Sunlight in Apóstol Santiago, street by street
Hortaleza district. We estimated 912 buildings and 2,186 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Apóstol Santiago, of the 59 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 46% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 25% get some and 29% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 57% | 19% | 24% |
| Middle floor | 46% | 25% | 29% |
| Top floor | 39% | 22% | 39% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Calle de Gómez Hemans | 10 |
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| Calle de Berlanga de Duero | 38 |
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| Calle de Alonso Saavedra | 28 |
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| Calle del Trinquete | 4 |
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| Calle de Álvarez Cienfuegos | 1 |
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| Carretera a la Estación de Hortaleza | 1 |
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| Plaza de la Cruz Latina | 3 |
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| Calle de Navaleno | 25 |
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| Calle de Añastro | 25 |
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| Calle de San Esteban de Gormaz | 33 |
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| Calle de Alicún | 22 |
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| Calle de Fondón | 2 |
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| Calle de Purchena | 28 |
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| Calle de Covaleda | 8 |
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| Calle de Burgo de Osma | 63 |
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| Calle de Chirivel | 4 |
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| Calle de Mesena | 23 |
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| Calle de Ramonet | 42 |
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| Calle de Tijola | 2 |
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| Calle de Vélez Rubio | 108 |
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| Calle de las Cuevas de Almanzora | 121 |
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| Calle del Golfo de Salónica | 11 |
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| Calle de Monóvar | 13 |
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| Calle de Mojácar | 20 |
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| Plaza de Monterrey | 12 |
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| Calle de Somontín | 75 |
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| Plaza de Alhama de Almería | 3 |
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| Calle del Mastelero | 3 |
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| Calle de Bacares | 44 |
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| Calle de Bembibre | 15 |
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| Calle de San Pedro de Cardeña | 46 |
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| Calle de Carrión de los Condes | 79 |
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| Calle de Vélez Blanco | 89 |
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| Calle del Velacho Alto | 2 |
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| Calle del Velacho Bajo | 2 |
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| Plaza de Villalcázar de Sirga | 5 |
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| Calle de Roquetas de Mar | 3 |
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| Plaza de los Templarios | 2 |
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| Avenida de San Luis | 17 |
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| Calle de Julio Danvila | 8 |
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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: plenty of direct sun in winter. Those facing north: no direct sun in winter.
- Ssouth · 138 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 372 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 464 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 131 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 135 façades Some direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 466 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 346 façades No direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 134 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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