Best Solar Spot Lights: 13 Compared on Lumens, Battery and Runtime
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Solar spotlights light up a tree, a wall or a flag with no wiring. They all look alike in the listings, and most roundups mix them with path lights and string lights. This page compares only spotlights, on the numbers that decide whether one works in your yard: brightness, battery, runtime and where the panel can go.
Every figure comes from the Amazon listing or, for Linkind, the maker's site, checked on October 3, 2026. Where a brightness figure appears only in Amazon's details table rather than the title or description, we say so. We have not tested these lights ourselves. If you buy through our Amazon links, we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. How we research.
Quick Answers
- Brightest stated: JACKYLED 84-LED (1,000 lm, details table) and KEV (800 lm)
- Longest low-mode runtime: JACKYLED (48 h) and LEREKAM (25 h)
- For shady spots: SUNLONG (16.4 ft cables) or APONUO (two lights on one panel)
- Replaceable battery: SUNLONG, the only one that states it
- Color and app control: Linkind SL6C (separate panel) or SL5C
- Warm white with IP67: Biling 700 Lumen
All-in-One Solar Spotlights
The panel sits on top of the light, so the light only works where the panel gets direct sun. Simplest to install, and the most common type.
| Spotlight | Lumens per light | Color | Battery | Runtime | Panel | Weather rating | Warranty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linkind StarRayS Mini Solar Spotlights (6-pack)Small and low-key, sold in sixes for lining a bed or lighting several shrubs. Linkind's own page lists conflicting LED counts and IP ratings; we use Amazon's. | 350 | 3000K warm white | Not stated | Low 12 h, high 6 h | Built in; head 180° / 90°; 90° beam | IP65 | 1 year (Linkind) | Check Price on Amazon |
| Linkind StarRay Solar Spotlights (650 lm) (2-pack)The bigger StarRay, nearly twice the stated output of the Mini, with a 24-hour low mode for cloudy stretches. | 650 | 3000K (daylight version available) | Not stated | High 6 h, medium 12 h, low 24 h | Built in; head 360° / 180°; 90° beam | IP65 | Conflicting: 6, 2 or 1 year depending on source | Check Price on Amazon |
| LEREKAM Solar Spot Lights, 40 LED (4-pack)USB charging is the backup when the panel cannot keep up, and the low mode runs up to 25 hours. | 400details table only | Warm white | Not stated; USB charging port and cable included | High 8 h, medium 15 h, low 25 h | Built in; panel 360°, head 120° | IP65 | Limited lifetime (details table) | Check Price on Amazon |
| KEV 800 Lumens Solar Spot Lights (4-pack, cool white)One of the brighter all-in-one spots with a stated battery size. The cool-white listing is linked; a warm-white version is a separate listing. | 800 | Cool white (warm white sold separately) | 2,200 mAh | 6–10 h; high and low | Built in, 2.5 W mono panel; head 120° | IP65 | 2 years (details table) | Check Price on Amazon |
| ROSHWEY 600LM Solar Spotlights (2-pack, cool white)Bright and simple, but with the shortest stated warranty on this page. | 600 | 6500K cool white | Not stated | 6–10 h; two modes | Built in; head 120° | IP65 | 180 days | Check Price on Amazon |
| JACKYLED 84-LED Solar Spotlights (4-pack)The highest stated output here and a choice of warm or cool white in one light, but the 1,000 lm is from the details table only and the battery cannot be replaced. | 1,000details table only | Five modes: bright/dim white, bright/dim warm, bright neutral | 1,800 mAh, not removable | Over 12 h high, 48 h low; dims through the night | On a Y-stake, panel and head turn separately | IP65 | 12 months | Check Price on Amazon |
| Biling 700 Lumen Solar Spotlights (4-pack, warm white)Warm white with an IP67 rating and a 2-year warranty, a strong combination at this brightness. | 700 high / 350 low | 3000K warm white | 2,200 mAh (product description) | High 8–10 h, low 10–15 h | Built in | IP67 | 24 months | Check Price on Amazon |
Solar Spotlights With a Separate Panel
The panel goes on a cable, so the light can sit under a tree or on a north wall while the panel catches sun elsewhere.
