Sunlight in Plaça Catalunya-Escola Industrial, street by street
District 1. We measured 310 buildings and 381 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Plaça Catalunya-Escola Industrial, 60% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 65% on the middle floor and 69% on the top floor.
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor | Daytime noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrer del Doctor Pearson | 6 |
| 65 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Jordi | 39 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Wagner | 9 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Avinguda de Barcelona | 3 |
| 72.5 dB |
| Carrer de Ramón y Cajal | 23 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Pau Marsal | 57 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joaquin Costa | 60 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Lleó XIII | 32 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Ricardo Caro | 46 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Miquel Vives | 49 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carretera de Castellar | 12 |
| 72.5 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 6 h 40 min on a middle floor. Those facing north-east: no sun.
- SWsouth-west · 5 façades6 h 40 min
- SEsouth-east · 7 façades4 h 35 min
- Ssouth · 94 façades2 h 44 min
- Wwest · 79 façades2 h 11 min
- Eeast · 73 façades55 min
- NWnorth-west · 20 façades23 min
- Nnorth · 97 façadesNo sun
- NEnorth-east · 6 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 del Doctor PearsonLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 65 dB by day
- Carrer de Sant JordiPlenty of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Carrer de WagnerSome direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Ramón y CajalSome direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 67.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Pau MarsalSome direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 67.5 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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