Noise in Mouraria
Lisbon · modelled noise guide
Mouraria averages around 62 dB(A) over the day-evening-night cycle in our model, which reads as noisy. Nights average around 52 dB(A). Dense, multicultural hillside next to Martim Moniz. The sheltered inner alleys are far calmer than the busy avenues that ring the hill.
81% of sound energy
Across 13 sampled spots the average ranges from 50 to 72 dB(A): a wide spread, so the right street matters more than the average. The loudest hour is typically around 18:00 and the calmest around 03:00.
Questions people ask
- How noisy is Mouraria?
- Our model puts Mouraria at around 62 dB(A) as a day-evening-night average, which reads as noisy. Levels range from about 50 to 72 dB(A) between its quietest and loudest streets.
- Is Mouraria quiet at night?
- Modelled night levels average around 52 dB(A), calm, like a quiet residential street. The quietest hour is typically around 03:00.
- What is the main noise source in Mouraria?
- Road traffic dominates, carrying about 81% of the modelled sound energy, followed by nightlife and crowds.
- When is Mouraria loudest?
- The loudest hour is typically around 18:00, the calmest around 03:00.
Nearby areas
What helps against the noise
Cheap fixes first (earplugs, masking sound), structural ones second (acoustic glazing takes 5 to 10 dB off the room behind it). Our short, independent picks:
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How these numbers are made. Urbient models noise from OpenStreetMap geometry: roads, rail and pedestrian streets as line sources with per-street traffic adjustments, venues as point sources, aircraft corridors calibrated against the official 2021 strategic noise map, and shielding from 466,000 building footprints. The figures here average 13 sample points spread over the area; any single address can sit well above or below them. This is a modelled estimate and never a certified measurement under DL 9/2007. Official maps: CML and APA.