 3.33 2.80 0.44

0.25 1.95 1.50 0.26 0.09 1.19 2.56 1.60

Monthly Averaged Hourly Solar Azimuth Angles (degrees)

Feb Mar Apr

80.4 71.3 67.0 68.7 76.1 86.9 98.6

112 103 93.0 81.2 71.7 67.2 69.1 76.8 88.0

115 106 94.5 81.4 70.7 65.9 68.2 76.6 89.0

120 110 96.7 80.8 67.7 62.2 65.1 75.0 90.2

78.3 60.5 54.0 58.1 70.7 91.8

69.4 41.7 35.4 41.5 57.8 95.6

Feb Mar Apr May

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50 m

-12 -23 -16

-28 -17 -25

It is recommended that users of these wind

All height measurements are from the soil,

Units Conversion Chart

-36 -37 -31

-43 -43 -43

-43 -41 -38

Monthly Averaged Atmospheric Pressure (kPa)

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