200 new spaces in Barcelona will have shade to combat the heat: where will they be located?

L’Ajuntament de Barcelona will install between this year and 2027 about 200 shade systems to protect the city from high temperatures for the coming summer.

Mayor Jaume Collboni has announced a new phase of the Shade Program, an initiative under the Climate Plan that seeks to improve thermal comfort during the summer months.

In 2025, new shade systems will be installed in 66 children’s playgrounds, 15 school playgrounds and three large areas of the city: Plaça del Mar, Rambla del Carmel and the Sant Andreu Comtal station slab. To these spaces will be added 13 more squares by 2027.

In the children’s areas, once the awnings and trees have been installed, the city is expected to have more than 300 shaded playgrounds by 2027.

Currently, 62% of Barcelona’s public space has shaded areas. However, of the remaining 39%, approximately half require urgent interventions due to the intensive use of the spaces or the high solar radiation they receive, according to data from the city council.

The priority measure will be to plant trees whenever possible, as this is the healthiest and most sustainable option. In spaces where trees cannot be planted, fixed structures will be installed with solar panels -which provide shade and generate clean energy-, temporary structures such as awnings for the hottest months, or shading elements designed specifically for unique spaces, which will be defined by public tender.

To evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions, the temperature in some spaces will be monitored before and after the installation of the temporary shading elements.

With a budget of 13 million euros, the Shade Program complements other actions of the Climate Plan, such as climatic shelters or the air conditioning of schools.

Shaded playgrounds in Barcelona in 2025

Ajuntament de Barcelona will install shade in these playgrounds by the summer of 2025:

• Ciutat Vella
  • Josep Ma Folch i Torres Square
  • Plaça de Sant Miquel

• Eixample
  • Jardins de la Indústria
  • Laura Albèniz Gardens
  • Gardens of Ermessenda de Carcassona
  • Gardens of Rosa Deulofeu

• Sants-Montjuïc
  • Gardens of Mediterrània
  • Rambla Badal (Carrilet, Av.- Burgos)
  • Jardins de les Tres Xemeneies
  • Parc de Montjuïc (Gardens of Spring)
  • Gran Via C.C. – Radi- Ctra. Del Prat – Ildefons Cerdà, Pl.
  • Cal Sèbio Gardens 1
  • Jardins Cal Sèbio 2
  • Plaça Joan Pelegri
  • Jardins de Màlaga (Robrenyo) 1
  • Gardens of Màlaga (Robrenyo) 2
  • Rambla de Sants Gardens

• Les Corts
  • Plaça del Mirall de Pedralbes
  • Margarita Riviere Square
  • Melina Tower – Josep Sunyol i Garriga
  • Gardens of Can Bruixa
  • Sol de Baix Square Gardens

• Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
  • Gardens of Moragas
  • Elvira Farreras Valentí Gardens
  • Plaça Pep Ventura

• Gràcia
  • Gardens of Maria Baldó
  • Creueta del Coll
  • Menéndez y Pelayo Gardens
  • Plaça del Poble Gitano
  • Antoni Puigvert Gardens (Inside illa Sicília – Indústria)
  • John Lennon Square
  • Mestre Balcells Gardens

• Horta-Guinardó
  • Tenerife Street, 42
  • Parc de la Unitat
  • Ronda Guinardó – Sardenya
  • Gardens of Baix Guinardó 1
  • Jardins de Baix Guinardó 2
  • Avinguda Mare de Deu de Montserrat 89 – 103
  • Mas Revellat
  • Penyal Street, 20
  • Plaça Palestina
  • Estatut de Catalunya Av. – Can Marcet Av.

• Nou Barris
  • Plaça Virrei Amat
  • Parc de l’Aqüeducte
  • Guineueta, C.V. (Pg. Valldaura – Via Favència – Guineueta)
  • Plaça de Salvador Puig i Antich
  • Avinguda Vallbona

• Sant Andreu
  • Bonaventura Gisper – Pare Manyanet
  • Parc d’Antoni Santiburcio
  • Onze de Setembre – Virgili
  • Cinca – Valentí Iglesias
  • Tàrrega – Sèquia Madriguera – Costa Daurada – Sas 1
  • Tàrrega – Sèquia Madriguera – Costa Daurada – Sas 2

• Sant Martí
  • Plaça Can Robacols
  • Poblenou (Ciutat de Granada-Sancho d’Avila)
  • Trinxat – Indústria – Freser
  • València – Espronceda – Clot – Biscaia
  • Alaba – Doctor Trueta
  • Bilbao (Ramón Turró – Llull)
  • Plaça de la Infància
  • Parc lineal Gran Via (Gran Via 1196)
  • Plaça de la Palmera de Sant Martí
  • Parc lineal Gran Via (Extremadura – Rbla. Prim)
  • Parc de Carles I 1
  • Parc de Carles I 2
  • Parc del Camp de la Bota

Shaded schools in 2025 in Barcelona

• Ciutat Vella
  • Rubén Darío
  • Collaso i Gil

• Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
  • Costa i Llobera
  • Nabí
  • Orlandai

• Gràcia
  • Josep Maria de Sagarra
  • Sagrada Família
  • Teixidores de Gràcia

• Horta-Guinardó
  • Torrent d’en Melis
  • Parc del Guinardó

• Nou Barris
  • El Turó

• Sants-Montjuïc
  • El Polvorí

• Sant Andreu
  • Emili Juncadella
  • Segre

• Sant Martí
  • Antoni Balmanya

Shaded squares in Barcelona in 2026

With an average of 500^m2 per surface area, shade will be installed in these public spaces in Barcelona by summer 2026:

• Ciutat Vella
  • Plaça del Poeta Boscà

• Eixample
  • Plaça André Malraux
  • Jardins Duran i Reynalds (H. Clínic)

• Sants-Montjuïc
  • Carrer del Foc (Skatepark)

• Les Corts
  • Plaça de les Ceràmiques Vicenç

• Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
  • Plaça Lesseps

• Gràcia
  • Plaça Joanic
  • Plaça de la Sedeta

• Horta-Guinardó
  • Ronda Guinardó (H. Sant Pau)

• Nou Barris
  • Aqüeducte Park
  • Plaça Àngel Pestanya

• Sant Andreu
  • Plaça del Canòdrom

• Sant Martí
  • Plaça 25N (Metro La Pau)