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PVGIS 5.3 Geospatial Solar Radiation and Photovoltaic Energy Production Data

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Geospatial maps of average annual solar irradiation (kWh/m2) and photovoltaic energy pr4oiduction (kWh/kW)

Contributors

ECMWF European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast

How to cite

Gounari, Olympia; Martinez, Ana; Taylor, Nigel (2026): PVGIS 5.3 Geospatial Solar Radiation and Photovoltaic Energy Production Data. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.A6GJ5R0 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/eef67979-e4a9-46f1-80f4-16fe2a266634

Keywords

photovoltaic electricitySolar radiation

Data access

Average Annual PV Yield, 2014-2023, Optimal Tilt
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Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

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No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Geospatial records (zipped GeoTIFF) for photovoltaic energy production on optimally inclined plane (kWh/kW) with a) satellite-based solar radiation from SARAH3 and b) ERA5 reanalysis data

    NB This dataset was made for comparison with the PVGIS 6 output.

Average annual PV yield for 2005-2023
TIFF

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Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

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No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Values of electricity yield (kWh/kWp) for PV systems calculated by PVGIS. There are 4 sub-sets:

    1) for a horizontal system with SARAH3 irradiance values

    2) for an optimally tilted system with SARAH3 irradiance

    3) for a horizontal system with ERA5 irradiance values

    4) for an optimally tilted system with ERA5 irradiance values

Average surface temperature from reanalysis data 2005-2023
TIFF

TIFF – Tagged Image File Format – is a computer file format for storing raster graphics images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry and photographers. TIFF is widely supported by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition, image manipulation, desktop publishing and page-layout applications. The format was created by Aldus Corporation for use in desktop publishing.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • This layer gives the average hourly T_2m values from hourly data 2005-2023 from ERA5-LAND (land ares) and ERA5 (coastal areas)

Average annual solar irradiation for 2005-2023
TIFF

TIFF – Tagged Image File Format – is a computer file format for storing raster graphics images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry and photographers. TIFF is widely supported by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition, image manipulation, desktop publishing and page-layout applications. The format was created by Aldus Corporation for use in desktop publishing.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

CC BY 4.0 lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the author’s work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licences offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licenced materials.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Values of solar irradiation (kWh/m2) extracted and processed by PVGIS from satellite (SARAH3) and reanalysis (ERA5) data . There are 4 sub-sets:

    1) on a horizontal plane with SARAH3 irradiance values

    2) for an optimally tilted PV system with SARAH3 irradiance

    3) for a horizontal plane with ERA5 irradiance values

    4) for an optimally tilted PV system with ERA5 irradiance values

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2005-01-01 2023-12-31

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-PVGIS (at) ec.europa.eu
Dataset type
Geospatial data

Geospatial data is data that has explicit geographic positioning information included within it in either vector or raster format.

Access rights
public

Publicly accessible by everyone. Usage note: Permissible obstacles include registration and request for API keys, as long as anyone can request such registration and/or API keys.

Update frequency
as needed

Item is updated as deemed necessary.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Energy

dataset theme covering the domain of energy, characterised as the quantitative property necessary to perform work on or heat objects, and vital element of living organisms and the operation of human civilisation

Geographical name(s)
World
Issued date
2026-04-21
Created date
21 Apr 2026 08:22
Modified date
13 May 2026 11:10
Landing page
https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/photovoltaic-geographical-information-system-pvgis_en 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/eef67979-e4a9-46f1-80f4-16fe2a266634
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