Solar yield in Cardiff

📍 51.48°N, -3.18°W · Wales, United Kingdom

Cardiff sits at 51.48°N in Wales, United Kingdom. The annual average is 2.7 h peak sun-hours per day.

A Cardiff-based 400 Wp array generates an estimated 311 kWh per year — after a 78% system efficiency factor (MPPT, wiring, inverter losses).

Monthly solar generation in Cardiff

Average daily kWh per month for common solar array sizes

Array size JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Annual kWh
200 Wp 3712172222221914843 156
400 Wp 714233543454338281786 311
800 Wp 132847698690867756341711 623
1600 Wp 265694139172180172154112673422 1245
Best month
Jun
4.8 h/day
Worst month
Dec
0.6 h/day
Annual average
2.7 h/day

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How we calculated this

Daily generation = panel Wp × peak sun-hours × system efficiency (0.78). Sun-hour values are 20-year averages from NASA POWER, sourced for Cardiff's coordinates (51.48, -3.18). Real conditions vary by panel tilt, orientation, shading and weather — use the live calculator for site-specific results.

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