Sunlight in Mercadal, street by street
Centre district. We measured 265 buildings and 413 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Mercadal, 35% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 54% on the middle floor and 70% on the top floor.
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor | Daytime noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrer de la Premsa | 2 |
| 60 dB |
| Passeig d'Emili Blanch i Roig | 1 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Doctor Gaspar Casal | 5 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Ultònia | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Salvador Espriu | 1 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Plaça de Santa Susanna | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Passeig del General Mendoza | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Catalunya | 9 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Francesc Eiximenis | 14 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de la Independència | 14 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça de Pompeu Fabra | 5 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Josep Pla | 5 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Plaça de Francesc Calvet i Rubalcaba | 4 |
| 60 dB |
| Carrer de Santa Clara | 53 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de la Diputació | 2 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Cristòfor Grober | 9 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Travessia dels Canaders | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Avinguda de Sant Francesc | 26 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Perill | 7 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer Nord | 16 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Hortes | 23 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Fontanilles | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Anselm Clavé i Camps | 20 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Gran Via de Jaume I | 19 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Ginesta | 16 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer de Joan Maragall | 12 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Avinguda de Ramon Folch | 2 |
| 70 dB |
| Carrer Nou | 29 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Sèquia | 8 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de l'Hospital | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Obra | 4 |
| 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 south-east get the most sun on 21 December: a median of 3 h 02 min on a middle floor. Those facing north-east: no sun.
- SEsouth-east · 8 façades3 h 02 min
- SWsouth-west · 8 façades1 h 59 min
- Eeast · 114 façades1 h 32 min
- Wwest · 78 façades46 min
- Ssouth · 89 façades26 min
- Nnorth · 86 façadesNo sun
- NWnorth-west · 28 façadesNo sun
- NEnorth-east · 2 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 la PremsaLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 60 dB by day
- Carrer de Doctor Gaspar CasalPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer d'UltòniaPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Plaça de Salvador EspriuPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 52.5 dB by day
- Plaça de Santa SusannaPlenty 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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