Sunlight in Pacífico, street by street
Retiro district. We estimated 472 buildings and 742 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Pacífico, of the 56 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 41% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 27% get some and 32% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 63% | 21% | 16% |
| Middle floor | 41% | 27% | 32% |
| Top floor | 30% | 18% | 52% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Calle de Fuenterrabía | 12 |
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| Pasaje del Alberche | 1 |
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| Calle de Cavanilles | 51 |
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| Calle de las Cocheras | 1 |
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| Calle del Doctor Esquerdo | 22 |
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| Calle de Hoyuelo | 5 |
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| Avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona | 59 |
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| Calle del Comercio | 7 |
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| Calle de Julián Gayarre | 3 |
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| Plaza de Daoíz y Velarde | 1 |
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| Calle de Andrés Torrejón | 10 |
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| Calle de Gutenberg | 23 |
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| Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo | 27 |
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| Calle de Téllez | 19 |
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| Calle de Valderribas | 51 |
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| Calle de la Regalada | 6 |
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| Calle de la Caridad | 14 |
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| Pasaje de Hoyuelo | 2 |
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| Particular de Cavanilles | 3 |
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| Calle de Sánchez Barcáiztegui | 37 |
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| Calle de Granada | 52 |
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| Calle de Juan de Urbieta | 42 |
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| Calle de Narciso Serra | 34 |
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| Calle de Abtao | 34 |
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| Pasaje de Cavanilles | 11 |
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| Calle de Nuestra Señora de la Paz | 5 |
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| Calle de Antonio Nebrija | 5 |
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| Calle de José Sánchez Pescador | 15 |
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| Travesía de Téllez | 3 |
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| Calle de Vigo | 5 |
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| Calle del General Velarde | 4 |
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| Calle del Alberche | 2 |
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| Calle de León Gil de Palacio | 2 |
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| Pasaje de José Sánchez Pescador | 6 |
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| Calle de Betania | 3 |
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| Calle de Vandergoten | 6 |
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| Avenida del Mediterráneo | 21 |
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| Paseo de la Reina Cristina | 17 |
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| Callejón de Cavanilles | 7 |
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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 · 32 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 142 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 30 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 172 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 25 façades Little direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 156 façades Little direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 125 façades No direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 60 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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