Neighbourhood noise map
Centro Histórico, São José
Sossego Index 70 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 25 of the 38 neighbourhoods rated in São José. That is below the city average of 74.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 61 to 89. Noise is similar across the whole area.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rua Coletor Irineu Comelli (collector road, 29 m), Rodovia Governador Mário Covas (motorway, 796 m) and Rua Ana Orlandina Maciel (residential street, 25 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroclube de Santa Catarina (small), 4 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 59 dB(A), index 70. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 52 dB(A), index 89. It is above the NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night) in both periods.
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Fazenda Santo Antônio1.1 km away79
- Praia Comprida1.2 km away50
- Picadas do Sul1.5 km away57
- Flor de Nápolis1.6 km away82
- Distrito Industrial1.8 km away50
- São Luiz2 km away80
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.