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How long do solar Christmas lights stay on? The amount of time solar Christmas lights stay on, as well as how brightly they shine, depends on how much sunlight they receive and, accordingly, how much energy the batteries have stored. If the batteries are fully charged, the lights shine for about eight hours.
Since there are 24 hours in a day, we suggest you use that as a baseline. First, get your total electrical consumption in that time period. Then figure the amount of direct sunlight the solar panel will receive in that time period and come up with a total amount of watts-hours needed.