Sun times for Miami
Florida, United States · 25.76°N 80.19°W — far enough south that the length of the day barely shifts between seasons.
- Latitude
- 25.7617°
- Longitude
- -80.1918°
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Sunrise
06:59 AM
Sunset
07:44 PM
Solar noon
01:21 PM
Sun at 73.8° above horizon
Day length
12h 45m
−1m 25s vs yesterday
Photography light
- Blue hour (morning)
- 06:35 AM – 06:45 AM
- Golden hour (morning)
- 06:59 AM – 07:30 AM
- Golden hour (evening)
- 07:13 PM – 07:44 PM
- Blue hour (evening)
- 07:58 PM – 08:07 PM
Twilight
- Astronomical dawn
- 05:40 AM
- Nautical dawn
- 06:08 AM
- Civil dawn
- 06:35 AM
- Civil dusk
- 08:07 PM
- Nautical dusk
- 08:35 PM
- Astronomical dusk
- 09:03 PM
Sun at solar noon: 73.8° elevation, bearing 180° (S). Times assume a flat horizon at sea level.
The year in Miami
- Longest day
- 13h 45m
- Shortest day
- 10h 32m
- Sun's highest point
- 87.7°
- Sun's lowest noon
- 40.8°
Miami sunrise and sunset by month
Times for the 15th of each month, local time, adjusted for daylight saving where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:09 | 17:51 | 10h 43m |
| February | 06:55 | 18:14 | 11h 19m |
| March | 07:29 | 19:29 | 12h 00m |
| April | 06:57 | 19:44 | 12h 46m |
| May | 06:35 | 19:59 | 13h 24m |
| June | 06:29 | 20:13 | 13h 44m |
| July | 06:38 | 20:14 | 13h 35m |
| August | 06:53 | 19:56 | 13h 02m |
| September | 07:06 | 19:24 | 12h 18m |
| October | 07:19 | 18:53 | 11h 34m |
| November | 06:38 | 17:31 | 10h 53m |
| December | 06:59 | 17:32 | 10h 32m |
Solar potential in Miami
Miami receives 5.011 kWh/m² per day on a horizontal surface, averaged over 30 years. Tilting panels to 22° raises annual output by 5%.
A typical home system is 5–10 kW. Roughly 15 panels for 6 kW.
S (180°) — ideal for the northern hemisphere
Estimated annual production
9,025 kWh
1,504 kWh per kW installed · 752 kWh a month on average
Monthly production
Best month 864 kWh · worst month 647 kWh · 1.3× swing
- Optimal tilt
- 22°
- Summer tilt
- 0°
- Winter tilt
- 48°
- Gain vs flat
- +5%
Based on NASA POWER 30-year climate averages for Miami and a 78% system performance ratio. Long-term expectation, not a guarantee for any single year. Shading, roof pitch and local rules are not modelled.
Miami sun and solar questions
- How much does daylight change through the year in Miami?
- Miami sits at 25.8° north. Its longest day runs 13h 45m and its shortest 10h 32m — a swing of 3h 13m.
- What angle should solar panels be in Miami?
- 22° from horizontal, facing south, maximises annual production. That is about 5% more than laying panels flat. If you want to favour winter output, 48° is better; for summer, 0°.
- How much power would solar panels produce in Miami?
- About 1,504 kWh per year for every kW installed, at the optimal angle. A typical 6 kW home system would produce roughly 9,025 kWh a year. May is the strongest month and Dec the weakest.
- How high does the sun get in Miami?
- At the summer solstice the sun reaches 87.7° above the horizon at solar noon. At the winter solstice it only reaches 40.8°. That difference is what drives both the seasons and the ideal panel angle.
Sun times assume a flat horizon at sea level. Solar figures are long-term climate averages and do not account for shading, roof pitch or local regulations. See the methodology.