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