Sunlight in Russafa, street by street
l'Eixample district. We estimated 1,197 buildings and 1,686 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Russafa, of the 108 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 49% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 38% get some and 13% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 82% | 16% | 2% |
| Middle floor | 49% | 38% | 13% |
| Top floor | 29% | 29% | 42% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Gran Via de les Germanies | 39 |
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| Carrer de les Filipines | 18 |
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| Carrer de Puerto Rico | 51 |
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| Avinguda de Peris i Valero | 58 |
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| Carrer de la Reina Na Maria | 8 |
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| Plaça de Manuel Granero | 17 |
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| Carrer de Russafa | 41 |
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| Carrer dels Centelles | 57 |
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| Carrer del Consolat del Mar | 5 |
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| Carrer de Maties Perelló | 59 |
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| Plaça de Peris | 2 |
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| Carrer de Pere III el Gran | 33 |
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| Plaça del Doctor Landete | 9 |
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| Carrer de Dénia | 78 |
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| Carrer de Gibraltar | 8 |
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| Carrer del Mestre Aguilar | 27 |
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| Carrer dels Sornells | 12 |
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| Carrer de Sueca | 81 |
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| Carrer de Cuba | 75 |
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| Carrer de Sevilla | 28 |
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| Carrer d'Alacant | 15 |
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| Carrer de Buenos Aires | 39 |
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| Carrer del Pintor Salvador Abril | 56 |
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| Carrer d'Alcoi | 11 |
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| Carrer d'Alexandre VI | 10 |
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| Carrer del Pintor Gisbert | 23 |
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| Carrer del Pare Perera | 4 |
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| Carrer de Lluís de Santàngel | 27 |
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| Carrer del Literat Azorín | 46 |
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| Carrer del Duc de Calàbria | 21 |
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| Carrer de Cadis | 79 |
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| Carrer de Romeu de Corbera | 15 |
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| Carrer del Mestre Josep Serrano | 11 |
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| Plaça del Baró de Cortés | 17 |
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| Carrer dels Tomasos | 17 |
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| Plaça Manuel Sanchis Guarner | 3 |
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| Carrer del Doctor Sumsi | 43 |
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| Carrer de Donoso Cortés | 9 |
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| Passatge del Doctor Serra | 13 |
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| Carrer del Clero | 16 |
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| Carrer dels Vivons | 20 |
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| Carrer del Cap Jubi | 7 |
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| Carrer de Carles Cervera | 33 |
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| Carrer de Juan de Dios Montañés | 4 |
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| Carrer de García | 1 |
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| Carrer de Sant Valero | 11 |
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| Carrer del General Prim | 12 |
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| Carrer del Mossén Femenia | 20 |
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| Carrer de Castelló | 17 |
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| Carrer de Francesc Sempere | 10 |
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| Carrer de Sogorb | 11 |
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| Carrer del Músic Padilla | 3 |
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| Carrer de Canals | 10 |
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| Carrer del Doctor Serrano | 22 |
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| Carrer d'Argenteries | 1 |
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| Carrer del General San Martín | 15 |
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| Carrer de l'Arquebisbe Melo | 9 |
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| Carrer del Poeta Al-Russafi | 3 |
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| Carrer del Doctor Domagk | 1 |
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| Carrer de Xàtiva | 3 |
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| Avinguda del Regne de València | 37 |
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| Carrer de Xella | 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 get the most sun on 21 December on a middle floor: plenty of direct sun in winter. Those facing north: no direct sun in winter.
- Ssouth · 127 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 280 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 305 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 133 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 120 façades Some direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 302 façades Little direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 270 façades No direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 149 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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