Insolation Levels (Asia-Pacific)
Average Insolation (10 year average) kWh/m2/day
Country
City
Latitude
Longitude
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year Avg
AE
Abu Dhabi
24'28" N
54'22" E
3.92
4.50
5.22
5.87
7.06
7.33
6.90
6.64
6.39
5.53
4.54
3.79
5.64
AU
Adelaide
34'55" S
138'36" E
7.2
6.58
5.18
3.85
2.65
2.23
2.48
3.2
4.46
5.69
6.59
6.74
4.74
AU
Brisbane
27'99" S
153'8" E
6.93
6.09
5.44
4.34
3.5
3.29
3.52
4.43
5.62
6.18
6.74
6.93
5.25
AU
Hobart
42'52" S
147'19" E
5.97
5.33
4.05
2.73
1.79
1.44
1.68
2.41
3.6
4.78
5.92
6.18
3.82
AU
Melbourne
37'47" S
144'58" E
6.78
6.22
4.76
3.4
2.29
1.84
2.04
2.79
3.94
5.27
6.28
6.46
4.34
AU
Perth
31'57" S
115'52" E
7.7
6.75
5.41
4.16
3.06
2.67
2.89
3.66
4.76
6.09
7.04
7.76
5.16
AU
Sydney
34'S
151'0" E
6.34
5.68
4.87
3.6
2.74
2.5
2.67
3.53
4.67
5.61
6.32
6.6
4.59
BD
Dhaka
23'42" N
90'22" E
4.44
5.08
5.87
6.06
5.50
4.41
4.09
4.37
4.17
4.50
4.37
4.13
4.75
CN
Beijing
39'55" N
116'25" E
2.37
2.92
3.58
5.61
4.83
5.68
5.42
4.49
4.25
3.20
2.66
2.04
3.92
CN
Nanjing
32'03" N
118'53" E
2.04
2.22
2.65
4.50
3.84
4.47
4.93
4.50
3.67
3.02
2.88
2.08
3.40
CN
Shanghai
31'10" N
121'28" E
2.29
2.63
3.07
4.54
4.38
4.59
5.52
5.23
4.03
3.39
2.97
2.38
4.01
CN
Hongkong
22'18" N
114'10" E
2.59
2.56
3.06
3.93
4.13
4.74
5.81
4.95
4.68
4.05
3.56
2.93
4.18
ID
Jakarta
6'11" S
106'50" E
4.15
4.59
5.00
4.94
4.88
4.71
5.09
5.46
5.66
5.36
4.76
4.47
5.03
IL
Tel Aviv
32'05" N
34'46" E
2.78
3.5
4.73
6.03
6.86
7.87
7.81
7.22
6.19
4.63
3.32
2.62
5.73
IR
Tabriz
38'48" N
46'18" E
1.79
2.40
3.37
4.58
5.54
6.71
6.97
6.06
5.20
3.26
2.14
1.56
4.13
IR
Tehran
35'40" N
51'26" E
2.23
2.84
3.72
5.12
5.99
7.32
7.20
6.41
5.59
3.90
2.61
2.02
4.58
IR
Mashhad
36'16" N
59'4" E
2.22
2.97
3.88
5.21
6.29
7.49
7.41
6.78
5.70
4.13
2.78
2.06
4.74
IR
Bandar" Abbas
27'15" N
56'15" E
3.63
4.43
5.14
6.29
7.43
7.96
7.41
6.97
6.58
5.51
4.29
3.37
5.75
IN
New Delhi
28' N
77' E
3.68
4.47
5.50
6.60
7.08
6.55
5.01
4.62
5.11
4.99
4.15
3.42
5.10
IN
Bombay
18'33" N
72'32" E
5.22
6.03
6.66
7.05
6.77
4.59
3.54
3.40
4.72
5.39
5.15
4.80
5.28
IN
Bangalore
12'57" N
77'37" E
5.00
5.90
6.44
6.42
6.13
4.76
4.48
4.59
4.98
4.68
4.34
4.40
5.18
IQ
Baghdad
33'20" N
44'24" E
2.79
3.64
4.59
5.76
6.83
8.10
7.97
7.29
6.25
4.44
3.04
2.52
5.27
JO
Amman
31'57" N
35'57" E
2.93
3.67
4.83
6.04
6.88
7.91
7.86
7.27
6.25
4.71
3.47
2.76
5.80
JP
Tokyo
35'45" N
139'38" E
2.31
2.99
3.70
4.90
5.07
4.47
4.88
5.42
3.82
2.98
2.50
