Average Solar Production in California USA

Data is from the NREL.gov app for average solar radiation energy per day in Los Angeles, California. We used this reference point to compute the solar radiation energy production per day (in kWh/m²), which changes throughout the year according to the month. Each month is different due to the changing relative trajectory of the sun.

To get the monthly production, we simply multiplied by the number of days for each month. Finally to get the annual production, we added up all of the monthly values.

The average solar panel surface area is estimated to be 1.5 square meters. The efficiency of converting solar radiation into energy is estimated to be 15%.

MonthSolar radiation per daySolar radiation per monthSolar energy per month 1 panelSolar energy per month 20 panels 
January4.47 kWh/m²138.57 kWh/m²31.18 kWh623.57 kWh
February5.04 kWh/m²156.24 kWh/m²35.15 kWh703.08 kWh
March6.25 kWh/m²193.75 kWh/m²43.59 kWh871.88 kWh
April6.89 kWh/m²213.59 kWh/m²48.06 kWh961.16 kWh
May7.15 kWh/m²221.65 kWh/m²49.87 kWh997.43 kWh
June6.99 kWh/m²216.69 kWh/m²48.76 kWh975.11 kWh
July7.51 kWh/m²232.81 kWh/m²52.38 kWh1047.65 kWh
August7.55 kWh/m²234.05 kWh/m²52.66 kWh1053.23 kWh
September6.81 kWh/m²211.11 kWh/m²47.50 kWh950.00 kWh
October5.77 kWh/m²178.87 kWh/m²40.25 kWh804.92 kWh
November5.03 kWh/m²155.93 kWh/m²35.08 kWh701.69 kWh
December4.07 kWh/m²126.17 kWh/m²28.39 kWh567.77 kWh
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AnnaLauerisawriter,gardener,andhomesteaderlivinginruralWisconsin.ShehaswrittenforMotherEarthNews,Grit,andHobbyFarmsmagazines.Annaiswriting a new bookabout growingyour food for free and an ultimate guide toproducingfood at little to no cost.Whenshesnotwritingorgardening,Annaenjoysspendingtimewithherhusbandandtwoyoungdaughters.

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