Sunlight in Sant Narcís, street by street
Eixample district. We measured 284 buildings and 519 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Sant Narcís, 66% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 67% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rambla de Catalunya | 23 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Riu Ter | 14 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat | 1 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Lleida | 16 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Madrid | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu dels Àngels | 10 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Tarragona | 26 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu de la Salut | 22 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Canonge Rovira | 4 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Avinguda de la Hispanitat | 35 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Canonge Morera | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Narcís Xifra i Masmitjà | 32 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu del Remei | 12 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu de Rocacorba | 8 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu del Mont | 17 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de l'Assumpció | 34 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Passeig d'Olot-Sta Eugènia | 4 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Escorial | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Avinguda de Sant Narcís | 5 |
| 65 dB |
| Carrer de l'Illa de Mallorca | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Cristòfor Colom | 14 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Mestre Dalmau i Carles | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Roma | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu del Collell | 1 |
| 60 dB |
| Carrer de l'Empordà | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu de Fàtima | 5 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Passeig d'Olot | 10 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu de Núria | 2 |
| 62.5 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 18 min on a middle floor. Those facing north: no sun.
- Ssouth · 21 façades7 h 18 min
- SEsouth-east · 138 façades6 h 17 min
- SWsouth-west · 76 façades4 h 28 min
- Eeast · 19 façades2 h 47 min
- Wwest · 25 façades1 h 58 min
- NEnorth-east · 84 façades26 min
- NWnorth-west · 137 façadesNo sun
- Nnorth · 19 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.
- Rambla de CatalunyaLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Carrer del Riu TerLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer de LleidaPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Plaça de MadridPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer de la Mare de Déu dels ÀngelsPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 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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