Camariñas
Camariñas is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Soneira. An important fishing center, it is renowned all over Spain by the bobbin lace work of its women (the palilleiras).
To the northwest are the impressive cliffs of Cape Vilan (Cabo Vilán "Cape Villain", due to bad currents and many wrecks), a protected natural site.
Geography and climate
Camariñas has a mediterranean climate with cool summers (Köppen: Csb; Trewartha: Csll). Being located at the northwestern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, the climate is greatly modulated by the Atlantic Ocean.
| Climate data for Camariñas (Cabo Vilán) WMO ID: 08006; Climate ID: 1393; coordinates 43°09′38″N 09°12′39″W / 43.16056°N 9.21083°W; elevation: 50 m (160 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1994–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 152.2 (5.99) |
79.2 (3.12) |
68.8 (2.71) |
87.2 (3.43) |
76.5 (3.01) |
43.5 (1.71) |
24.7 (0.97) |
35.0 (1.38) |
63.4 (2.50) |
127.4 (5.02) |
149.8 (5.90) |
132.4 (5.21) |
1,040.1 (40.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 19.25 | 14.25 | 12.56 | 14.69 | 14.33 | 11.16 | 9.06 | 10.63 | 12.50 | 17.46 | 19.80 | 19.69 | 175.37 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| Source: State Meteorological Agency/AEMET OpenData | |||||||||||||
Demography
From: INE Archiv
Gallery
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Fishing harbor, Camariñas -
Bay of Camariñas -
Museum of Bobbin Lace -
Cliffs of Cabo Vilán
See also
List of municipalities in A Coruña
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Weather station data". opendata.aemet.es (in Spanish). AEMET OpenData. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Extremes". opendata.aemet.es (in Spanish). AEMET OpenData. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "AEMET OpeenData". Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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