Sunlight in Grau, street by street
Poblats Marítims district. We estimated 374 buildings and 715 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Grau, of the 94 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 38% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 37% get some and 25% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 60% | 23% | 17% |
| Middle floor | 38% | 37% | 25% |
| Top floor | 20% | 30% | 50% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Avinguda de França | 8 |
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| Plaça de la Aduana | 1 |
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| Carrer de Joan Verdeguer | 25 |
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| Carrer d'Ep Vicente Brull 12 | 2 |
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| Carrer de l'Esperó de Canta-ranes | 5 |
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| Carrer del Doctor Josep Juan Dòmine | 7 |
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| Avinguda del Port | 45 |
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| Carrer de Na Vardera | 4 |
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| Xalet de Grau | 1 |
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| Plaça de Jesús de Medinaceli | 4 |
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| Sector de Puerto | 8 |
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| Avinguda de Manuel Soto | 6 |
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| Avinguda de l'Enginyer Manuel Soto | 3 |
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| Passeig de Canta-ranes | 4 |
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| Sector de Puerto Autorizacion | 9 |
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| Carrer del Canonge Rocafull | 2 |
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| Carrer del Poeta Sanmartín i Aguirre | 2 |
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| Lloc de Molls | 6 |
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| Carrer de Vicent Brull | 10 |
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| Carrer de Josep Aguirre | 31 |
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| Carrer de Joan Josep Sister | 13 |
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| Plaça del Tribunal de les Aigües | 6 |
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| Passeig de la Remor | 4 |
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| Carrer d'Abastos | 7 |
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| Carrer de Salvador Gasull | 1 |
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| Carrer de l'Exèrcit Espanyol | 11 |
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| Carrer de Canalejas | 3 |
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| Plaça de Ramon Muntaner | 3 |
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| Sector de Puerto Concesion | 13 |
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| Carrer de l'Arquitecte Alfaro | 20 |
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| Carrer de Museros | 3 |
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| Carrer dels Boters | 13 |
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| Carrer del Crist del Grau | 13 |
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| Carrer de Francesc Baldomà | 9 |
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| Carrer de Sant Pasqual | 4 |
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| Plaça del Comte de Pestagua | 1 |
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| Carrer del Pare Porta | 12 |
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| Carrer de Joan Baptista Llovera | 12 |
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| Carrer del Bello | 18 |
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| Carrer d'Ernest Anastasio | 14 |
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| Carrer d'Isaac Peral | 9 |
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| Carrer de Méndez Núñez | 27 |
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| Carrer del Vaixell | 11 |
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| Barri de Sant Cristòfol | 11 |
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| Carrer de la Mare de Déu del Puig | 17 |
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| Carrer del Lliri | 17 |
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| Carrer de Vidal de Blanes | 18 |
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| Carrer del Riu Ulla | 4 |
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| Carrer del Peix | 4 |
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| Carrer de Sant Josep de la Vega | 14 |
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| Carrer del Consol | 14 |
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| Carrer d'Eivissa | 7 |
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| Plaça de Joan Antoni Benlliure | 11 |
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| Carrer de la Serradora | 2 |
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| Carrer de les Illes Canàries | 8 |
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| Carrer de Dionisio Roselló | 4 |
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| Carrer d'Escalante | 9 |
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| Plaça de les Hores | 2 |
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| Carrer de Francesc Cubells | 16 |
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| Carrer del Professor Vicente Llorens Castillo | 3 |
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| Lloc d'Ue Sector Cno Hondo Grao | 2 |
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| Plaça del Mercat Nou | 4 |
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| Carrer de les Drassanes | 6 |
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| Carrer del Doctor J J Domine | 10 |
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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 · 133 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 32 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 167 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 169 façades Some direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 20 façades Little direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 156 façades No direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 25 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.
Calculate my flat