Sunlight in Vara de Quart, street by street
Patraix district. We estimated 197 buildings and 387 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Vara de Quart, of the 50 sides of the street and streets measured, on a middle floor 28% get little or no direct sun on 21 December, 34% get some and 38% get plenty or lots.
| Floor | Little or no sun | Some sun | Plenty or lots of sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| First floor | 38% | 36% | 26% |
| Middle floor | 28% | 34% | 38% |
| Top floor | 28% | 14% | 58% |
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor |
|---|---|---|
| Carrer dels Escudillers | 1 |
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| Carrer dels Velluters | 6 |
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| Carrer dels Traginers | 14 |
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| Carrer dels Llanterners | 5 |
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| Carrer dels Gremis | 14 |
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| Carrer dels Pedrapiquers | 10 |
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| Carrer Fogainers | 11 |
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| Avinguda de les Tres Creus | 16 |
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| Carrer de l'Arxiduc Carles | 19 |
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| Carrer EP Sector dels Gremis B | 3 |
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| Camí de l'Alqueria de la Morera | 3 |
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| Plaça de Num 60 Res Urb | 7 |
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| Carrer Hostalers | 2 |
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| Carrer del Doctor Pérez Feliu | 9 |
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| Carrer de Josep Sanchis (Dibuixant) | 3 |
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| Carrer de Fra Juníper Serra | 27 |
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| Carrer del Periodista Roberto Castrovido | 3 |
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| Carrer d'Emili Lluch | 10 |
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| Carrer dels Seders | 2 |
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| Carrer de Torrent | 26 |
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| Carrer de la Mare de Déu de la Cabeça | 15 |
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| Carrer de José María Mortes Lerma | 23 |
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| Carrer de Picanya | 3 |
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| Carrer de la Puebla de Valverde | 4 |
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| Carrer del Ceramista Ros | 16 |
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| Carrer de Fontanars dels Alforins | 3 |
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| Carrer dels Coeters | 5 |
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| Carrer dels Peraires | 3 |
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| Carrer de la Segona República Espanyola | 3 |
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| Carrer de la Creu Roja | 1 |
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| Carrer Argenters | 4 |
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| Carrer dels Ferrers | 5 |
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| Carrer dels Fusters | 4 |
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| Carrer EP dels Gremis 2 | 1 |
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| Carrer de Leopoldo Piles Ros | 2 |
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| Plaça de Num 61 Res Urb | 1 |
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| Carrer de Tres Forques | 29 |
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| Plaça de Num 62 Res Urb | 1 |
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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: lots of direct sun in winter. Those facing north-west: no direct sun in winter.
- SEsouth-east · 42 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- SWsouth-west · 46 façades Lots of direct sun in winter
- Wwest · 56 façades Plenty of direct sun in winter
- Ssouth · 40 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Eeast · 51 façades Some direct sun in winter
- NEnorth-east · 52 façades Some direct sun in winter
- Nnorth · 60 façades No direct sun in winter
- NWnorth-west · 40 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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