Neighbourhood noise map
Monte Castelo, Colombo
Sossego Index 78 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 60 of the 76 neighbourhoods rated in Colombo. That is below the city average of 89.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 52 to 100. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rua das Orquídeas (main local road, 6 m), Rua do Tracuá (residential street, 39 m) and Rua das Hortências (residential street, 71 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is an unnamed airfield (small), 10.9 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 56 dB(A), index 78. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 47 dB(A), index 100. It is above the daytime NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A)) but within the night one (50 dB(A)).
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Vale das Flores703 m away86
- São Dimas718 m away100
- Vila Casa Branca750 m away79
- Vila Florestal Grajaú840 m away82
- Jardim das Violetas963 m away96
- Vila São Paulo1.6 km away97
How to read this index
The Sossego Index runs from 0 to 100 and is an estimate built from open data, not an on-site measurement. 100 means 48 dB(A) or less, the level of a calm residential area. 0 means 86 dB(A) or more, the level of a heavy traffic avenue. Each neighbourhood's value is the median of nine points around its centre.
Read the full methodologyOpenStreetMap data, computed on October 21, 2026.