Propane tank and the sun?

Shade is a good thing. You notice the barrel is painted silver? This is to reflect the sunlight. Any way you can keep the tank cooler is a good thing.

That said, the tank is designed to vent off gas if the internal pressures become too great so you shouldn't have a safety issue even if you leave it alone.

It has a pressure relief if the pressure gets too high, but they rarely vent, I grew up with a1000 gallon one in my driveway in SW Oklahoma where the temps are in the low 100s much of the summer, never popped off. The tanks are designed to hold several hundred pounds of pressure or more. When I did firefighter training, we would put a blowtorch underneath a 250 gallon tank and it would take several minutes each time to "pop off" even with the direct flame. Though it would then put up a huge, hot flame about 40 feet in the air-cool! This was a certified training event, with fully qualified trainers doing the training by the way--and we were all in full protective gear. That said, my face mask melted a bit. Certainly don't try heating up a propane tank yourself!

Your tank will be fine. Those tanks go through regulatory stress tests when their made. Also, the compressed propane is in a stable liquid form in the tank, and the light color (silver or white) reflects the sun's rays. Trust me, if mine can survive negative 35 degrees below zero in the Minnesota winter, and then 100 degrees in the summer, yours will be just fine.

Here is a little information to to clarify the good information above.The pressure of the propane in your tank at 60 degrees Fahrenheit is approximately 92.5 psi. and at 110 degrees is approximately 197.3 psi.Your tank is under DOT. [department of transportation] regulations so the relief valve is set to open at 275psi.My book only has a listing for temperatures up to 110 degrees but the tank would have to reach temperatures above 150 degrees to get close to the relief valve's opening pressure.On some of the hottest days in direct sun in your state it may get close to these temperatures but generally it should be ok.

My neighbor uses propane and his tank sits in the full sun all the time and nothing has happened. I'm sure you will be safe.

Well shade won't hurt it, but it's not going to explode if it is in good condition. I had two tanks in So. Texas, and never had a problem. Plus your tank has a relief valve too!

Should not be a problem. I live in FL and most of the large commercial tanks used to fill tanks are out in open.

This should not be a problem, otherwise the propane company would have insisted on its placement elsewhere.

If you placed it there, see where others, who have large tanks, had them installed.

Sorry but the two definitely don't mix. Find some shade,before you won't have to worry about it. You could build a small tent type covering for it.Just something to keep direct sun off.

Common sense prevails put in shade if you can.