Sunlight in Barri Vell, street by street
Centre district. We measured 552 buildings and 1,033 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Barri Vell, 34% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 48% on the middle floor and 71% on the top floor.
34%First floorof façades get sun on 21 December
48%Middle floorof façades get sun on 21 December
71%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 dels Banyoles | 5 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Oliva i Prat | 1 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Plaça de Josep Ferrater i Mora | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Manaies | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Beates | 2 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer de Cervantes | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Claveria | 11 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Passatge de Miquel Gómez | 2 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Llorenç | 2 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Riu Galligants | 5 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Travessia del Portal Nou | 9 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Àngel | 11 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Muralla | 1 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Plaça de la Catedral | 7 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Alemanys | 15 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça de Catalunya | 14 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça del General Marvà | 2 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Miquel Oliva i Prat | 5 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Rambla de la Llibertat | 42 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Pujada de Sant Feliu | 19 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Galligants | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Santa Llúcia | 12 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Portal Nou | 17 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça dels Lledoners | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça de Sant Pere | 23 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Pujada del Pont de Pedra | 4 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Bonaventura Carreras i Peralta | 12 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Sant Feliu | 2 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Argenteria | 28 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça del Vi | 12 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Pujada de Sant Martí | 9 |
| 60 dB |
| Carrer de l'Escola Pia | 3 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Pujada de la Mercè | 4 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Ballesteries | 45 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Ferran el Catòlic | 2 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer de Besadó | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Calderers | 16 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Força | 27 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça de Sant Domènec | 4 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Barca | 22 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Pau | 5 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Ciutadans | 21 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Bisbe Cartañà | 1 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer de les Mosques | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça de Sant Josep | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer d'en Mora | 8 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sacsimort | 4 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Cristòfor | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Cort Reial | 26 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Pujada del Rei Martí | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Jaume Pons i Martí | 8 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Pujada de la Catedral | 10 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Llebre | 7 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Vern | 12 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Portal de la Barca | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Peixateries Velles | 5 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de les Castanyes | 2 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Bellaire | 7 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Josep | 15 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Trasfigueres | 1 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer de Bellmirall | 6 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Plaça dels Jurats | 1 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Plaça de l'Oli | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Rosa | 10 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Pou Rodó | 5 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer Nou del Teatre | 12 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Francesc Samsó | 5 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Sac | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Auriga | 6 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Pujada de Sant Domènec | 9 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Lluís Batlle i Prats | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Albereda | 14 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joaquim Pla i Cargol | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça dels Raïms | 2 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Travessia de l'Auriga | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Ferreries Velles | 16 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Mercaders | 19 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça dels Bell-lloc | 5 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Guillem Minali | 7 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Neu | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Olles | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Arc | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del General Fournàs | 7 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Abeuradors | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Croada | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Germans Busquets | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Manuel Cúndaro | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Placeta de l'Institut Vell | 1 |
| 52.5 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 west get the most sun on 21 December: a median of 1 h 14 min on a middle floor. Those facing north-east: no sun.
- Wwest · 268 façades1 h 14 min
- SEsouth-east · 93 façades1 h 13 min
- SWsouth-west · 72 façades1 h 01 min
- Ssouth · 119 façades37 min
- Eeast · 217 façadesNo sun
- Nnorth · 115 façadesNo sun
- NWnorth-west · 97 façadesNo sun
- NEnorth-east · 52 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 dels BanyolesLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 52.5 dB by day
- Carrer d'Oliva i PratLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 52.5 dB by day
- Carrer dels ManaiesPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer de les BeatesPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 55 dB by day
- Carrer de CervantesPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
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 1 m LiDAR (2021–2023 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.
With 1 m LiDAR, narrow streets and eaves come out less sharply than with Barcelona's 25 cm data: the average error is around 15 minutes a day. Tree canopies let part of the sun through, and buildings put up after the 2021–2023 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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