Solar panel angles in United States
Optimal fixed-panel tilt and orientation for 200 cities in United States, computed from solar geometry.
| City | Latitude | Optimal tilt | Facing | Flat roof keeps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 40.71°N | 35° | south | 86% |
| Los Angeles | 34.05°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Brooklyn | 40.65°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| Chicago | 41.85°N | 36° | south | 85% |
| Queens | 40.68°N | 35° | south | 86% |
| Houston | 29.76°N | 26° | south | 92% |
| Phoenix | 33.45°N | 29° | south | 89% |
| Philadelphia | 39.95°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| San Antonio | 29.42°N | 26° | south | 92% |
| Manhattan | 40.78°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| San Diego | 32.72°N | 28° | south | 90% |
| The Bronx | 40.85°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Dallas | 32.78°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Jacksonville | 30.33°N | 26° | south | 91% |
| Fort Worth | 32.73°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| San Jose | 37.34°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| Austin | 30.27°N | 27° | south | 91% |
| Columbus | 39.96°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| Charlotte | 35.23°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Indianapolis | 39.77°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| San Francisco | 37.77°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Seattle | 47.61°N | 39° | south | 81% |
| Denver | 39.74°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Washington | 38.90°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Nashville | 36.17°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Oklahoma City | 35.47°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| El Paso | 31.76°N | 29° | south | 89% |
| Boston | 42.36°N | 36° | south | 85% |
| Portland | 45.52°N | 38° | south | 83% |
| Detroit | 42.33°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Las Vegas | 36.17°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Memphis | 35.15°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Louisville | 38.25°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Baltimore | 39.29°N | 33° | south | 86% |
| Albuquerque | 35.08°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Milwaukee | 43.04°N | 37° | south | 84% |
| Tucson | 32.22°N | 29° | south | 89% |
| Fresno | 36.75°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| Sacramento | 38.58°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Atlanta | 33.75°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Miami | 25.77°N | 23° | south | 94% |
| Omaha | 41.26°N | 36° | south | 85% |
| Raleigh | 35.77°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Kansas City | 39.10°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| Long Beach | 33.77°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Mesa | 33.42°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Staten Island | 40.56°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| Colorado Springs | 38.83°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Virginia Beach | 36.85°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| Oakland | 37.80°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Tampa | 27.95°N | 24° | south | 93% |
| Tulsa | 36.15°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Minneapolis | 44.98°N | 38° | south | 82% |
| Wichita | 37.69°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Arlington | 32.74°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Bakersfield | 35.37°N | 31° | south | 89% |
| Cleveland | 41.50°N | 36° | south | 85% |
| New Orleans | 29.95°N | 26° | south | 92% |
| Aurora | 39.73°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Honolulu | 21.31°N | 19° | south | 96% |
| Anaheim | 33.84°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Orlando | 28.54°N | 25° | south | 92% |
| Lexington | 37.99°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Riverside | 33.95°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Corpus Christi | 27.80°N | 24° | south | 93% |
| Lexington-Fayette | 38.05°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Cincinnati | 39.13°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| Santa Ana | 33.75°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Stockton | 37.96°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Pittsburgh | 40.44°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Saint Paul | 44.94°N | 38° | south | 82% |
| Lincoln | 40.80°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Anchorage | 61.22°N | 47° | south | 75% |
| Meads | 38.41°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Henderson | 36.04°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Greensboro | 36.07°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Plano | 33.02°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Newark | 40.74°N | 35° | south | 86% |
| Madison | 43.07°N | 37° | south | 84% |
| St. Louis | 38.63°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Chula Vista | 32.64°N | 28° | south | 90% |
| Toledo | 41.66°N | 36° | south | 85% |
| Jersey City | 40.73°N | 35° | south | 86% |
| Reno | 39.53°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Chandler | 33.31°N | 29° | south | 89% |
| Fort Wayne | 41.13°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Buffalo | 42.89°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Durham | 35.99°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| St. Petersburg | 27.77°N | 24° | south | 93% |
| Irvine | 33.67°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Laredo | 27.51°N | 24° | south | 93% |
| Lubbock | 33.58°N | 30° | south | 88% |
| Gilbert | 33.35°N | 29° | south | 89% |
| Tri-Cities | 46.25°N | 39° | south | 82% |
| Winston-Salem | 36.10°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| Glendale | 33.54°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Norfolk | 36.85°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| Hialeah | 25.86°N | 23° | south | 94% |