2.23
4.00
KH
Phnom penh
11'33" N
104'51" E
5.27
5.78
6.02
5.76
5.09
4.30
4.55
4.07
4.34
4.41
4.88
5.03
4.85
KP
P" yongyang
39' N
125'18" E
2.50
3.35
4.50
5.17
5.60
5.35
4.51
4.63
4.22
3.51
2.46
2.09
4.20
KR
Seoul
37'31" N
127' E
2.62
3.40
4.29
5.24
5.63
5.15
4.26
4.55
3.99
3.64
2.60
2.24
4.16
LA
Vientiane
18'07" N
102'35" E
4.30
4.94
5.52
5.74
5.11
4.24
4.22
4.19
4.61
4.26
4.21
4.24
4.63
LB
Beirut
33'54N
35'28E
2.64
3.4
4.63
6.03
6.96
7.9
7.84
7.19
6.13
4.5
3.14
2.44
5.68
MM
Yangon
16'47" N
96'09" E
5.40
6.06
6.65
6.69
5.14
3.24
3.30
2.99
4.12
4.51
4.82
5.05
4.65
MN
Ulaanbaatar
47'55" N
106'54" E
1.79
2.77
4.24
5.53
6.26
6.15
5.55
4.88
4.17
3.00
1.82
1.40
4.30
MY
Kuala Lumpur
3'07" N
101'42" E
4.54
5.27
5.14
5.05
4.80
4.98
4.91
4.78
4.54
4.51
4.23
4.07
4.70
NZ
Auckland
36'52" S
174'45" E
6.37
5.9
4.71
3.43
2.44
2
2.25
2.95
4.13
5.23
6.05
6.56
4.34
NZ
Christchurch
43'32" S
172'37e
5.9
4.95
3.86
2.75
1.72
1.31
1.47
2.15
3.3
4.34
5.43
5.64
3.57
NZ
Wellington
41'17" S
174'47" E
6.27
5.31
4.17
3
1.95
1.54
1.74
2.46
3.66
4.7
5.73
6.01
3.88
OM
Mascat
23'37" N
58'37" E
4.34
5.00
5.85
6.69
7.54
7.56
6.91
6.71
6.55
5.93
4.95
4.23
6.29
PH
Cebu
10'19" N
123'54" E
4.53
5.15
5.83
6.25
5.90
4.83
4.76
4.93
4.96
4.75
4.49
4.44
5.07
PH
Manila
14'37" N
120'58" E
4.82
5.62
6.42
6.75
6.19
4.96
4.94
4.41
4.86
4.63
4.59
4.50
5.22
SA
Riyadh
24'39" N
46'42" E
4.03
4.92
5.56
6.24
7.27
7.99
7.86
7.46
6.83
5.80
4.58
3.82
6.03
SG
Singapore
1' N
103' E
4.43
5.52
5.05
5.05
4.62
4.66
4.51
4.61
4.49
4.50
3.98
3.93
4.61
TH
Bang Kok
13'45" N
100'30" E
4.42
4.65
4.84
5.03
4.75
3.77
4.22
3.46
3.63
3.89
4.16
4.40
4.27
TH
Chiang Mai
18' N
99' E
4.79
5.51
6.11
6.29
5.53
4.44
4.16
4.18
4.50
4.34
4.28
4.48
4.88
TR
Ankara
39'57" N
32'53" E
1.77
2.38
3.69
4.54
5.53
6.63
6.99
6.55
5.22
3.24
1.99
1.51
4.17
VN
Hanoi
21' N
105'54" E
2.52
2.94
3.81
4.34
4.66
4.51
4.62
4.62
4.57
3.64
3.29
3.17
3.89
YE
Aden
12'50" N
45'02" E
5.45
5.78
6.52
6.48
6.71
6.72
6.33
6.33
6.41
6.54
5.99
5.39
6.22
Data courtesy of: NASA - Surface meteorology and Solar Energy Data Set
Reference:
Whitlock, C. E., et al., Release 3 NASA Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy Data Set for Renewable Energy Industry Use.
Rise & Shine 2000, the 26th Annual Conference of the Solar Energy Society of Canada Inc. and Solar, Oct. 21-24, 2000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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