Sunlight in Vallcarca i els Penitents, street by street
Gràcia district. We measured 1,045 buildings and 1,438 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Vallcarca i els Penitents, 44% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 57% on the middle floor and 67% on the top floor.
44%First floorof façades get sun on 21 December
57%Middle floorof façades get sun on 21 December
67%Top floorof façades get sun on 21 December
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor | Daytime noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrer de Garriguella | 2 |
| 43.5 dB |
| Carrer de Capellades | 8 |
| 49.8 dB |
| Carrer d'Apel·les Mestres | 4 |
| 49.9 dB |
| Carrer d'Enric Clarasó | 15 |
| 46.8 dB |
| Carrer de Carles Pirozzini | 2 |
| 55.9 dB |
| Carrer del Maduixer | 30 |
| 41.5 dB |
| Carrer de Navata | 22 |
| 59 dB |
| Carrer de Josep M. Sert | 13 |
| 49.7 dB |
| Viaducte de Vallcarca | 5 |
| 67.7 dB |
| Carrer d'August Font | 33 |
| 51.3 dB |
| Carrer d'Anna Piferrer | 8 |
| 56 dB |
| Passatge de Tona | 12 |
| 61.6 dB |
| Carrer del Baró de la Barre | 35 |
| 56 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Camil | 14 |
| 49.7 dB |
| Carrer de Vallpar | 13 |
| 53.5 dB |
| Carrer de Salvador Alarma | 18 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Verdi | 18 |
| 59 dB |
| Carrer de Gustavo Bécquer | 34 |
| 53.3 dB |
| Passatge de Cardedeu | 32 |
| 52.3 dB |
| Carrer d'Ariosto | 15 |
| 54.8 dB |
| Carrer de Veciana | 24 |
| 58.9 dB |
| Carrer de Betània | 6 |
| 53.4 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu dels Reis | 9 |
| 56.6 dB |
| Passatge d'Isabel | 5 |
| 53 dB |
| Carrer del Morell | 6 |
| 48.7 dB |
| Carrer de Trullols | 13 |
| 57.8 dB |
| Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron | 15 |
| 69 dB |
| Carrer de l'Argentera | 6 |
| 57.2 dB |
| Carrer de la Palma de Sant Genís | 21 |
| 50.4 dB |
| Carrer de Cardedeu | 42 |
| 58.1 dB |
| Carrer de Ballester | 6 |
| 68.5 dB |
| Carrer de Ca l'Alegre | 6 |
| 59.8 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Onofre | 13 |
| 55.9 dB |
| Passatge de Montornès | 23 |
| 46.1 dB |
| Carrer de Palou | 22 |
| 48.7 dB |
| Carrer d'Otília Castellví | 4 |
| 55.5 dB |
| Carretera de Sant Cugat | 24 |
| 65.1 dB |
| Carrer d'Amàlia Garcia | 2 |
| 48.5 dB |
| Carrer de Montornès | 36 |
| 48.8 dB |
| Carrer de Móra d'Ebre | 6 |
| 64 dB |
| Plaça de Lesseps | 2 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Balears | 9 |
| 53.5 dB |
| Carrer de Josep M. Jujol | 4 |
| 49.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu del Coll | 61 |
| 64.7 dB |
| Carrer d'Esteve Terradas | 16 |
| 69.2 dB |
| Carrer del Torrent del Remei | 1 |
| 62.9 dB |
| Passatge d'Espíria | 15 |
| 60.3 dB |
| Carrer de Ticià | 32 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer dels Penitents | 3 |
| 50.5 dB |
| Carrer de Collserola | 12 |
| 57 dB |
| Carrer de Gutenberg | 15 |
| 53.3 dB |
| Baixada de la Glòria | 20 |
| 59 dB |
| Carrer del Repartidor | 25 |
| 54.6 dB |
| Carrer de la Farigola | 30 |
| 64.7 dB |
| Carrer de Cesare Cantù | 3 |
| 53.2 dB |
| Avinguda de Vallcarca | 79 |
| 70.8 dB |
| Carrer de Mediona | 17 |
| 52.7 dB |
| Baixada de Briz | 15 |
| 49.3 dB |
| Carrer d'Agramunt | 7 |
| 64.4 dB |
| Avinguda de la República Argentina | 74 |
| 71.5 dB |
| Carrer de Gomis | 55 |
| 58.8 dB |
| Avinguda d'Adrià Gual | 3 |
| 45.3 dB |
| Passatge de Gomis | 7 |
| 57.9 dB |
| Carrer del Gòlgota | 3 |
| 56.8 dB |
| Passeig de la Mare de Déu del Coll | 11 |
| 63.7 dB |
| Carrer de Goldoni | 7 |
| 49.9 dB |
| Carrer de Josefa Rosich | 3 |
| 63.6 dB |
| Passeig de Turull | 19 |
| 47.2 dB |
| Carrer de Sostres | 10 |
| 60.6 dB |
| Carrer de Bolívar | 37 |
| 64.3 dB |
| Plaça d'Olèrdola | 8 |
| 45.5 dB |
| Carrer de Cambrils | 9 |
| 58.2 dB |
| Baixada de Gomis | 1 |
| 59.3 dB |
| Plaça d'Alfonso Comín | 6 |
| 69.2 dB |
| Carrer de les Medes | 4 |
| 66.8 dB |
| Carrer del General Mendoza | 17 |
| 63.5 dB |
| Carrer de Maignon | 1 |
| no data |
| Carrer de Velázquez | 3 |
| 66.2 dB |
| Avinguda del Coll del Portell | 1 |
| 49.3 dB |
| Plaça de Mons | 4 |
| 66.9 dB |
| Carrer d'Arnold Schönberg | 1 |
| 61.2 dB |
| Carrer de la Rosella | 11 |
| 51.8 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Eudald | 24 |
| 62.8 dB |
| Carrer de Castellterçol | 8 |
| 54.5 dB |
| Passatge de Turull | 4 |
| 45.8 dB |
| Carrer de Calendau | 3 |
| 56.7 dB |
| Carretera de les Aigües | 7 |
| 43.8 dB |
| Carrer de Canaan | 1 |
| 60.4 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 4 h 38 min on a middle floor. Those facing north: no sun.
- SEsouth-east · 199 façades4 h 38 min
- Ssouth · 61 façades2 h 55 min
- SWsouth-west · 370 façades2 h 50 min
- Eeast · 114 façades1 h 23 min
- Wwest · 111 façades1 h 17 min
- NEnorth-east · 334 façadesNo sun
- NWnorth-west · 179 façadesNo sun
- Nnorth · 70 façadesNo 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 de GarriguellaLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 43.5 dB by day
- Carrer de CapelladesLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 50.4 dB by day
- Carrer d'Apel·les MestresLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 49.7 dB by day
- Carrer d'Enric ClarasóLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 47.2 dB by day
- Carrer de Carles PirozziniLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 55.9 dB by day
Rent
€16.77/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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