| Garland | 32.91°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Scottsdale | 33.51°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Irving | 32.81°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Boise | 43.61°N | 38° | south | 82% |
| Chesapeake | 36.82°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| North Las Vegas | 36.20°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Fremont | 37.55°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Spokane | 47.66°N | 41° | south | 80% |
| Baton Rouge | 30.44°N | 27° | south | 91% |
| Richmond | 37.55°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Paradise | 36.10°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Tacoma | 47.25°N | 39° | south | 82% |
| San Bernardino | 34.11°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Salt Lake City | 40.76°N | 37° | south | 83% |
| Huntsville | 34.73°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Des Moines | 41.60°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Fontana | 34.09°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Modesto | 37.64°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Rochester | 43.15°N | 37° | south | 84% |
| Arlington | 38.88°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Oxnard | 34.20°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Columbus | 32.46°N | 28° | south | 90% |
| Worcester | 42.26°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Moreno Valley | 33.94°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Little Rock | 34.75°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Fayetteville | 35.05°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Huntington Beach | 33.66°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Tallahassee | 30.44°N | 27° | south | 91% |
| Yonkers | 40.93°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Glendale | 34.14°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Cypress | 29.97°N | 26° | south | 92% |
| Aurora | 41.76°N | 36° | south | 85% |
| Amarillo | 35.22°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Akron | 41.08°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Vancouver | 45.64°N | 38° | south | 83% |
| Birmingham | 33.52°N | 29° | south | 89% |
| Montgomery | 32.37°N | 28° | south | 90% |
| Grand Rapids | 42.96°N | 37° | south | 84% |
| Peoria | 33.58°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Providence | 41.82°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Knoxville | 35.96°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Sunrise Manor | 36.21°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Grand Prairie | 32.75°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Shreveport | 32.53°N | 28° | south | 90% |
| Brownsville | 25.90°N | 23° | south | 94% |
| Overland Park | 38.98°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| Newport News | 36.98°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| Mobile | 30.69°N | 27° | south | 91% |
| Fort Lauderdale | 26.12°N | 23° | south | 94% |
| Santa Clarita | 34.39°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Chattanooga | 35.05°N | 31° | south | 89% |
| Spring Valley | 36.11°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Santa Rosa | 38.44°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Eugene | 44.05°N | 37° | south | 83% |
| Tempe | 33.41°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Oceanside | 33.20°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Salem | 44.94°N | 38° | south | 83% |
| Garden Grove | 33.77°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 34.11°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Cape Coral | 26.56°N | 23° | south | 93% |
| Sioux Falls | 43.54°N | 38° | south | 83% |
| Ontario | 34.06°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Fort Collins | 40.59°N | 37° | south | 83% |
| Springfield | 37.22°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Elk Grove | 38.41°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Clarksville | 36.53°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| Pembroke Pines | 26.00°N | 23° | south | 94% |
| Murfreesboro | 35.85°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Port Saint Lucie | 27.29°N | 24° | south | 93% |
| Corona | 33.88°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| McKinney | 33.20°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Lancaster | 34.70°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Cary | 35.79°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Alexandria | 38.80°N | 33° | south | 87% |
| Tempe Junction | 33.41°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Palmdale | 34.58°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Hayward | 37.67°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Salinas | 36.68°N | 31° | south | 88% |
| Sunnyvale | 37.37°N | 32° | south | 87% |
| Frisco | 33.15°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Springfield | 42.10°N | 36° | south | 85% |
| East Chattanooga | 35.07°N | 31° | south | 89% |
| Pasadena | 29.69°N | 26° | south | 92% |
| Jackson | 32.30°N | 28° | south | 90% |
| Pomona | 34.06°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Kansas City | 39.11°N | 34° | south | 86% |
| Lakewood | 39.70°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Escondido | 33.12°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Hollywood | 26.01°N | 23° | south | 94% |
| Valencia | 34.44°N | 30° | south | 89% |
| Rockford | 42.27°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| East Hampton | 37.04°N | 32° | south | 88% |
| Joliet | 41.53°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Savannah | 32.08°N | 28° | south | 91% |
| Paterson | 40.92°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Bridgeport | 41.18°N | 35° | south | 85% |
| Naperville | 41.79°N | 36° | south | 85% |
| Gainesville | 29.65°N | 26° | south | 92% |
| Mesquite | 32.77°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Syracuse | 43.05°N | 36° | south | 84% |
| Torrance | 33.84°N | 29° | south | 90% |
| Surprise | 33.63°N | 30° | south | 89% |
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