Sunlight in Mercat, street by street
Ciutat Vella district. We estimated 511 buildings and 854 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Mercat, of the 147 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 67% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 23% get some and 10% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 87% | 11% | 2% |
| Middle floor | 67% | 23% | 10% |
| Top floor | 39% | 29% | 32% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Carrer de la Beata | 4 |
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| Carrer de la Llotja | 3 |
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| Plaça Redona | 11 |
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| Plaça del Mercat | 32 |
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| Carrer de Llutxent | 3 |
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| Plaça de la Comunió de Sant Joan | 2 |
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| Carrer dels Cordellats | 3 |
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| Carrer de la Carda | 8 |
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| Plaça del Doctor Collado | 8 |
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| Carrer de la Boatella | 3 |
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| Carrer de Vinatea | 1 |
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| Plaça de la Ciutat de Bruges | 6 |
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| Carrer dels Mallorquins | 6 |
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| Carrer de Sant Vicent Màrtir | 18 |
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| Carrer de les Monges | 7 |
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| Carrer de Sant Antoni | 4 |
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| Plaça del Forn de Sant Nicolau | 4 |
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| Avinguda de l'Oest | 10 |
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| Carrer d'Ercilla | 19 |
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| Carrer de l'Abadia de Sant Nicolau | 1 |
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| Plaça del Marqués de Busianos | 5 |
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| Plaça de Sant Nicolau | 2 |
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| Carrer de la Puríssima | 6 |
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| Carrer de la Bosseria | 25 |
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| Plaça de la Mercé | 5 |
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| Carrer del Sagrari de la Companyia | 3 |
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| Carrer del Moro Zeid | 9 |
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| Carrer del Mestre Clavé | 6 |
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| Plaça de l'Espart | 6 |
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| Carrer del Rei en Jaume | 7 |
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| Carrer de l'Editor Manuel Aguilar | 6 |
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| Carrer de l'Estamenyeria Vella | 5 |
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| Plaça de Joan de Vila-rasa | 10 |
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| Carrer dels Abaixadors | 4 |
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| Avinguda de Maria Cristina | 12 |
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| Plaça de la Companyia | 3 |
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| Plaça dels Porxets | 7 |
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| Carrer dels Assaonadors | 6 |
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| Carrer de la Sabateria dels Xiquets | 3 |
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| Carrer dels Burguerins | 10 |
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| Plaça del Tossal | 7 |
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| Carrer de Belluga | 3 |
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| Carrer Vell de la Palla | 2 |
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| Carrer d'en Gil | 13 |
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| Carrer d'En Bou | 12 |
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| Carrer d'En Colom | 5 |
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| Carrer de Martín Mengod | 8 |
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| Carrer d'En Gall | 3 |
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| Carrer del Trench | 20 |
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| Carrer de Vallanca | 2 |
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| Carrer de Liñán | 7 |
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| Carrer de Generoso Hernández | 4 |
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| Carrer dels Adressadors | 8 |
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| Carrer Santa Teresa | 5 |
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| Carrer dels Drets | 28 |
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| Carrer dels Flassaders | 5 |
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| Carrer del Músic Peydró | 24 |
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| Carrer de Maldonado | 3 |
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| Carrer de les Carabasses | 19 |
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| Carrer dels Ramillets | 7 |
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| Carrer de la Madrina | 4 |
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| Carrer de les Danses | 10 |
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| Carrer de Valeriola | 8 |
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| Carrer de la Taula de Canvis | 3 |
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| Carrer de Jofrens | 7 |
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| Carrer de les Mantes | 6 |
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| Carrer dels Aluders | 11 |
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| Carrer Estret de la Companyia | 2 |
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| Carrer d'en Pina | 9 |
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| Carrer d'Eixarchs | 14 |
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| Carrer de la Conquesta | 8 |
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| Carrer dels Sedassers | 3 |
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| Carrer del Poeta Llombart | 8 |
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| Carrer del Peu de la Creu | 11 |
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| Carrer de Sant Ferran | 16 |
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| Carrer de Pere Compte , Mestre en el Noble Art Pedra | 2 |
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| Carrer de la Sénia | 10 |
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| Carrer del Gegant | 3 |
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| Carrer de la Llanterna | 22 |
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| Carrer Manyans | 17 |
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| Plaça de Lope de Vega | 4 |
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| Carrer Numancia | 6 |
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| Carrer dels Canvis | 6 |
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| Carrer de la Peixateria | 4 |
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| Carrer de Calderers | 2 |
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| Carrer de l'Abat | 6 |
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| Carrer del Síndic | 2 |
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| Carrer de Rumbau | 10 |
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| Carrer de l'Om | 2 |
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| Carrer de Palafox | 6 |
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| Carrer del Pòpul | 1 |
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| Carrer d'Escolano | 4 |
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| Carrer de l'Hedra | 3 |
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| Carrer dels Caixers | 2 |
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| Carrer de Blanes | 4 |
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| Carrer de Quart | 5 |
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| Carrer de Sampedor | 3 |
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| Carrer dels Cavallers | 5 |
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| Plaça de Santa Catalina | 5 |
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| Carrer de Betlem | 4 |
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| Carrer de la Sombreria | 6 |
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| Carrer dels Cadirers | 6 |
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| Carrer de la Corretgeria | 2 |
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| Carrer del Repés | 6 |
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| Plaça de Porxets | 1 |
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| Carrer de les Reixes | 6 |
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| Carrer de Ribalta | 5 |
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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-east 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.
- SEsouth-east · 71 façades Some direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 102 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Ssouth · 121 façades Little direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 136 façades Little direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 135 façades Little direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 148 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 73 façades No direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 68 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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