How Does Your Façade Catch Sun and Wind?
Choose your façade's orientation and watch, in one panel, how the sun's rough position and Trabzon's coastal breeze move across it through the day — plus how eave shading shifts from season to season.
This is a conceptual illustration — it does not replace a real astronomical calculation or a sun/wind analysis specific to your plot. Wind data source:Trabzon Governorship, Geographic Features (Turkey).
How does façade orientation affect sun and wind?
The direct sunlight and prevailing wind a façade receives over the course of a day depend on which direction it faces and the time of day. In a coastal setting like Trabzon, these two also interact with the coastal breeze: during the day the sea breeze blows from the north (from the sea) toward land, while in the evening the land breeze blows from the south-southwest (from land) toward the sea.
The tool above evaluates the façade orientation you choose against both a sun compass and a wind compass at once, combining them into a single result sentence — and also shows, in section, how much shade the eave casts depending on the season.
The coastal breeze data
The wind-direction assumption is based on the description on the official geography page of the Trabzon Governorate (T.C. Trabzon Valiliği): "the breeze winds blowing from land and sea make the dominance of north and south winds felt"; near the coast, south/southwest winds are more influential. The tool simplifies this general tendency by tying it to the time of day (morning/midday/evening).
This is not a measurement specific to your plot, but a rough representation of a regional tendency — actual wind behavior can vary significantly depending on topography, neighboring structures, and microclimate.
Why eave shading changes with the season
The height of the midday sun in the sky changes with the season: at Trabzon's latitude (~41° North), the sun arrives at a steep angle of roughly 70° at the summer solstice, and a low angle of roughly 25° at the winter solstice. The same eave width blocks most of the almost-vertical summer light, while allowing the low-angle winter light to reach deep into the space.
This principle is the foundation of designing eaves/overhangs to provide cooling in summer and passive heating in winter; the values shown in section are rounded for conceptual illustration.
During massing optimization and façade design, MEEZ Mimarlık evaluates your plot's actual sun/wind behavior together with site observations and professional tools — going beyond a conceptual illustration to produce a solution tailored to your project.
Contact usFrequently Asked Questions
Which direction does the wind blow from in Trabzon?
Following coastal breeze logic, the daytime sea breeze blows from the north (from the sea) toward land, while the evening land breeze blows from the south-southwest (from land) toward the sea. This assumption is based on the description on the official geography page of the Trabzon Governorate; the tool ties this tendency to the time of day (morning/midday/evening).
Why does the same eave width cast different shade depending on the season?
The height of the midday sun in the sky changes with the season: at Trabzon's latitude (~41° North), the sun arrives at roughly a 70° angle at the summer solstice and roughly 25° at the winter solstice. The same eave width blocks most of the steep summer light, while letting the low-angle winter light reach deep into the space.
Is the wind/sun data in this tool exact for my plot?
No. This is not a measurement specific to your plot, but a rough representation of a regional tendency — actual wind and sun behavior can vary significantly depending on topography, neighboring structures, and microclimate.
How does this tool relate to the Window-to-Floor Ratio Calculator?
This tool shows how much sun and wind a façade receives based on orientation and time of day; the Window-to-Floor Ratio Calculator evaluates the size of the window on that façade. Used together, they give a more complete picture of a façade's natural lighting and climate performance.