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Solar potential in Barcelona

This estimate represents one coordinate near the city center, not every roof or neighborhood.

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Annual values

Estimated PV output1,570kWh/kWp/year
Solar irradiation1,975kWh/m²/year
Optimal fixed tilt38°Panel direction: South

PV output is estimated electricity from 1 kWp of installed solar panels. Irradiation is sunlight energy received per square meter on the optimally tilted panel plane; it is not electricity.

For a 5 kWp system, multiply the electricity values by five. This simple scaling does not account for roof-specific shading or equipment constraints.

Compared with the sampled-city benchmark: -1.5% (1,595kWh/kWp/year). These figures are the unweighted mean of the city locations listed below, not a national average. Two urban points do not represent an entire country, its roofs or its solar installations.

Monthly solar irradiation and PV output

Highest-output month: July · 161.3kWh/kWp/month. Lowest-output month: November · 98.2kWh/kWp/month.

Bar lengths compare monthly PV electricity output; exact output and irradiation values are in the table.
Monthly solar irradiation and PV output — Barcelona
MonthEstimated PV output (kWh/kWp/month)Solar irradiation (kWh/m²/month)
January108.2129.1
February109.7132.4
March138.5169.7
April141.3176.4
May155.3197
June155.3201.1
July161.3211.4
August154.2201.9
September132.4171.1
October115.9145.7
November98.2120.1
December100.1119.2

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Data and methodology

PVGIS 5.3 (European Commission Joint Research Centre), crystalline silicon, fixed free-standing installation, 1 kWp, 14% system losses, equator-facing panels with optimized tilt and the terrain horizon. Long-term climate estimates are not a forecast or a roof survey. Nearby buildings, trees, roof constraints, snow and local conditions can change actual output.

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