Sunlight in Pilar, street by street
Fuencarral - El Pardo district. We estimated 629 buildings and 1,541 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Pilar, of the 60 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 42% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 45% get some and 13% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 68% | 23% | 9% |
| Middle floor | 42% | 45% | 13% |
| Top floor | 15% | 58% | 27% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Calle de Sinesio Delgado | 17 |
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| Calle de Santiago de Compostela | 5 |
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| Calle de la Bañeza | 37 |
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| Calle de Melchor Fernández Almagro | 24 |
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| Calle del Pintor Francisco Llorens | 1 |
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| Plaza de Puerto de la Cruz | 13 |
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| Plaza de Villafranca de los Barros | 5 |
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| Avenida de Monforte de Lemos | 62 |
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| Camino de Ganapanes | 2 |
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| Calle de Puentedeume | 24 |
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| Avenida de Betanzos | 65 |
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| Calle del Puerto de Maspalomas | 21 |
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| Avenida del Cardenal Herrera Oria | 2 |
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| Calle de Ribadavia | 32 |
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| Plaza de Fonsagrada | 9 |
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| Plaza de Tuy | 14 |
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| Plaza de Esquivias | 3 |
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| Calle de Chantada | 43 |
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| Plaza de Padrón | 16 |
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| Plaza de Redondela | 17 |
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| Plaza de Corcubión | 16 |
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| Plaza de Cieza | 2 |
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| Calle de Ginzo de Limia | 21 |
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| Avenida de el Ferrol | 34 |
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| Calle de Úbeda | 3 |
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| Plaza de Ribadeo | 15 |
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| Calle de Fermín Caballero | 9 |
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| Calle de Ponferrada | 55 |
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| Plaza de Carballo | 16 |
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| Calle de Celanova | 13 |
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| Calle de Sarria | 62 |
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| Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Prado | 1 |
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| Plaza de Verín | 18 |
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| Plaza de Arteijo | 17 |
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| Plaza de Mondariz | 22 |
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| Calle del Doctor Ramón Castroviejo | 15 |
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| Paseo de la Vaguada | 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-west 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.
- SWsouth-west · 13 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- Ssouth · 379 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 8 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 370 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 385 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 368 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 11 façades No direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 7 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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