What it is
Wind Rose / Polar Bar arrays category bars around 360° instead of along a baseline. Built for directional data (wind, time-of-day, compass) but useful anywhere magnitude has a natural angular axis.
What it does
Polar bars at angles per category with bar length = magnitude, optional stacked segments, tooltip, theme color.
Why use it
Directional data on a linear axis loses its meaning; polar layout preserves it.
Three ways teams use it
Climate
Wind speed and direction.
Travel
Inbound passenger by origin compass bearing.
Marketing
Engagement by hour-of-day around the clock.
Add it in 30 seconds
- Open your Data Studio report and click Add a chart → Community visualizations → Explore more.
- Paste the Viz Studio manifest URL or pick this chart from the Viz Studio gallery card.
- Bind the dimensions and metrics in the data panel. Done.
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