Research Article
Analysis of Global Solar Irradiance over Climatic Zones in Nigeria for Solar Energy Applications
Table 1
Locations in Nigeria considered in the study.
| Location | Latitude (°N) | Longitude (°E) | Elevation (m) |
| Ikom | 5.97 | 8.7 | 119 | Uyo | 5.05 | 7.95 | 38 | Makurdi | 7.73 | 8.53 | 112.9 | Lokoja | 7.8 | 6.73 | 62.5 | Ilorin | 8.483 | 4.583 | 307.4 | Potiskum | 11.7 | 11.03 | 414.8 | Zaria | 11.07 | 7.75 | 110.9 | Bursari | 12.45 | 11.72 | 318 | Damaturu | 11.74 | 11.96 | 444 | Ikeja | 6.58 | 3.33 | 39.4 | Port- Harcourt | 4.85 | 7.12 | 19 | Calabar | 4.97 | 8.35 | 61.9 | Akure | 7.28 | 5.3 | 375 | Enugu | 6.47 | 7.55 | 141.8 | Warri | 5.52 | 5.73 | 6.1 | Benin | 6.32 | 5.6 | 77.8 | Ibadan | 7.43 | 3.9 | 227.2 | Yola | 9.23 | 12.47 | 186.1 | Ibi | 8.18 | 9.75 | 110.7 | Minna | 9.62 | 6.53 | 256.4 | Maiduguri | 11.85 | 13.08 | 353.8 | Nguru | 12.88 | 10.47 | 343.1 | Sokoto | 12.92 | 5.2 | 350.8 | Bauchi | 10.28 | 9.82 | 609.7 | Kano | 12.05 | 8.53 | 427.5 |
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