Sunlight in Palau, street by street
Sud district. We measured 907 buildings and 1,321 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Palau, 79% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 79% on the middle floor and 80% on the top floor.
79%First floorof façades get sun on 21 December
79%Middle floorof façades get sun on 21 December
80%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 la Riera de Marroc | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Mercè Rodoreda | 14 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Torre Rafela | 15 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Puigpedrós | 7 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Lluis Borrasa | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joan Viñas i Bona | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça de Torres Palau II | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Grau | 7 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Albí | 25 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Frederica Montseny i Mañé | 17 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Riu Cardener | 10 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Pic de la Dona | 7 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Riera de Mus | 37 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Estudi General de Girona | 52 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Riera Palagret | 72 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Riu Brugent | 42 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Tretzevents | 7 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Lola Anglada i Sarriera | 14 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Can Triola | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Pere Costa i Cases | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Barril | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Camí Vell de Fornells | 11 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Palahí | 4 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Urbanització de Torre Rafaela-Palau Sacos | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Abella | 23 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Riera d'Oix | 12 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Roca Colom | 14 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Disseminat de Creu de Palau | 2 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Jardí | 40 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Riera de Llémena | 11 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Avinguda de Montilivi | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer Puigsacalm | 4 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Can Sureda | 43 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Can Prunell | 30 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Lluís Antoni Santaló i Sors | 1 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Lluís Borrassà | 14 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Ricard Guinó i Boix | 10 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Albera | 5 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Riera d'Osor | 15 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Vitòria-Gasteiz | 2 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Carreras | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Pujada de Creu Palau-Palau Sacosta | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Pujada de la Creu de Palau | 31 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Universitat de Girona | 8 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joaquim Maria Masramon i de Ventós | 62 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Terreres | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Figueres | 7 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Torres de Palau | 9 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Maria Aurèlia Capmany i Farnés | 2 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Devesa | 13 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Aragai | 10 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Josep Aguilera i Martí | 1 |
| 60 dB |
| Carrer de Pere Matas | 5 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Osca | 7 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Avinguda de Lluís Pericot | 6 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Antoni Canet | 7 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Església de Sant Miquel | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Passeig de Romaní | 1 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Passeig de Can Sureda | 2 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça de Boscos de Palau | 1 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Pic de Peguera | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Albera de l'-palau Sacost | 12 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Sarriera | 18 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer del Ros de Palau | 26 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Terol | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Amat | 2 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer de la Pica d'Estats | 18 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Verd | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Torre Rafaela | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Torre Malla | 4 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Riera Bugantó | 4 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Reggio Emília | 27 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Passeig de Josep Carner i Puig-Oriol | 9 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Comanegra | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Pla Guillem | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Comanegre | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Roc de Frausa | 4 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Jocs Olímpics de Barcelona | 5 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Passeig de Farigola | 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 south get the most sun on 21 December: a median of 7 h 42 min on a middle floor. Those facing north-east: no sun.
- Ssouth · 91 façades7 h 42 min
- SWsouth-west · 100 façades6 h 30 min
- SEsouth-east · 224 façades5 h 28 min
- Eeast · 211 façades3 h 29 min
- Wwest · 251 façades2 h 30 min
- NWnorth-west · 231 façades17 min
- Nnorth · 122 façadesNo sun
- NEnorth-east · 91 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 Riera de MarrocLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Mercè RodoredaLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer de la Torre RafelaLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer del PuigpedrósLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Lluis BorrasaLots 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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