Sunlight in Adelfas, street by street
Retiro district. We estimated 272 buildings and 484 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Adelfas, of the 53 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 42% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 26% get some and 32% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 58% | 36% | 6% |
| Middle floor | 42% | 26% | 32% |
| Top floor | 34% | 21% | 45% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Calle del Cerro Negro | 3 |
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| Calle de Valderribas | 26 |
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| Calle de Arregui y Aruej | 10 |
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| Calle de Garibay | 10 |
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| Calle de los Hermanos Ruiz | 5 |
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| Calle del Cafeto | 6 |
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| Calle de Gandía | 8 |
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| Calle de Barrilero | 7 |
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| Avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona | 29 |
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| Calle de Seco | 10 |
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| Calle de Andalucía | 9 |
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| Calle de Carlos y Guillermo Fernández Shaw | 4 |
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| Calle de los Pajaritos | 27 |
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| Calle de las Adelfas | 19 |
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| Calle de Játiva | 17 |
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| Calle del Cerro de la Plata | 7 |
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| Calle de Catalina Suárez | 20 |
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| Calle de Luis Peidró | 6 |
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| Calle de Luis Mitjans | 38 |
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| Calle de los Mesejo | 22 |
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| Calle de Valeria | 7 |
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| Calle de Federico Moreno Torroba | 5 |
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| Calle de Juan de Juanes | 15 |
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| Calle de Martínez Corrochano | 25 |
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| Calle de Trueba | 2 |
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| Calle de Santa Sabina | 3 |
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| Calle de Francisco Abril | 14 |
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| Calle del Doctor Esquerdo | 16 |
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| Plaza del Conde de Casal | 2 |
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| Calle de Herberto Gut | 5 |
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| Calle de Agustín Viñamata | 4 |
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| Avenida del Mediterráneo | 6 |
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| Calle de Triquet | 5 |
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| Calle Nuevo Baztán | 2 |
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A side counts if it has 5 or more measured buildings; if neither does, the whole street is shown. Streets with 25 or more buildings have their own page, with the three floors of each side.
Which orientation wins
Façades facing south get the most sun on 21 December on a middle floor: lots of direct sun in winter. Those facing north: no direct sun in winter.
- Ssouth · 19 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 86 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 76 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 50 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 47 façades Some direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 99 façades Little direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 81 façades No direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 26 façades No direct sun in winter
What we measure and how far to trust it
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. Here it comes from each building's footprint and number of floors in the Cadastre (3 m per floor) on the IGN's terrain model, and from the sun's position minute by minute. There is no LiDAR.
The figure is the scale for each side of the street and each floor, the median of its buildings, not of one flat. The sun at a specific window, with its floor and whether it faces the street or a courtyard, is the report.
It leaves out trees, balconies, eaves and cornices, and buildings put up or pulled down after the Cadastre's date. In six Barcelona neighbourhoods, compared with LiDAR, this method gave more sun than there really was on average, especially on low floors: treat it as a guide, not a measurement.
Sun Seeker, ShadeMap, SunCalc and Asoleo: what each one measures
Your flat, with its window and its floor
This page is an estimate for the street. Your window may face a courtyard, a chamfered corner or a building that does not weigh in here. The €12 report calculates your flat, with its window and its floor, and adds noise, heat, air, surroundings and local prices.
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