Sunlight in Centre, street by street
District 1. We measured 2,672 buildings and 3,330 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Centre, 52% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 58% on the middle floor and 65% on the top floor.
52%First floorof façades get sun on 21 December
58%Middle floorof façades get sun on 21 December
65%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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrer de Martí Alegre | 1 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Passeig del Comte d'Egara | 13 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça del Vapor Ventalló | 1 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Passeig d'Ermessenda de Carcassona | 1 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Cristòfol | 51 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Creu Gran | 39 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Isidre | 62 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Clavé | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Doctor Martí i Julià | 9 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carretera de Montcada | 71 |
| 72.5 dB |
| Carrer del Cementiri Vell | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Ildefons | 10 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Vallparadís | 1 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Torrent d'en Pere Parres | 10 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Roc | 4 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Placeta de Saragossa | 5 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Castell | 6 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Cervantes | 85 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Passeig del Vapor Gran | 5 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Doctor Cabanes | 15 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Cisterna | 52 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Pau Claris | 21 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Rasa | 40 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mina | 52 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joan Abelló i Bufí | 4 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Aurons | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Notari Badia | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Cardaire | 25 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Passeig de les Lletres | 3 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Col·legi | 57 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Llorenç | 91 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joaquim Folguera | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Topete | 91 |
| 72.5 dB |
| Carrer de Montserrat | 56 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Valentí | 80 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Leopold | 51 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer Major | 8 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Salvador Espriu | 2 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Suris | 27 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Passeig | 36 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Giralt i Serra | 12 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Baldrich | 28 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Iscle Soler | 9 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Rutlla | 51 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Mas Adei | 64 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Pau | 19 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Riba | 41 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Societat | 19 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça de l'Estació del Nord | 4 |
| 72.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Quirze | 68 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Jaume | 31 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Viveret | 75 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Portal Nou | 23 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Mare de Déu dels Àngels | 46 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Torre | 13 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Gaietà | 58 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Genís | 61 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça del Doctor Cadevall | 1 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Francesc | 59 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Nord | 31 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça de Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer | 10 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Palla | 25 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Vinyals | 38 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Rambla d'Ègara | 6 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Marian | 82 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Vallhonrat | 14 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Església | 11 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Escaletes | 7 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça del Doctor Robert | 4 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Gabriel Querol | 5 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Indústria | 6 |
| 65 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Domènec | 27 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Unió | 20 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Serrano | 35 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Pantà | 88 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça del Comte Guifré | 2 |
| 60 dB |
| Carrer de Garcia Humet | 38 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer Nou de Sant Pere | 30 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Camí Fondo | 20 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Racó | 9 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Joan | 62 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Font Vella | 72 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Antoni | 70 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Fronto | 4 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Torrent de Vallparadis,de | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer del Forn | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Ignasi | 6 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Canonge Rodó | 27 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça Vella | 12 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joaquim de Paz | 65 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Maragall | 3 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Passeig de Rasa | 5 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Pere | 45 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Gavatxons | 17 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Passatge Tete Montoliu | 5 |
| 55 dB |
| Plaça de la Torre del Castell Palau | 2 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Puig Novell | 34 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Torres Garcia | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Terol | 1 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Miquel Casas | 10 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Mosterol | 8 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Vila Nova | 6 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Doctor Ventalló | 7 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Tobella Pi de la Serra | 14 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer del Vall | 36 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Era | 34 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joan Coromines | 3 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Josep | 66 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Placeta de la Font Trobada | 5 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Fronto | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer dels Telers | 2 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer Cremat | 17 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de les Parres | 19 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Passeig de Sant Joan | 4 |
| 55 dB |
| Carrer de Baix | 19 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Jaume Cantarer | 10 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer del Teatre | 6 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de l'Aurora | 16 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Passeig del Vint-i-dos de Juliol | 18 |
| 72.5 dB |
| Carrer de Gaudí | 5 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Bernat de l'Om | 13 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Goleta | 8 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Passatge de Bastard | 5 |
| 52.5 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 get the most sun on 21 December: a median of 2 h 41 min on a middle floor. Those facing north-west: no sun.
- Ssouth · 544 façades2 h 41 min
- SWsouth-west · 155 façades1 h 53 min
- Wwest · 603 façades1 h 45 min
- SEsouth-east · 311 façades1 h 03 min
- Eeast · 616 façades55 min
- NEnorth-east · 138 façades3 min
- Nnorth · 610 façadesNo sun
- NWnorth-west · 353 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 de Martí AlegreLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 52.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Sant CristòfolLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Carrer de la Creu GranLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Sant IsidreLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Plaça de ClavéLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 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 1 m LiDAR (2021–2023 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.
With 1 m LiDAR, narrow streets and eaves come out less sharply than with Barcelona's 25 cm data: the average error is around 15 minutes a day. Tree canopies let part of the sun through, and buildings put up after the 2021–2023 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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