Sunlight in Mirasierra, street by street
Fuencarral - El Pardo district. We estimated 1,695 buildings and 2,333 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Mirasierra, of the 134 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 40% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 16% get some and 44% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 41% | 22% | 37% |
| Middle floor | 40% | 16% | 44% |
| Top floor | 36% | 13% | 51% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Calle del Pico Milano | 12 |
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| Calle de los Monasterios de Suso y Yuso | 13 |
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| Calle del Valle de Pinares Llanos | 11 |
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| Calle del Cerro Minguete | 92 |
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| Pasaje de los Ancianos | 20 |
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| Calle del Collado de Tirobarra | 4 |
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| Calle del Cerro de Valdemartín | 44 |
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| Calle de la Peña Citores | 9 |
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| Calle de la Laguna Grande | 16 |
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| Calle de Teresa Claramunt | 2 |
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| Pasaje del Saceral | 21 |
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| Calle de Salóu | 27 |
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| Calle de la Peña Vieja | 9 |
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| Calle del Cerro Ortigoso | 14 |
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| Calle de Nuria | 69 |
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| Autopista de M-607 | 1 |
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| Calle del Mirador de la Reina | 65 |
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| Calle del Monasterio de el Paular | 110 |
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| Calle de Marbella | 59 |
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| Calle de la Peña Pintada | 58 |
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| Calle de Peña Santa | 38 |
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| Calle de Moralzarzal | 66 |
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| Calle de la Costa Brava | 20 |
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| Calle de Gloria Fuertes | 25 |
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| Calle de María Goyri | 1 |
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| Calle del Collado del Mostajo | 73 |
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| Calle de Mari Pepa Colomer | 1 |
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| Avenida del Cardenal Herrera Oria | 16 |
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| Avenida del Ventisquero de la Condesa | 9 |
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| Calle del Valle de Laciana | 64 |
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| Calle de la Peña Sirio | 23 |
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| Calle de Benetuser | 23 |
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| Calle de Cambrils | 37 |
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| Calle del Pico Pasapán | 9 |
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| Calle del Algarrobo | 18 |
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| Calle de las Arbucias | 21 |
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| Calle del Collado del Viento | 20 |
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| Calle del Arroyo del Monte | 6 |
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| Calle del Cerro del Castañar | 76 |
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| Calle del Monasterio de la Rábida | 40 |
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| Calle de Arnedillo | 34 |
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| Calle de Panticosa | 14 |
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| Calle del Pan de Azúcar | 27 |
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| Calle de la Masó | 60 |
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| Calle del Puerto de Bermeo | 12 |
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| Calle del Collado de Marichiva | 57 |
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| Calle del Monasterio de las Huelgas | 5 |
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| Calle de Margarita Nelken | 1 |
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| Calle de la Colegiata de Sar | 8 |
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| Calle de la Peña del Águila | 13 |
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| Calle del Valle de la Fuenfría | 8 |
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| Plaza del Valle de la Jarosa | 52 |
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| Calle del Cerro de Álamos Blancos | 80 |
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| Calle de Collado Mediano | 7 |
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| Calle de la Senda del Infante | 12 |
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| Calle de Irene Caba Alba | 2 |
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| Calle de Federica Montseny | 3 |
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| Calle de los Riscos de Polanco | 2 |
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| Calle del Monasterio de Montesclaros | 2 |
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| Calle de la Portera del Cura | 2 |
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| Calle de la Madre Teresa de Calcuta | 3 |
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| Calle de la Peña del Oso | 10 |
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| Calle de la Peña del Sol | 33 |
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| Avenida del Montecarmelo | 2 |
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| Calle del Collado del Hornillo | 1 |
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| Calle del Cerro de la Carrasqueta | 63 |
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| Calle del Collado de la Mina | 7 |
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| Calle del Collado Albo | 1 |
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| Calle de las Peñas del Arcipreste | 3 |
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| Calle de las Cabezuelas | 1 |
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| Calle del Collado del Piornal | 20 |
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| Calle de María de Maeztu | 13 |
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| Calle de Roda de Bará | 2 |
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| Pasaje, pasadizo de Saceral | 1 |
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| Calle de la Peña Auseba | 5 |
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| Glorieta de la Pradera de Vaquerizas | 6 |
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| Calle de Leonor López de Córdoba | 1 |
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| Calle de Carme Chacón | 1 |
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| Calle de María Montessori | 4 |
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| Calle de la Peña Dorada | 13 |
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| Calle de María Casares | 1 |
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| Calle de Juanita Cruz | 1 |
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| Calle del Collado de Cerro Malejo | 5 |
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| Calle del Valle de Enmedio | 20 |
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| Calle del Monasterio de las Batuecas | 3 |
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| Avenida del Monasterio de Silos | 10 |
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| Calle de la Peña del Cuervo | 4 |
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| Calle del Cerro Piñonero | 1 |
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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-west: no direct sun in winter.
- Ssouth · 342 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 311 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 292 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 184 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 184 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 422 façades No direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 307 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 291 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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