Solar yield in Paris

📍 48.86°N, 2.35°E · Île-de-France, France

Paris sits at 48.86°N in Île-de-France, France. The annual average is 3.2 h peak sun-hours per day.

A Paris-based 400 Wp array generates an estimated 364 kWh per year — after a 78% system efficiency factor (MPPT, wiring, inverter losses).

Monthly solar generation in Paris

Average daily kWh per month for common solar array sizes

Array size JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Annual kWh
200 Wp 58142024252523171054 182
400 Wp 9172739485151463421107 364
800 Wp 19345479951011019267412115 729
1600 Wp 3767109157191202202183135824130 1458
Best month
Jun
5.4 h/day
Worst month
Dec
0.8 h/day
Annual average
3.2 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 Paris's coordinates (48.86, 2.35). Real conditions vary by panel tilt, orientation, shading and weather — use the live calculator for site-specific results.

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