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Below is the average daily output per kW of Solar PV installed for each season, along with the ideal solar panel tilt angles calculated for various locations in Mexico. Click on any location for more detailed information.

Explore the solar photovoltaic (PV) potential across 156 locations in Mexico, from Mexicali to Queretaro. We have utilized empirical solar and meteorological data obtained from NASA's POWER API to determine solar PV potential and identify the optimal panel tilt angles for these locations.

Feel free to contact us if you wish for us to include a general Solar PV Analysis for a certain city or location not already listed here for Mexico. We will be more than happy to manually add it for you.

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Location Subdivision Latitude Longitude kWh/day Summer kWh/day Autumn kWh/day Winter kWh/day Spring Panel Tilt Angle
Mexicali Baja California 32.5553 -115.4208 8.09 5.59 4.16 7.95 29° South
Tijuana Baja California 32.4493 -117.0292 6.65 4.88 3.71 6.50 29° South
La Ventana (Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez) Baja California 31.738 -115.1739 8.03 5.74 4.32 8.02 28° South
Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua 31.7365 -106.4592 7.82 5.70 4.32 7.84 28° South
Nogales Sonora 31.1999 -110.998 7.30 5.65 4.42 8.14 28° South
Hermosillo Sonora 29.053 -110.9153 7.60 5.82 4.64 8.25 26° South
Cuauhtémoc Chihuahua 28.8342 -106.8016 7.43 5.86 4.85 8.05 26° South
Chihuahua City Chihuahua 28.7137 -106.209 7.39 5.91 4.91 8.04 26° South
Hermosillo Sahuaripa Sonora 28.546 -111.5986 7.98 5.91 4.85 8.17 25° South
Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas 27.4968 -99.5201 7.27 5.44 4.04 6.10 24° South
Ciudad Obregón Sonora 27.4222 -109.9259 7.41 5.79 4.81 8.09 24° South
Monclova Coahuila 26.9829 -101.4759 7.24 5.74 4.91 7.22 24° South
Frontera Coahuila 26.969 -101.4743 7.24 5.74 4.91 7.22 24° South
Parral Chihuahua 26.9359 -105.7142 7.15 5.84 5.22 7.94 25° South
Ahome Sinaloa 25.8955 -109.1351 7.69 5.79 4.92 7.99 23° South
Heroica Matamoros Tamaulipas 25.8418 -97.5313 6.75 5.23 3.85 5.67 23° South
Reynosa Tamaulipas 25.8126 -98.3751 7.11 5.38 4.15 6.02 23° South
Apodaca Nuevo León 25.7817 -100.1886 6.98 5.55 5.01 6.89 24° South
General Escobedo Nuevo León 25.7816 -100.3117 6.98 5.55 5.01 6.89 24° South
Santa Catarina Nuevo León 25.7642 -100.5011 7.02 5.51 4.95 6.90 23° South
San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León 25.7633 -100.2783 6.98 5.55 5.01 6.89 24° South
Guadalupe Nuevo León 25.6631 -100.1859 6.98 5.55 5.01 6.89 23° South
Monterrey Nuevo León 25.6554 -100.3258 6.98 5.55 5.01 6.89 23° South
San Pedro Nuevo León 25.6544 -100.4056 6.98 5.55 5.01 6.89 23° South
Ciudad Benito Juarez Nuevo León 25.649 -100.0845 6.98 5.55 5.01 6.89 23° South
Torreón Coahuila 25.5616 -103.376 7.54 6.01 5.23 7.98 23° South
Saltillo Coahuila 25.0291 -101.1251 7.11 5.83 5.21 7.61 23° South
Culiacán Sinaloa 24.6753 -107.4417 7.07 5.87 5.24 8.07 22° South
La Paz Baja California Sur 24.1203 -110.3005 7.46 5.62 5.05 7.77 21° South
Durango Durango 24.05 -104.6792 6.89 5.91 5.52 8.10 22° South
Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas 23.7533 -99.1352 6.82 5.44 5.15 6.67 22° South
Mazatlán Sinaloa 23.4078 -106.3163 6.94 5.86 5.39 8.06 21° South
Cabo San Lucas Baja California Sur 22.9356 -109.943 7.47 6.00 5.36 7.97 20° South
Zacatecas City Zacatecas 22.7385 -102.5982 6.81 5.75 5.87 8.14 21° South
Ahualulco del Sonido Trece San Luis Potosí 22.4032 -101.1641 6.88 5.82 5.75 7.94 21° South
Altamira Tamaulipas 22.3922 -97.9387 6.40 5.04 3.87 5.93 20° South
Ciudad Madero Tamaulipas 22.3355 -97.8368 6.40 5.04 3.87 5.93 20° South
San Luis Potosí City San Luis Potosí 22.1187 -100.9304 6.81 5.66 5.61 7.54 20° South
Aguascalientes Aguascalientes 21.8913 -102.2204 6.66 5.92 5.99 8.30 21° South
Tepic Nayarit 21.6601 -104.9857 6.55 5.76 5.79 8.37 20° South
Lagos de Moreno Jalisco 21.3592 -101.9391 6.52 5.75 6.00 8.01 20° South
San Juan de los Lagos Jalisco 21.2434 -102.3265 6.70 5.89 5.93 8.33 20° South
Tamazunchale San Luis Potosí 21.2399 -98.8189 6.19 5.25 4.39 6.14 19° South
