Research Article
Solar Energy Potential Assessment in the Algerian South Area: Case of Ghardaïa Region
Table 3
Comparison between the monthly mean daily diffuse solar radiation (kWh/m2/day) for Ghardaïa and other sites from the MENA region.
| | Site | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Annual |
| | Ghardaïa | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | | Algiers | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | | Oran | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | | Tamanrasset | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | | Tunis | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | | Marrakech | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | | Tripoli | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | | Cairo | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | | Abu Dhabi | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | | Kuwait | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | | Baghdad | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | | Muscat | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
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