Sunlight in Universidad, street by street
Centro district. We estimated 1,506 buildings and 2,187 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Universidad, of the 196 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 60% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 34% get some and 6% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 91% | 8% | 1% |
| Middle floor | 60% | 34% | 6% |
| Top floor | 36% | 24% | 40% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Calle del Noviciado | 14 |
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| Plaza de España | 1 |
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| Travesía del Conde Duque | 20 |
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| Travesía de la Parada | 5 |
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| Calle de Santa Cruz de Marcenado | 30 |
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| Calle Gran Vía | 29 |
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| Calle de los Mártires de Alcalá | 8 |
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| Plaza del Dos de Mayo | 11 |
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| Plaza de Carlos Cambronero | 7 |
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| Calle de Daoíz | 7 |
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| Plaza de San Ildefonso | 9 |
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| Calle de Juan de Dios | 10 |
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| Calle del Limón | 30 |
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| Calle de Jesús del Valle | 36 |
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| Calle de Don Felipe | 14 |
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| Calle de la Corredera Baja de San Pablo | 43 |
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| Calle de los Libreros | 13 |
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| Calle de San Bernardo | 79 |
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| Calle de Montserrat | 24 |
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| Calle de Silva | 17 |
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| Calle de San Bernardino | 20 |
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| Calle del Conde Duque | 32 |
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| Calle de Amaniel | 39 |
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| Plaza del Conde de Toreno | 5 |
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| Plaza de los Mostenses | 11 |
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| Calle de San Roque | 13 |
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| Calle de la Princesa | 14 |
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| Calle de Monteleón | 26 |
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| Calle del Duque de Liria | 7 |
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| Calle de Ponciano | 10 |
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| Calle de Casto Plasencia | 14 |
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| Calle de Baltasar Gracián | 4 |
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| Calle del Marqués de Santa Ana | 38 |
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| Calle de las Pozas | 18 |
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| Calle de San Leonardo | 12 |
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| Calle de la Puebla | 18 |
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| Glorieta de Ruiz Jiménez | 1 |
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| Calle del Norte | 28 |
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| Calle de Ruiz | 22 |
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| Calle de San Dimas | 20 |
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| Calle del Acuerdo | 37 |
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| Calle de la Flor Alta | 7 |
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| Calle del Pez | 35 |
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| Calle de la Luna | 28 |
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| Calle de Valverde | 45 |
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| Calle de San Andrés | 39 |
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| Calle de Fuencarral | 51 |
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| Calle del Barco | 46 |
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| Calle de Santa Lucía | 18 |
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| Calle del Álamo | 9 |
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| Calle de la Ballesta | 26 |
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| Calle de la Madera | 49 |
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| Calle de Nao | 8 |
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| Calle de Pizarro | 22 |
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| Calle de la Corredera Alta de San Pablo | 34 |
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| Travesía de las Beatas | 9 |
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| Calle de la Estrella | 22 |
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| Costanilla de San Vicente | 8 |
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| Calle del Maestro Guerrero | 7 |
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| Calle de las Minas | 24 |
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| Calle de Serrano Jover | 5 |
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| Calle del Seminario de Nobles | 2 |
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| Calle de Bernardo López García | 13 |
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| Calle de Andrés Borrego | 21 |
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| Calle del Molino de Viento | 30 |
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| Calle del Divino Pastor | 34 |
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| Calle de Santa Bárbara | 10 |
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| Calle del Dos de Mayo | 11 |
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| Calle de los Reyes | 21 |
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| Calle del General Mitre | 4 |
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| Calle de el Escorial | 23 |
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| Calle de García Molinas | 2 |
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| Calle del Espíritu Santo | 47 |
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| Calle del Duque de Osuna | 3 |
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| Calle de las Negras | 6 |
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| Calle de San Joaquín | 13 |
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| Calle de la Cruz Verde | 22 |
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| Calle de Manuel | 7 |
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| Calle de San Onofre | 8 |
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| Calle de Loreto y Chicote | 14 |
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| Calle de Concepción Arenal | 7 |
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| Calle de Manuela Malasaña | 35 |
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| Calle de la Palma | 79 |
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| Calle de Miguel Moya | 5 |
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| Plaza de Cristino Martos | 4 |
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| Calle de Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada | 2 |
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| Calle de San Vicente Ferrer | 77 |
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| Calle de Quiñones | 16 |
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| Calle del Tesoro | 32 |
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| Calle de Velarde | 20 |
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| Calle de Colón | 15 |
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| Calle de San Hermenegildo | 32 |
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| Calle de Antonio Grilo | 10 |
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| Calle de la Galería de Robles | 11 |
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| Calle del Desengaño | 20 |
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| Calle del Marqués de Leganés | 13 |
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| Calle de la Manzana | 14 |
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| Travesía de las Pozas | 6 |
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| Calle de San Ignacio de Loyola | 11 |
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| Calle de Muñoz Torrero | 9 |
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| Plaza de Santa María Soledad Torres Acosta | 2 |
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| Calle de los Dos Amigos | 9 |
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| Plaza del Rastrillo | 1 |
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| Calle de Ricardo León | 4 |
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| Calle de Mesonero Romanos | 5 |
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| Travesía de la Cruz Verde | 2 |
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| Calle de Carranza | 15 |
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| Calle de los Tudescos | 5 |
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| Plaza de los Guardias de Corps | 4 |
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| Calle de Alberto Aguilera | 19 |
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| Plaza de las Comendadoras | 10 |
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| Calle del Cristo | 5 |
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| Travesía del Horno de la Mata | 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-west get the most sun on 21 December on a middle floor: some direct sun in winter. Those facing north-east: no direct sun in winter.
- SWsouth-west · 150 façades Some direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 247 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 370 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 329 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Ssouth · 367 façades Little direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 378 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 243 façades No direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 103 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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