Progreso Yucatán 21.1968 -89.6632 6.97 5.62 4.85 7.03 19° South
Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato 21.1433 -100.9385 6.53 5.63 5.89 7.72 20° South
Motul Yucatán 21.1418 -89.2817 7.01 5.59 4.80 7.05 19° South
Mérida Yucatán 21.0987 -89.6468 6.97 5.62 4.85 7.03 19° South
León Guanajuato 21.0891 -101.6389 6.52 5.75 6.00 8.01 20° South
Puerto Juárez Quintana Roo 21.0555 -86.8462 6.86 5.38 4.81 7.01 19° South
Guanajuato City Guanajuato 21.0174 -101.2428 6.52 5.75 6.00 8.01 20° South
Hunucmá Yucatán 21.017 -89.8748 6.97 5.62 4.85 7.03 19° South
Cancún Quintana Roo 20.9908 -86.9392 6.87 5.38 4.93 7.06 19° South
Silao Guanajuato 20.9524 -101.4583 6.55 5.88 5.98 8.06 20° South
Izamal Yucatán 20.9335 -89.0182 6.54 5.76 4.91 6.73 19° South
San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato 20.9142 -100.7439 6.37 5.78 5.99 7.99 20° South
Querétaro Querétaro 20.8517 -99.8562 6.18 5.60 5.74 7.43 20° South
Juárez Quintana Roo 20.8444 -86.96 6.87 5.38 4.93 7.06 19° South
Puerto Morelos Quintana Roo 20.8386 -86.8801 6.87 5.38 4.93 7.06 19° South
Tepatitlán de Morelos Jalisco 20.8156 -102.767 6.38 5.81 5.98 8.17 20° South
Bucerías Nayarit 20.8066 -105.2842 6.45 5.73 5.65 7.99 19° South
San Vicente Nayarit 20.7483 -105.2508 6.45 5.73 5.65 7.99 19° South
Ciudad Manuel Doblado Guanajuato 20.7304 -101.9425 6.51 5.91 6.03 8.03 20° South
Querétaro City Querétaro 20.7181 -100.4108 6.32 5.81 6.04 7.97 20° South
Juriquilla Querétaro 20.7129 -100.4597 6.32 5.81 6.04 7.97 20° South
Nuevo Vallarta Nayarit 20.7015 -105.2952 6.45 5.73 5.65 7.99 19° South
Puerto Vallarta Jalisco 20.6707 -105.216 6.45 5.73 5.65 7.99 19° South
Guadalajara Jalisco 20.6596988 -103.3496092 6.22 5.78 5.98 8.19 20° South
Irapuato Guanajuato 20.6533 -101.4003 6.51 5.91 6.03 8.03 20° South
Valladolid Yucatán 20.635 -88.1102 6.35 5.64 4.88 6.79 19° South
Zapopan Jalisco 20.6336 -103.4555 6.22 5.78 5.98 8.19 19° South
Playa del Carmen Quintana Roo 20.6296 -87.1548 6.40 5.38 4.88 6.69 19° South
Salamanca Guanajuato 20.6285 -101.1663 6.51 5.91 6.03 8.03 19° South
Tlaquepaque Jalisco 20.6073 -103.3641 6.22 5.78 5.98 8.19 19° South
La Cañada Querétaro 20.5753 -100.2556 6.32 5.81 6.04 7.97 20° South
Las Pintitas Jalisco 20.5612 -103.3041 6.26 5.75 5.93 8.22 19° South
El Pueblito Querétaro 20.5496 -100.4165 6.37 5.78 5.99 7.99 19° South
Tlajomulco de Zuniga Jalisco 20.5226 -103.4751 6.22 5.78 5.98 8.19 19° South
El Salto Jalisco 20.5225 -103.1951 6.22 5.78 5.98 8.19 19° South
Solidaridad Quintana Roo 20.4973 -87.2275 6.40 5.38 4.88 6.69 19° South
Ixmiquilpan Hidalgo 20.4867 -99.1656 6.18 5.60 5.74 7.43 19° South
Celaya Guanajuato 20.4306 -100.7872 6.32 5.81 6.04 7.97 19° South
San Juan del Río Querétaro 20.3863 -99.9873 6.22 5.57 5.69 7.45 19° South
Chapala Jalisco 20.3751 -103.0237 6.22 5.78 5.98 8.19 19° South
Ajijic Jalisco 20.2958 -103.2638 6.22 5.78 5.98 8.19 19° South
Actopan Hidalgo 20.2534 -98.9317 5.72 5.10 5.09 6.61 19° South
Mineral de la Reforma Hidalgo 20.1241 -98.6983 5.75 5.07 5.04 6.63 19° South
Tuzamapan Puebla 20.1002 -97.5263 5.77 4.92 3.99 5.70 18° South
Acámbaro Guanajuato 20.063 -100.7236 6.37 5.78 5.99 7.99 19° South
Tula de Allende Hidalgo 20.063 -99.3797 6.18 5.60 5.74 7.43 19° South
San Ildefonso Hidalgo 20.0031 -99.3738 6.18 5.60 5.74 7.43 19° South
Zacatlán Puebla 19.9275 -97.9587 5.66 5.29 5.32 6.60 19° South
Tulum Quintana Roo 19.9203 -87.4782 6.44 5.41 4.94 6.77 18° South
Teziutlán Puebla 19.8575 -97.3569 5.66 5.29 5.32 6.60 19° South
Campeche Campeche 19.8523 -90.4726 6.77 5.80 5.12 6.93 18° South
Tepeapulco Hidalgo 19.8169 -98.4962 5.83 5.63 5.91 7.23 19° South
Morelia Michoacán 19.6909 -101.1759 5.75 5.60 6.06 7.82 19° South
Coacalco México 19.6272 -99.1051 5.71 5.48 5.89 7.24 19° South
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo México 19.6235 -99.15 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Ciudad Nicolás Romero México 19.6176 -99.3008 5.71 5.48 5.89 7.24 19° South
Ecatepec México 19.6132 -99.0545 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Tezoyuca México 19.5949 -98.9076 5.83 5.63 5.91 7.23 19° South