| Spotlight | Lumens per light | Color | Battery | Runtime | Panel | Weather rating | Warranty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-SUNUS Metal Solar Spotlight (1 light)A single aluminum spotlight with its own remote panel, for one tree or sign in a shaded spot. | 120details table only | 3000K warm white | 2,000 mAh (title) | 8 h; high and low | Separate panel on a 9.8 ft cable; aluminum light | IP65 | Not clearly stated | Check Price on Amazon |
| APONUO Metal Solar Spotlights, 2-in-1 (2 lights on 1 panel)Two lights daisy-chained from one panel, so one sunny spot can light two shaded targets. | 150 | Warm white (2700K, details table) | Not stated | High 8 h, low 12 h | Separate panel; 9.8 ft to the first light, 9.8 ft between lights | IP65 | 1 year | Check Price on Amazon |
| SUNLONG Cast Aluminum Solar Spotlights (2 lights)The longest cables and the only replaceable battery stated on this page, which matters because solar batteries wear out first. | 250details table only | 5500K natural white | 4,000 mAh 3.7 V, replaceable | Over 8 h after 5–6 h of sun | Separate panel, two 16.4 ft cables | Not stated ("waterproof sealed") | 1 year | Check Price on Amazon |
Smart Solar Spotlights
App control, color and schedules. Expect lower brightness than plain white spotlights, and a separate hub if you want Alexa or Google.
| Spotlight | Lumens per light | Color | Battery | Runtime | Panel | Weather rating | Smart features | Warranty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linkind Smart Solar Spotlight SL5C (2-pack)App-controlled color in a solar spotlight, at the cost of brightness: 150 lm is accent light only. Also sold as an 8-pack. | 150 | RGB + tunable white (2700K–6500K, Linkind) | Not stated | Up to 14 h in energy-saving mode | Built in; head 360° / 180° | IP67 | AiDot app over Bluetooth; Alexa and Google need Linkind's BLE Mesh hub (sold separately) | 1 year | Check Price on Amazon |
| Linkind Smart Solar Spotlight SL6C (4-pack)The only smart solar spotlight we found with a panel that can be mounted away from the light, plus two beams (32° inner, 82° outer). | 200 (Linkind; not stated on Amazon) | 16 million colors + tunable white | Not stated; USB-C charging as backup | Up to 12 h (Linkind) | Detachable, on a 118 in (about 9.8 ft) cord | IP66 | Same AiDot app and hub as the SL5C; 55 presets | 1 year | Check Price on Amazon |
| Consciot Smart RGBTW Solar Spotlight (2-pack)Similar to the Linkind SL5C, with an adjustable stake height, but the listing gives neither brightness nor runtime. | Not stated | 16 million colors + 1800K–6500K | Not stated | "All night" (no hours given) | Built in; head tilts 180°; four stake heights | IP65 | AiDot app, no hub for the app; Alexa and Google need Consciot's BLE Mesh hub | 1 year (details table) | Check Price on Amazon |
How to Choose a Solar Spotlight
Start with the sun, not the light
A solar spotlight is only as good as the sun its panel gets. If the thing you want to light is under a tree or on a north-facing wall, an all-in-one light will struggle; pick one with a panel on a cable (9.8 to 16.4 ft on this page) and put the panel where it gets direct sun.
Read the lumen figure carefully
Stated output here ranges from 120 to 1,000 lumens per light. A few hundred lumens is plenty for a shrub or a sign; a tall tree or a whole wall needs more, or two lights. Several listings give their brightness only in Amazon's details table, and we mark those.
Look at runtime per mode
Full brightness rarely lasts all night: 6 to 10 hours is typical on high. Low modes stretch that to 10 to 48 hours, which helps through cloudy days. The JACKYLED dims itself through the night to make the charge last.
Plan for the battery
The battery is usually the first part to fail. Only the SUNLONG states a replaceable battery; the JACKYLED states that its battery cannot be removed, and most listings do not say. LEREKAM and the Linkind SL6C add USB charging as a backup.
Warm or cool
Warm white (about 3000K) suits planting and stone; cool white (5500K to 6500K) looks brighter and harsher. The JACKYLED switches between both, and the smart Linkind and Consciot models do any color.
What We Could Not Verify
- Battery capacity is not stated for most of these lights, including all four Linkind models and LEREKAM.
- Brightnessfor LEREKAM, T-SUNUS, SUNLONG and JACKYLED appears only in Amazon's details table; the Consciot listing gives none.
- Warranty: the Linkind StarRay is listed with 6, 2 or 1 year depending on where you look.
- Weather rating: SUNLONG gives no IP rating.
- Prices change constantly on solar lights and we do not list them; check the current price on Amazon.
- Real-world runtimedepends on your sun, season and panel angle; the hours shown are the sellers' figures.
Need solar lights that come on with motion instead? See our motion sensor lights guide.