Wind Rose: How to Choose an Apartment with the Ideal Microclimate and Comfort
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Andrei Balinsky
Founder of Balinsky
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Choosing an apartment with a terrace? Want it to feel fresh inside, not stuffy?
Then you need a wind rose β itβs like a compass, but not for navigation, for comfort.ββββββ ββββ βββββ β βββββββ ββββ β ββββ βββ ββββ β ββ ββ βββ βββββββββββββ βββββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββ β βββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββββββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ β ββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ β βββ ββββββββ β ββ ββββ ββ
A wind rose is a diagram that shows:
βοΈ where the wind most often comes from
βοΈ how strong and how frequent it isββββββ ββββ βββββ β βββββββ ββββ β ββββ βββ ββββ β ββ ββ βββ βββββββββββββ βββββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββ β βββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββββββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ β ββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ β βββ ββββββββ β ββ ββββ ββ
Why does this matter?
β Natural ventilation if the windows face the wind
β Comfort on the balcony β no strong drafts and no βsteam roomβ effect
β Less dust, noise, and odors from roads or construction sites
β Savings on air conditioning
β Less dampness, lower risk of moldββββββ ββββ βββββ β βββββββ ββββ β ββββ βββ ββββ β ββ ββ βββ βββββββββββββ βββββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββ β βββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββββββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ β ββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ β βββ ββββββββ β ββ ββββ ββ
For an investor, this means:
β More comfort = higher rental demand
β Fewer complaints from tenants
β Long-term resilience of the propertyββββββ ββββ βββββ β βββββββ ββββ β ββββ βββ ββββ β ββ ββ βββ βββββββββββββ βββββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββ β βββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββββββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ β ββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ β βββ ββββββββ β ββ ββββ ββ
βΈ»ββββββ ββββ βββββ β βββββββ ββββ β ββββ βββ ββββ β ββ ββ βββ βββββββββββββ βββββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββ β βββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββββββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ β ββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ β βββ ββββββββ β ββ ββββ ββ
How to check the wind rose for your area on Windfinder:
1. Go to the website: https://www.windfinder.com
2. At the top, in the search bar, enter the location you need β for example:
Canggu, Uluwatu, Nusa Dua, Sanur, Ubud
3. Select the location from the dropdown list β the forecast page will open
4. Scroll down to the βWind statisticsβ section
5. There you will see the wind rose β a circular chart of wind directions
6. You can switch between months to see seasonal changesββββββ ββββ βββββ β βββββββ ββββ β ββββ βββ ββββ β ββ ββ βββ βββββββββββββ βββββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββ β βββ β ββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββββββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ β ββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ β βββ ββββββββ β ββ ββββ ββ