Sunlight in Sant Francesc, street by street
Ciutat Vella district. We estimated 505 buildings and 908 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Sant Francesc, of the 139 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 71% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 20% get some and 9% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 89% | 11% | 0% |
| Middle floor | 71% | 20% | 9% |
| Top floor | 35% | 32% | 33% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Carrer de Xàtiva | 9 |
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| Carrer de la Sang | 9 |
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| Carrer d'Osca | 6 |
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| Carrer de les Barques | 13 |
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| Carrer de la Cultura | 3 |
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| Carrer del Pintor Sorolla | 17 |
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| Carrer de Colón | 19 |
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| Carrer Pinazo | 4 |
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| Carrer de Correus | 14 |
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| Carrer de la Universitat | 1 |
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| Plaça de l'Ajuntament | 28 |
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| Avinguda del Marqués de Sotelo | 12 |
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| Carrer de les Garrigues | 10 |
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| Carrer del Poeta Querol | 8 |
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| Carrer de Guillem de Castro | 3 |
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| Carrer de Sant Vicent Màrtir | 48 |
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| Carrer de la Soledat | 6 |
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| Plaça de Sant Agustí | 3 |
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| Carrer de Pascual i Genís | 26 |
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| Plaça de Rodrigo Botet | 6 |
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| Carrer de Quevedo | 17 |
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| Plaça d'Alfons el Magnànim | 12 |
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| Avinguda de l'Oest | 24 |
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| Plaça de Margarita Valldaura | 1 |
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| Carrer de Sant Pau | 5 |
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| Polígon de Russafa | 20 |
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| Carrer del Museu de la Seda | 1 |
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| Carrer de Virués | 4 |
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| Carrer de la Ribera | 19 |
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| Carrer de Pérez Pujol | 10 |
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| Plaça de Mariano Benlliure | 8 |
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| Carrer de l'Arquebisbe Mayoral | 14 |
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| Carrer del Convent de Sant Francesc | 10 |
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| Plaça dels Xiquets de Sant Vicent | 2 |
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| Carrer del Doctor Romagosa | 17 |
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| Carrer del Poeta Quintana | 6 |
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| Carrer de la Barcelonina | 8 |
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| Carrer del Marqués de Dosaigües | 3 |
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| Carrer de Cardona | 2 |
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| Carrer de Moratín | 16 |
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| Carrer de Padilla | 8 |
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| Carrer d'en Sanç | 11 |
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| Carrer de Roger de Llòria | 24 |
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| Carrer de Bonaire | 4 |
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| Carrer de Lluís Vives | 3 |
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| Carrer dels Transits | 8 |
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| Carrer del Bisbe | 11 |
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| Carrer del Portal de Sant Jordi | 4 |
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| Carrer de la Mare de Déu de Gràcia | 8 |
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| Carrer dels Ballesters | 8 |
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| Carrer de l'Ambaixador Vich | 7 |
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| Carrer del Músic Peydró | 15 |
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| Carrer de Requena | 2 |
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| Carrer del Gravador Selma | 4 |
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| Carrer de Vilaragut | 5 |
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| Carrer de Baldoví | 4 |
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| Carrer de Joan d'Àustria | 22 |
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| Carrer de l'Emperador | 6 |
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| Carrer de Zapata | 5 |
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| Carrer de Martínez Cubells | 10 |
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| Carrer de Valldaura | 5 |
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| Carrer de Pérez Bayer | 8 |
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| Carrer del Convent de Santa Clara | 14 |
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| Carrer de la Nau | 11 |
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| Carrer de Minyana | 12 |
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| Carrer de Barcelona | 9 |
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| Carrer de Mossén Femades | 11 |
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| Carrer de Vitòria | 8 |
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| Carrer de Sant Martí | 9 |
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| Carrer de les Ànimes | 8 |
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| Carrer de Santa Eulàlia | 5 |
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| Carrer d'Escolano | 4 |
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| Carrer de Cerdà de Tallada | 3 |
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| Carrer de Cotanda | 4 |
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| Carrer del Palau de Justícia | 1 |
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| Passatge de la Sang | 1 |
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| Carrer de Periodista Azzati | 9 |
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| Passatge de Ripalda | 1 |
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| Carrer de Salvà | 6 |
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| Carrer dels Forners | 4 |
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| Carrer de l'Hospital | 5 |
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| Carrer dels Adressadors | 7 |
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| Carrer del Mestre Clavé | 1 |
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| Carrer del Frare | 4 |
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| Carrer de les Monges de Santa Caterina | 6 |
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| Carrer dels Gascons | 4 |
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| Carrer de la Pau | 5 |
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| Carrer d'En Llop | 6 |
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| Carrer de Sagasta | 4 |
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| Carrer de l'Abadia de Sant Martí | 6 |
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| Carrer de Próixida | 4 |
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| Plaça de la Reina | 2 |
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| Carrer de la Redempció | 3 |
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| Carrer de Vidal | 4 |
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| Carrer de Santa Irene | 3 |
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| Carrer de l'Olivera | 3 |
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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: some direct sun in winter. Those facing north-east: no direct sun in winter.
- SWsouth-west · 67 façades Some direct sun in winter
- SEsouth-east · 99 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 152 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 153 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Ssouth · 144 façades Little direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 163 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 78 façades No direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 52 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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