Sunlight in Cortes, street by street
Centro district. We estimated 774 buildings and 1,122 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Cortes, of the 111 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 62% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 33% get some and 5% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| Middle floor | 62% | 33% | 5% |
| Top floor | 28% | 38% | 34% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Plaza del Emperador Carlos V | 1 |
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| Calle de Alcalá | 22 |
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| Calle de Atocha | 54 |
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| Calle del Maestro Tellería | 1 |
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| Carrera de San Jerónimo | 18 |
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| Plaza de las Cortes | 11 |
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| Paseo del Prado | 24 |
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| Costanilla de las Trinitarias | 3 |
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| Calle de Cenicero | 8 |
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| Calle de Fúcar | 21 |
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| Calle de Santa Polonia | 12 |
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| Calle del León | 36 |
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| Calle de San Sebastián | 2 |
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| Calle de Santa Catalina | 10 |
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| Calle de Fernanflor | 5 |
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| Calle de la Berenjena | 4 |
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| Calle de las Huertas | 76 |
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| Plaza de Santa Ana | 14 |
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| Calle del Marqués de Cubas | 15 |
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| Calle de Jesús | 10 |
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| Plaza de Jesús | 6 |
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| Calle de Zorrilla | 15 |
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| Calle de la Virgen de los Peligros | 7 |
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| Calle del Duque de Medinaceli | 2 |
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| Calle de Quevedo | 9 |
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| Calle de Jovellanos | 7 |
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| Calle de Cedaceros | 10 |
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| Calle de San Pedro | 25 |
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| Calle de San Agustín | 19 |
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| Calle de Espoz y Mina | 8 |
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| Costanilla de los Desamparados | 22 |
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| Calle de Ventura de la Vega | 23 |
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| Calle del Príncipe | 31 |
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| Calle de Echegaray | 33 |
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| Calle de Arlabán | 11 |
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| Calle de la Alameda | 22 |
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| Calle del Clavel | 1 |
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| Calle de San José | 11 |
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| Calle del Amor de Dios | 16 |
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| Calle del Marqués de Casa Riera | 3 |
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| Plaza de Matute | 14 |
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| Calle de Núñez de Arce | 16 |
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| Calle de Sevilla | 4 |
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| Calle de Almadén | 23 |
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| Calle del Prado | 30 |
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| Calle de Lope de Vega | 45 |
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| Calle de Álvarez Gato | 7 |
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| Calle de la Verónica | 19 |
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| Calle de Moratín | 51 |
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| Calle de los Madrazo | 27 |
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| Calle del Gobernador | 33 |
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| Calle de Santa María | 43 |
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| Calle de Cervantes | 34 |
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| Calle del Infante | 9 |
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| Calle del Caballero de Gracia | 13 |
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| Calle de Manuel Fernández y González | 13 |
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| Plazuela de San Juan | 1 |
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| Calle de San Blas | 9 |
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| Plaza de Cibeles | 1 |
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| Plaza del Ángel | 17 |
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| Plaza de la Platería de Martínez | 2 |
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| Plaza de Canalejas | 4 |
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| Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo | 3 |
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| Plaza de Jacinto Benavente | 2 |
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| Calle Gran Vía | 6 |
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| Calle de la Cruz | 20 |
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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-east get the most sun on 21 December on a middle floor: lots of direct sun in winter. Those facing north-east: no direct sun in winter.
- SEsouth-east · 25 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 63 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 237 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 222 façades Little direct sun in winter
- Ssouth · 245 façades Little direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 274 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 39 façades No direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 17 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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