Tlalnepantla México 19.5412 -99.1666 5.71 5.48 5.89 7.24 19° South
Xalapa Veracruz 19.54 -96.8891 5.96 5.13 4.43 6.18 18° South
Benito Juárez Mexico City 19.536 -99.1441 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Gustavo Adolfo Madero Mexico City 19.5127 -99.1295 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Texcoco México 19.4864 -98.8861 5.86 5.60 5.86 7.25 19° South
Villa Victoria México 19.4414 -99.99 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México 19.4372 -99.0369 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City 19.4341 -99.1966 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Mexico City Mexico City 19.4326 -99.1332 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Naucalpan México 19.4194 -99.2327 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Cuauhtemoc Mexico City 19.418 -99.1395 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Venustiano Carranza Mexico City 19.4038 -99.0892 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Puebla Mexico City 19.4038 -99.0892 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Iztacalco Mexico City 19.4036 -99.0971 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Benito Juarez Mexico City 19.3822 -99.145 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Huixquilucan de Degollado México 19.3653 -99.3517 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Alvaro Obregon Mexico City 19.3624 -99.2074 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Iztapalapa Mexico City 19.3573 -99.0925 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Ixtapaluca México 19.3451 -98.7756 5.86 5.60 5.86 7.25 19° South
Coyoacán Mexico City 19.3248 -99.1493 5.71 5.48 5.89 7.24 19° South
Tlalpan Mexico City 19.3239 -99.1754 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Tlaxcala City Tlaxcala 19.3229 -98.2 5.83 5.63 5.91 7.23 19° South
Lerma de Villada México 19.289 -99.5184 5.71 5.48 5.89 7.24 19° South
Tláhuac Mexico City 19.2755 -99.0002 5.71 5.48 5.89 7.24 19° South
Toluca México 19.2693 -99.6718 5.68 5.51 5.94 7.21 19° South
Colima Colima 19.2668 -103.7145 5.84 5.62 5.97 8.15 18° South
Chalco México 19.2502 -98.8965 5.86 5.60 5.86 7.25 19° South
Veracruz Veracruz 19.2139 -96.2198 5.93 5.16 4.48 6.16 17° South
Calimaya México 19.1762 -99.5896 5.71 5.48 5.89 7.24 19° South
Manzanillo Colima 19.1185 -104.2171 6.16 5.49 5.89 8.23 18° South
Boca del Rio Veracruz 19.1155 -96.1161 5.96 5.13 4.43 6.18 17° South
Tenango de Arista México 19.1043 -99.588 5.71 5.48 5.89 7.24 18° South
Puebla City Puebla 19.0664 -98.2534 5.83 5.63 5.91 7.23 18° South
Tenancingo de Degollado México 18.9628 -99.5856 6.52 6.07 6.02 7.65 18° South
Cuernavaca Morelos 18.9172 -99.2143 6.52 6.07 6.02 7.65 18° South
Mixtla Puebla 18.9019 -97.9015 6.25 5.89 5.87 7.32 18° South
Córdoba Veracruz 18.878 -96.9242 5.93 5.12 4.47 6.15 17° South
Orizaba Veracruz 18.8558 -97.0993 6.29 5.87 5.82 7.35 18° South
Emiliano Zapata Morelos 18.8072 -99.2036 6.52 6.07 6.02 7.65 18° South
Othón P. Blanco Quintana Roo 18.8041 -88.3548 6.05 5.51 4.89 6.47 17° South
Zacatepec Morelos 18.6637 -99.2001 6.56 6.05 5.97 7.68 18° South
Ciudad del Carmen Campeche 18.6367 -91.8378 6.70 5.63 5.08 6.65 17° South
Solidaridad Quintana Roo 18.522 -88.3072 6.05 5.51 4.89 6.47 17° South
Chetumal Quintana Roo 18.5117 -88.3008 6.08 5.48 4.84 6.50 17° South
Comalcalco Tabasco 18.2199 -93.2226 6.47 5.10 4.64 6.51 16° South
Cárdenas Tabasco 18.1702 -93.6468 6.43 5.13 4.69 6.49 16° South
Coatzacoalcos Veracruz 18.1504 -94.5353 6.19 4.80 4.29 6.38 16° South
Lázaro Cárdenas Michoacán 18.0884 -102.3752 5.95 5.79 6.00 8.01 17° South
Centro Municipality Tabasco 17.9607 -92.9442 6.61 5.38 4.87 6.28 16° South
Oaxaca City Oaxaca 17.1062 -96.7203 5.55 5.09 5.21 6.47 16° South
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Oaxaca 17.0293 -96.7385 5.58 5.06 5.16 6.50 16° South
Villa de Zaachila Oaxaca 16.9472 -96.7421 5.73 5.70 6.11 7.17 17° South
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas 16.7387 -93.1414 6.18 5.44 5.43 6.52 16° South
Salina Cruz Oaxaca 16.2143 -95.2032 5.93 5.58 5.70 6.90 16° South
Queretaro Chiapas 15.834 -92.7557 5.89 5.60 5.78 6.28 15° South

