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Latitude -16.744 / Longitude -69.714 was chosen.
Elevation: 3731 meters
taken from the
NASA GEOS-4
model elevation
Geometry Information
Northern boundary
-16
Center
Latitude -16.5
Longitude -69.5
Western boundary
-70
Eastern boundary
-69
Southern boundary
-17
Parameters for Solar Cooking:

Monthly Averaged Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m 2/day)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
22-year Average
Feb
6.00
Mar
6.06
Apr
5.73
May
5.72
Jun
5.60
Jul
5.28
Aug
5.43
Sep
5.86
Oct
6.59
Nov
6.99
7.18
Dec
6.68
Parameter Definition
Monthly Averaged Midday Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kW/m 2)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
22-year Average
Feb
0.67
Mar
0.70
Apr
0.66
May
0.67
Jun
0.69
Jul
0.67
Aug
0.69
Sep
0.71
Oct
0.76
Nov
0.87
Dec
0.89
0.70
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Insolation Incident On A Horizontal Surface (kWh/m 2/day)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
22-year Average
Feb
8.64
Mar
8.26
Apr
7.57
May
6.61
Jun
5.96
Jul
5.58
Aug
5.71
Sep
6.33
Oct
7.14
Nov
7.91
8.38
Dec
8.61
Monthly Averaged Clear Sky Days (days)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
22-year Average
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Parameters for Sizing and Pointing of Solar Panels and for Solar Thermal Applications:
Monthly Averaged Direct Normal Radiation (kWh/m2/day)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
22-year Average
Jan
5.08
Feb
5.34
Mar
5.40
Apr
May
6.65
Jun
8.05
Jul
8.22
Aug
8.18
7.68
Sep
7.69
Oct
7.38
Nov
7.30
Annual
Average
Dec
6.32
6.95
Nov
Dec
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Direct Normal Radiation (%)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Minimum
1 of 4
Jan
-15
Feb
-18
Mar
-5
Apr
-9
May
-10
Jun
n/a
Jul
-9
Aug
-6
Sep
-3
Oct
-5
-25
-12
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Maximum
22
22
30
10
11
18
Diffuse radiation, direct normal radiation and tilted surface radiation are not calculated when the clearness index (K) is below
NOTE: 0.3 or above 0.8.
Solar Geometry:
Monthly Averaged Declination (degrees)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
Average
Feb
-20.7
Mar
-12.3
Apr
-1.8
May
9.71
Jun
18.8
Jul
23.0
Aug
21.2
Sep
13.7
Oct
3.08
Nov
-8.45
Dec
-18.1
-22.8
Parameters for Tilted Solar Panels:

Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident On An Equator-Pointed Tilted Surface (kWh/m 2/day)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Annual
Average
Dec
SSE HRZ
6.00
6.06
5.73
5.72
5.60
5.28
5.43
5.86
6.59
6.99
7.18
6.68
6.09
0.52
0.54
0.56
0.63
0.71
0.73
0.72
0.69
0.68
0.65
0.63
0.58
0.64
Diffuse
2.44
2.31
2.03
1.47
0.92
0.76
0.82
1.13
1.43
1.82
2.06
2.28
1.62
Direct
5.08
5.34
5.40
6.65
8.05
8.22
8.18
7.68
7.69
7.38
7.30
6.32
6.95
Tilt 0
5.86
5.95
5.65
5.66
5.56
5.24
5.39
5.81
6.51
6.87
7.02
6.65
6.01
Tilt 1
5.87
5.94
5.66
5.70
5.63
5.32
5.47
5.86
6.54
6.88
7.03
6.66
6.05
Tilt 16
5.86
5.77
5.73
6.15
6.52
6.39
6.46
6.53
6.82
6.76
7.00
6.77
6.40
Tilt 31
5.57
5.32
5.52
6.26
7.03
7.09
7.08
6.82
6.72
6.28
6.62
6.53
6.41
Tilt 90
2.36
1.85
2.44
3.67
5.14
5.70
5.46
4.40
3.19
2.01
2.40
2.93
3.47
OPT
5.90
5.95
5.74
6.26
7.15
7.37
7.28
6.83
6.83
6.88
7.06
6.77
6.67
OPT ANG
8.00
0.00
12.0
28.0
42.0
48.0
45.0
35.0
20.0
4.00
7.00
13.0
21.9
Diffuse radiation, direct normal radiation and tilted surface radiation are not calculated when the clearness index (K) is below
NOTE: 0.3 or above 0.8.
Parameters for Sizing Battery or other Energy-storage Systems:

