Sunlight in Centre, street by street
District 1. We measured 1,046 buildings and 1,385 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Centre, 39% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 53% on the middle floor and 61% on the top floor.
39%First floorof façades get sun on 21 December
53%Middle floorof façades get sun on 21 December
61%Top floorof façades get sun on 21 December
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor | Daytime noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rambla del Fondo | 2 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Enamorats | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça de l'Església | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer d'En Joan Ràfols | 31 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat | 6 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Vista Alegre | 37 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Santa Coloma | 17 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Pare Benet | 27 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Perú | 11 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Deu de la Merce | 31 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Marina | 15 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Mila i Fontanals | 9 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Nàpols | 17 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Isidre | 15 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Prat de la Riba | 52 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de mossèn Camil Rossell | 50 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Rambla de Sant Sebastià | 7 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Amèrica | 14 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer Major | 31 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Plaça | 11 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Santa Eulália | 7 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Francesc Moragas | 14 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Rosari | 14 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Masnou | 18 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Carles | 28 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Torrent | 7 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Ciutadella | 27 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Passeig de Ciutadella | 3 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Passeig de Dalt de la Ciutadella | 5 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de dalt del la Ciutadella | 34 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Ca l'Aloy | 12 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Irlanda | 51 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Rafael Casanova | 80 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Doctor Ferran | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer Sant Domènec | 8 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Fonollar | 11 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sagarra | 20 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Plaça d'en Ferran de Sagarra | 8 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Ignasi | 18 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Ramon | 30 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Plata | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Balldovina | 17 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer Sant Silvestre | 24 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Josep | 51 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Josep Anselm Clave | 23 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Pedró | 38 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Doctor Pagès | 14 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Jeroni | 49 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Avinguda de la Generalitat | 26 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Passeig del Mossèn Jaume Gordi | 29 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Washington | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Avinguda Pallaresa | 15 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça de la Vila | 6 |
| 60 dB |
| Carrer Balears | 8 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Pere | 23 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Pompeu Fabra | 9 |
| 60 dB |
| Carrer d'Alella | 25 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Lluís | 32 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Plata | 20 |
| 57.5 dB |
A side counts if it has 5 or more measured buildings; if neither does, the whole street is shown. Streets with 15 or more buildings have their own page, with the three floors of each side.
Which orientation and which side win
Façades facing south-west get the most sun on 21 December: a median of 3 h 26 min on a middle floor. Those facing north: no sun.
- SWsouth-west · 213 façades3 h 26 min
- SEsouth-east · 195 façades2 h 53 min
- Ssouth · 179 façades2 h 47 min
- Wwest · 107 façades1 h 29 min
- Eeast · 95 façades1 h 15 min
- NEnorth-east · 234 façadesNo sun
- NWnorth-west · 190 façadesNo sun
- Nnorth · 172 façadesNo sun
Streets with sun and less noise
At least some winter sun on their sunniest side and less daytime noise than the neighbourhood median.
- Carrer dels EnamoratsLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer d'En Joan RàfolsLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 52.5 dB by day
- Carrer de la Mare de Déu de MontserratLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 52.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Vista AlegreLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 57.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Santa ColomaLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 52.5 dB by day
What we measure
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. It comes from the ICGC's 25 cm LiDAR (2022 flight) and the sun's position, minute by minute.
Here the figure is the scale for each side of the street and each floor, the median of its buildings, not of one flat. The exact minute count for a specific flat, with its window, its floor and whether it faces the street or the courtyard, is the report.
Trees and buildings put up after the 2022 flight are not included.
Sun Seeker, ShadeMap, SunCalc and Asoleo: what each one measures
Your flat, with its window and its floor
This page is about the street. Your window may face a courtyard, a chamfered corner or a building that does not weigh in here. The €19 report measures yours, minute by minute, all year.
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