Solar Panel Tilt Angle in Mexico

So far based on Solar PV Analysis of 156 locations in Mexico, we've discovered that the ideal angle to tilt solar PV panels in Mexico varies between 29° from the horizontal plane facing South in Mexicali and 15° from the horizontal plane facing South in Queretaro.

These tilt angles are optimised for maximum annual PV output at each location for fixed-panel solar PV installations. If you click on one of the locations above, there is further detail on ideal seasonal tilt angles as well (in case your solar panels are adjustable).

Depending on where you are based in Mexico, the ideal angle to tilt your solar panels will vary by approx 14 degrees (between 29° from the horizontal plane facing South and 15° from the horizontal plane facing South).

Mexico solar PV Stats as a country

Mexico ranks 18th in the world for cumulative solar PV capacity, with 7,040 total MW's of solar PV installed. This means that 3.20% of Mexico's total energy as a country comes from solar PV (that's 28th in the world). Each year Mexico is generating 55 Watts from solar PV per capita (Mexico ranks 50th in the world for solar PV Watts generated per capita). [source]

Are there incentives for businesses to install solar in Mexico?

Yes, there are several incentives for businesses wanting to install solar energy in Mexico. The Mexican government offers a range of financial incentives and tax breaks for businesses that invest in renewable energy projects. These include grants, loans, and subsidies for the purchase of equipment and installation costs. Additionally, businesses can benefit from net metering programs which allow them to sell excess electricity back to the grid at a premium rate. Finally, businesses may also be eligible for additional benefits such as reduced import duties on solar equipment or accelerated depreciation allowances on investments in renewable energy projects.

Do you have more up to date information than this on incentives towards solar PV projects in Mexico? Please reach out to us and help us keep this information current. Thanks!

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