Equivalent Number Of NO-SUN Or BLACK Days (days)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
1 day
Jan
Feb
Mar
0.53
0.61
3 day
1.16
7 day
2.22
14 day
3.87
21 day
4.59
Month
4.13
Apr
May
0.66
0.50
1.28
1.25
0.98
1.91
2.32
1.80
3.60
3.06
2.88
4.15
3.78
4.52
3.62
Jun
0.60
Jul
Aug
0.75
Sep
0.61
Oct
Nov
0.60
Dec
0.75
0.76
0.66
0.55
1.22
1.79
1.98
1.79
1.12
1.35
1.67
1.49
2.55
2.61
3.17
3.49
1.73
2.47
2.95
2.40
3.45
3.91
3.89
3.80
2.74
3.08
5.06
2.72
3.72
3.09
4.73
4.10
4.16
3.42
2.91
6.68
3.14
3.46
4.37
5.96
4.22
3.49
2.82
3.10
6.76
4.36
Cloud Information:
Monthly Averaged Daylight Cloud Amount (%)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
22-year Average
Jan
77.5
Feb
71.4
Mar
68.9
Apr
May
52.5
32.7
Jun
31.0
Jul
28.7
Aug
35.5
Sep
38.8
Oct
47.9
Nov
53.7
Dec
66.2
Annual
Average
50.3
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Meteorology (Temperature):
Monthly Averaged Air Temperature At 10 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (C)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
22-year Average
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Annual
Average
Dec
9.38
9.11
8.92
7.87
6.00
4.58
4.20
5.69
7.16
8.83
9.65
9.77
7.58
Minimum
6.04
5.56
5.22
4.00
0.89
-0.89
-1.53
-0.15
1.76
3.72
4.98
5.97
2.94
Maximum
12.8
12.9
12.9
12.0
11.5
10.6
10.4
11.7
12.6
13.9
14.3
13.6
12.4
Monthly Averaged Earth Skin Temperature (C)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
22-year Average
Feb
13.5
Mar
12.8
Apr
12.6
May
11.6
Jun
9.32
Jul
7.44
Aug
7.41
Sep
9.77
Oct
12.0
Nov
14.4
15.5
Annual
Average
Dec
14.8
11.7
Meteorology (Wind):
Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (m/s)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
10-year Average
Feb
3.17
Mar
3.28
Apr
3.13
May
3.24
Jun
3.56
Jul
3.92
Aug
4.13
Sep
3.94
Oct
4.03
Nov
3.65
3.43
Annual
Average
Dec
3.30
3.56
Minimum And Maximum Difference From Monthly Averaged Wind Speed At 50 m (%)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Annual
Average
Dec
Minimum
-15
-16
-11
-13
-12
-15
-13
-12
-14
-10
-15
-17
-14
Maximum
21
13
13
10
14
12
13
10
12
15
13
It is recommended that users of these wind data review the SSE

Methodology. The user may wish to correct for biases as well as
local effects within the selected grid region.
All height measurements are from the soil, water, or ice/snow

surface instead of "effective" surface, which is usually taken to be
near the tops of vegetated canopies.
Parameter Definition Units Conversion Chart
Meteorology (Other):
Monthly Averaged Relative Humidity (%)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
Jan
22-year Average
74.7
Feb
Mar
74.3
71.9
Apr
May
66.9
Jun
54.9
50.7
Jul
46.5
Aug
47.0
Sep
Oct
50.4
51.4
Nov
55.5
Annual
Average
Dec
65.3
59.0
Monthly Averaged Specific Humidity At 10 m Above The Surface Of The Earth (kg/kg)
Lat
-16.744
Jan
Lon
-69.714
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
22-year
0.008702 0.008475 0.008074 0.006998 0.004950 0.004125 0.003627 0.004083 0.004919 0.005580 0.006433 0.007758
Average
Monthly Averaged Atmospheric Pressure (kPa)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
22-year Average
Jan
65.2
Feb
65.2
Mar
65.2
Apr
65.2
May
65.3
Jun
65.3
Jul
65.3
Aug
65.3
Sep
65.3
Oct
65.2
Nov
65.1
Dec
65.1
Annual
Average
65.2
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Monthly Averaged Total Column Precipitable Water (cm)

Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
22-year Average
Jan
1.38
Feb
1.33
Mar
Apr
1.24
May
1.00
0.62
Jun
0.51
Jul
0.46
Aug
0.56
Sep
0.73
Oct
0.83
Nov
0.97
Dec
1.19
Annual
Average
0.90
Monthly Averaged Precipitation (mm/day)
Lat -16.744
Lon -69.714
22-year Average
Jan
3.89
Feb
3.31
Mar
2.61
Apr
1.56
May
0.60
Jun
0.48
Jul
0.39
Aug
0.53
Sep
0.67
Oct
1.30
Nov
1.79
Dec
2.78
Annual
Average
1.65
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