Sunlight in Almagro, street by street
Chamberí district. We estimated 682 buildings and 1,014 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Almagro, of the 68 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 44% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 34% get some and 22% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 74% | 16% | 10% |
| Middle floor | 44% | 34% | 22% |
| Top floor | 28% | 18% | 54% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Paseo de Eduardo Dato | 27 |
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| Plaza de Chamberí | 10 |
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| Glorieta del Pintor Sorolla | 3 |
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| Paseo del General Martínez Campos | 48 |
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| Calle de Caracas | 19 |
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| Plaza de Colón | 1 |
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| Calle de Génova | 16 |
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| Calle de Fernando el Santo | 27 |
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| Calle de Almagro | 34 |
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| Plaza de Alonso Martínez | 3 |
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| Glorieta de Rubén Darío | 4 |
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| Paseo de la Castellana | 20 |
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| Calle de Santa Engracia | 42 |
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| Calle de Zurbarán | 23 |
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| Calle de Alonso Cano | 23 |
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| Calle de Miguel Ángel | 31 |
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| Calle de Fortuny | 41 |
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| Calle de Ponzano | 18 |
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| Calle de Jenner | 9 |
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| Calle de Orfila | 9 |
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| Calle de Fernández de la Hoz | 57 |
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| Calle de Modesto Lafuente | 16 |
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| Calle de Marqués del Riscal | 14 |
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| Calle del Monte Esquinza | 46 |
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| Calle de Zurbano | 77 |
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| Calle de Amador de los Ríos | 10 |
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| Calle de las Virtudes | 22 |
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| Calle de García de Paredes | 55 |
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| Calle de Rafael Calvo | 43 |
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| Calle de Alfonso X | 6 |
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| Calle de Alcalá Galiano | 9 |
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| Calle de Morejón | 13 |
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| Calle de Viriato | 30 |
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| Calle de el Españoleto | 29 |
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| Calle de Blanca de Navarra | 11 |
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| Calle del General Arrando | 32 |
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| Calle de Ponce de León | 12 |
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| Calle de José Abascal | 25 |
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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-west get the most sun on 21 December on a middle floor: plenty of direct sun in winter. Those facing north-east: no direct sun in winter.
- SWsouth-west · 37 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 35 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 200 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Ssouth · 209 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 228 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 237 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 43 façades No direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 25 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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