Research Article
Solar Energy Potential Assessment in the Algerian South Area: Case of Ghardaïa Region
Table 5
Comparison between the monthly mean daily global 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 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5.8 | | Algiers | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 4.4 | | Oran | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.1 | | Tamanrasset | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 6.6 | | Tunis | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.8 | | Marrakech | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 5.4 | | Tripoli | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 5.0 | | Cairo | 5.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | | Abu Dhabi | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 6.0 | | Kuwait | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 5.5 | | Baghdad | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 5.1 | | Muscat | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
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