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All data from published tables in BTU & Ft2.  SI conversions by factors shown.

                 
    These tables represent the maximum average solar energy that falls on a given area during each month, at various latitudes in the northern hemisphere at local noon.  
 

 
 Heat Gain per Half Day

BTU/Ft2

latitude ->

24 deg N.

32 deg N.

40 deg N.

48 deg N.

56 deg N.

 

 Table of published values
 in English units

Date

             
 

21-Jan

 

1064

974

903

735

489

 
 

21-Feb

 

1095

1091

1035

936

819

 
 

21-Mar

 

981

1054

1100

1111

1080

 
 

21-Apr

 

953

965

1003

1086

1144

 
 

21-May

 

950

983

1002

1058

1120

 
 

21-Jun

 

936

972

1019

1098

1158

 
 

21-Jul

 

933

964

986

1044

1101

 
 

21-Aug

 

916

929

961

1040

1095

 
 

21-Sep

 

939

1004

1045

1050

1013

 
 

21-Oct

 

1050

1044

989

895

776

 
 

21-Nov

 

1046

955

884

719

476

 
 

21-Dec

 

1019

947

831

623

330

 
                 
 

avg

 

990

990

980

950

883

 
                 
 

Conversion factor: BTU/half-day/ft^2 to KW*Hr/M^2

       

0.00315459

0.00315459

 
                 
                 
 Heat Gain per Half Day

kWHr·M-2

latitude ->

24 deg N.

32 deg N.

40 deg N.

48 deg N.

56 deg N.

 

Converted to SI units
 rounded to the nearest watt·hour

Date

             
 

21-Jan

 

3.356

3.073

2.849

2.319

1.543

 
 

21-Feb

 

3.454

3.442

3.265

2.953

2.584

 
 

21-Mar

 

3.095

3.325

3.470

3.505

3.407

 
 

21-Apr

 

3.006

3.044

3.164

3.426

3.609

 
 

21-May

 

2.997

3.101

3.161

3.338

3.533

 
 

21-Jun

 

2.953

3.066

3.215

3.464

3.653

 
 

21-Jul

 

2.943

3.041

3.110

3.293

3.473

 
 

21-Aug

 

2.890

2.931

3.032

3.281

3.454

 
 

21-Sep

 

2.962

3.167

3.297

3.312

3.196

 
 

21-Oct

 

3.312

3.293

3.120

2.823

2.448

 
 

21-Nov

 

3.300

3.013

2.789

2.268

1.502

 
 

21-Dec

 

3.215

2.987

2.621

1.965

1.041

 
                 
 

column averages

 

3.124

3.124

3.091

2.996

2.787

 
                 

 

                 
  These tables represent the maximum average solar power that falls on a given area during each month, at various latitudes in the northern hemisphere at local noon.   

               
 Max Normal Irradiation

Btu/Hr/ft^2

latitude ->

24 deg N.

32 deg N.

40 deg N.

48 deg N.

56 deg N.

 

Table of published values in English units 

Date

             
 

21-Jan

 

320

309

293

267

216

 
 

21-Feb

 

323

316

306

291

267

 
 

21-Mar

 

317

312

306

297

284

 
 

21-Apr

 

300

298

294

289

280

 
 

21-May

 

287

286

284

280

275

 
 

21-Jun

 

280

280

278

275

270

 
 

21-Jul

 

279

278

276

272

267

 
 

21-Aug

 

285

283

279

273

265

 
 

21-Sep

 

301

296

290

280

266

 
 

21-Oct

 

311

304

293

278

252

 
 

21-Nov

 

314

303

287

260

210

 
 

21-Dec

 

317

304

284

250

180

 
                 
 

avg

 

303

297

289

276

253

 
                 
 

Conversion factor: BTU/Hr/ft^2 to W/M^2

       

3.15459757

3.15459757

 
                 
                 
 

W/M^2

latitude ->

24 deg N.

32 deg N.

40 deg N.

48 deg N.

56 deg N.

 

Converted to SI units
 rounded to the nearest watt·meter2

Date

             
 

21-Jan

 

1009

975

924

842

681

 
 

21-Feb

 

1019

997

965

918

842

 
 

21-Mar

 

1000

984

965

937

896

 
 

21-Apr

 

946

940

927

912

883

 
 

21-May

 

905

902

896

883

868

 
 

21-Jun

 

883

883

877

868

852

 
 

21-Jul

 

880

877

871

858

842

 
 

21-Aug

 

899

893

880

861

836

 
 

21-Sep

 

950

934

915

883

839

 
 

21-Oct

 

981

959

924

877

795

 
 

21-Nov

 

991

956

905

820

662

 
 

21-Dec

 

1000

959

896

789

568

 
                 
 

column averages

 

955

938

912

871

797

 
 
     

Landmark Cities*

 

Chart Latitude

    24 N 32 N 40 N 48 N 56 N  
 

Key West,
Florida

Hilton Head,
South Carolina

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Caribou, 
Maine

Aleutian Peninsula, 
Alaska

 
     

Kilauea Bay, Hawaii

San Diego, 
California

Kansas City, Kansas

Intl. Falls, 
Minnesota

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

 
 *landmarks are not part of ASHRAE data  

       
 

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