Sunlight in Montbau, street by street
Horta-Guinardó district. We measured 69 buildings and 120 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Montbau, 42% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 64% on the middle floor and 68% on the top floor.
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor | Daytime noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrer del Ritme | 1 |
| 47.3 dB |
| Plaça de Zurbarán | 1 |
| 59 dB |
| Carrer de Sorolla | 7 |
| 51 dB |
| Carrer de Clarà Ayats | 7 |
| 61.2 dB |
| Carrer de Benlliure | 10 |
| 59.6 dB |
| Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron | 2 |
| 74.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Pantomima | 2 |
| 48.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Àngel Marquès | 8 |
| 60.7 dB |
| Carrer de la Lírica | 2 |
| 43.8 dB |
| Carrer de l'Harmonia | 10 |
| 58.3 dB |
| Carrer de Roig i Solé | 9 |
| 58.5 dB |
| Carrer de Domènech i Montaner | 2 |
| 56.7 dB |
| Carrer de l'Arquitectura | 11 |
| 67.3 dB |
| Carrer de les Muses | 1 |
| 51.2 dB |
| Pla de Montbau | 2 |
| 62.3 dB |
| Carrer de la Música | 1 |
| 57.7 dB |
| Carrer de l'Escultura | 3 |
| 61.1 dB |
| Carrer de la Dansa | 1 |
| 48.1 dB |
| Carrer de Joan Sales | 5 |
| 59.8 dB |
| Carrer d'Hipàtia d'Alexandria | 1 |
| 56.7 dB |
| Carrer de la Poesia | 4 |
| 65.7 dB |
| Carrer de Nínive | 1 |
| 59.6 dB |
| Carrer de Vayreda | 6 |
| 56.6 dB |
| Carrer d'Olympe de Gouges | 1 |
| 43.3 dB |
| Carrer de la Pintura | 1 |
| 56.6 dB |
A side counts if it has 5 or more measured buildings; if neither does, the whole street is shown. Streets with 15 or more buildings have their own page, with the three floors of each side.
Which orientation and which side win
Façades facing south-east get the most sun on 21 December: a median of 6 h 33 min on a middle floor. Those facing north-east: no sun.
- SEsouth-east · 2 façades6 h 33 min
- SWsouth-west · 1 façade4 h 28 min
- Ssouth · 27 façades3 h 25 min
- Eeast · 42 façades2 h 45 min
- NWnorth-west · 1 façade51 min
- Wwest · 27 façades2 min
- Nnorth · 19 façadesNo sun
- NEnorth-east · 1 façadeNo sun
Streets with sun and less noise
At least some winter sun on their sunniest side and less daytime noise than the neighbourhood median.
- Carrer del RitmeLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 47.3 dB by day
- Carrer de SorollaLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 50.9 dB by day
- Carrer de la PantomimaPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 48.5 dB by day
- Carrer de la LíricaSome direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 43.8 dB by day
- Carrer de l'HarmoniaSome direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 52.2 dB by day
Rent
€16.17/m² a month on average for new contracts (2T 2025–1T 2026, deposits lodged with the Incasòl).
What we measure
The report's winter scale, from “No winter sun” to “Lots of winter sun”, based on direct sun on the window on 21 December, 1 m from the façade at window-centre height. It comes from the ICGC's 25 cm LiDAR (2022 flight) and the sun's position, minute by minute.
Here the figure is the scale for each side of the street and each floor, the median of its buildings, not of one flat. The exact minute count for a specific flat, with its window, its floor and whether it faces the street or the courtyard, is the report.
Trees and buildings put up after the 2022 flight are not included.
Sun Seeker, ShadeMap, SunCalc and Asoleo: what each one measures
Your flat, with its window and its floor
This page is about the street. Your window may face a courtyard, a chamfered corner or a building that does not weigh in here. The €19 report measures yours, minute by minute, all year.
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