PVGIS data download
Important
The data in this section are free for public use. Information about the calculation methods can be found here. The use of these data is authorised, if the source is acknowledged.
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In your publications, please cite this reference:
Huld, T., Müller, R. and Gambardella, A., 2012. "A new solar radiation database for estimating PV performance in Europe and Africa". Solar Energy, 86, 1803-1815.
Spreadsheet data
Solar radiation and PV potential summary for fixed-mounted PV systems at the level of EU Member States and other European countries are available in spreadsheet format. There are two different versions available:
- Calculations based on the original "classic" PVGIS data set using ground station measurements and interpolation. The spreadsheet contains values for the EU member states and other European countries.
- Calculations based on a mixture of the original "classic" PVGIS data set using ground station measurements and the new satellite-based CMSAF data set, which is used for areas south of 58°N. The spreadsheet contains values for the EU member states and other European countries.
GIS data
These are raster data that can be used in a Geographical Information System (GIS) software. The data represent long-term yearly and monthly averages of selected climatic parameters.
Solar radiation data:
The solar radiation data we make available here are long-term averages for each month and for the year, based on data with hourly time resolution from satellite. In all cases, the original data are freely available from the organizations that have produced the data sets.
Three different data sets are available for solar radiation:
- Data from the CM SAF "SARAH-Edition 2" solar radiation data product. These data was incorporated in PVGIS version 5.2. The time period used to calculate the averages is 2005-2020.
- Data from the CM SAF operational solar radiation data product. These data have been used already in PVGIS version 4. The time period used to calculate the long-term averages is 2007-2016.
- Data from the CM SAF "SARAH" solar radiation data product. In PVGIS 4 these data were used to provide solar radiation data for Asia. The time period used to calculate the long-term averages is 2005-2016.
- Data from the National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB). The time period used to calculate the long-term averages is 2005-2015.
CM SAF Solar Radiation
The solar radiation data made available here have been calculated from the operational solar radiation data set provided by the Climate Monitoring...
Country and regional maps
Ready to printsolar resource and PV potential maps, in PDF and PNG formats for regions and individual countries.
NSRDB Solar Radiation
The solar radiation data made available here have been calculated from the National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB), developed by the National...
PVMAPS
A software suite for estimating solar radiation and PV performance over geographical regionsThis is the download page for a suite of tools and data...
SARAH Solar Radiation
The PVGIS-SARAH solar radiation data made available here have been derived based on the first version of the SARAH solar radiation data record...
SARAH-2 Solar Radiation Data
The PVGIS-SARAH2 solar radiation data made available here have been derived based on the second version of the SARAH...