Sunlight in Niño Jesús, street by street
Retiro district. We estimated 355 buildings and 579 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Niño Jesús, of the 62 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 32% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 23% get some and 45% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 47% | 19% | 34% |
| Middle floor | 32% | 23% | 45% |
| Top floor | 32% | 16% | 52% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Calle de Antonio Bienvenida | 1 |
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| Plaza del Niño Jesús | 7 |
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| Calle de Avendaño | 17 |
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| Plaza del Conde de Casal | 3 |
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| Plaza de Mariano de Cavia | 1 |
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| Calle de Julio Rey Pastor | 1 |
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| Calle de Juan de Jáuregui | 16 |
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| Calle de Ángel Ganivet | 28 |
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| Calle de Arias Montano | 17 |
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| Avenida de Nazaret | 10 |
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| Calle de Viera y Clavijo | 25 |
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| Calle de Juan de la Cueva | 7 |
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| Calle de los Reyes Magos | 10 |
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| Calle de Francisco Vitoria | 27 |
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| Calle de Titulcia | 21 |
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| Calle de Averroes | 8 |
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| Calle de Antonio Díaz-Cañabate | 28 |
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| Avenida del Mediterráneo | 10 |
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| Calle de Roncesvalles | 4 |
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| Calle de Amado Nervo | 10 |
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| Calle de Juan de Urbieta | 20 |
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| Calle del Conde de Cartagena | 25 |
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| Calle de Homero | 11 |
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| Plaza del Doctor Laguna | 9 |
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| Calle de la Virgen María | 3 |
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| Calle de Jesús Aprendiz | 11 |
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| Calle de Jericó | 4 |
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| Calle del Doctor Esquerdo | 15 |
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| Calle de Pío Baroja | 10 |
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| Calle de Antonio Arias | 4 |
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| Calle de la Anunciación | 6 |
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| Plaza de los Reyes Magos | 11 |
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| Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo | 12 |
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| Calle de Walia | 18 |
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| Calle de Samaría | 9 |
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| Calle del Portal de Belén | 4 |
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| Calle de Pilar Millán Astray | 4 |
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| Glorieta de Fuentidueñas | 4 |
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| Calle de Martín Sarmiento | 3 |
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| Calle del Alcalde Sainz de Baranda | 6 |
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| Calle del Doce de Octubre | 19 |
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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 · 72 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 90 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 67 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 50 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 45 façades Some direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 80 façades Little direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 92 façades No direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 83 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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