Calamocha

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Calamocha
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Coordinates: 40°55′2″N1°18′0″W / 40.91722°N 1.30000°W / 40.91722; -1.30000
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
Province Teruel
Comarca Jiloca Comarca
Government
   Mayor Manuel Rando López
(PSOE de Aragón) (2015–2019)
Area
  Total
316.63 km2 (122.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total
4,319
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Demonym Calamochino
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Calamocha is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. In 2015 the municipality had a population of 4,417 inhabitants.

Contents

Calamocha is the administrative centre of the Aragonese comarca of Jiloca. On January 12, 2021, a minimum temperature of −21.3 °C (−6.3 °F) was registered in a close village called Fuentes Claras. [2]

Villages

As well as the town of Calamocha itself, the following villages and hamlets form part of the municipality:

Climate

Calamocha has a transitional climate between the oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), the humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and the cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Rainfall throughout the year is generally scarce, with a peak in precipitation in the spring months, while winter is the driest season. Winters are cool, with minimum temperatures often below −5 °C (23 °F). Summers are warm, but days can be hot, often above 30 °C (86 °F), altough the nights remain relatively cool. [3]

Climate data for Calamocha (1992–2020), extremes (1992-present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)21.3
(70.3)
23.0
(73.4)
28.0
(82.4)
32.1
(89.8)
35.8
(96.4)
39.5
(103.1)
39.0
(102.2)
39.9
(103.8)
37.3
(99.1)
32.8
(91.0)
25.2
(77.4)
20.3
(68.5)
39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)9.7
(49.5)
11.6
(52.9)
15.1
(59.2)
17.2
(63.0)
21.6
(70.9)
27.0
(80.6)
30.7
(87.3)
30.5
(86.9)
24.9
(76.8)
19.6
(67.3)
13.2
(55.8)
10.2
(50.4)
19.3
(66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)4.0
(39.2)
5.1
(41.2)
7.9
(46.2)
10.1
(50.2)
14.2
(57.6)
18.8
(65.8)
21.8
(71.2)
21.9
(71.4)
17.1
(62.8)
12.8
(55.0)
7.4
(45.3)
4.5
(40.1)
12.1
(53.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−1.7
(28.9)
−1.4
(29.5)
0.6
(33.1)
2.9
(37.2)
6.8
(44.2)
10.6
(51.1)
12.9
(55.2)
13.3
(55.9)
9.3
(48.7)
6.0
(42.8)
1.5
(34.7)
−1.2
(29.8)
5.0
(40.9)
Record low °C (°F)−21.3
(−6.3)
−13.0
(8.6)
−8.1
(17.4)
−8.0
(17.6)
−3.8
(25.2)
0.9
(33.6)
1.6
(34.9)
2.0
(35.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
−4.3
(24.3)
−10.0
(14.0)
−20.0
(−4.0)
−21.3
(−6.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)22
(0.9)
18
(0.7)
27
(1.1)
46
(1.8)
57
(2.2)
45
(1.8)
23
(0.9)
28
(1.1)
29
(1.1)
38
(1.5)
35
(1.4)
22
(0.9)
390
(15.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)5.04.55.47.48.15.93.23.84.45.96.14.864.5
Average snowy days2.63.32.00.8000000.21.11.311.3
Average relative humidity (%)75686261585247516169757763
Mean monthly sunshine hours 1401612142132482853293012371891381302,585
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia [4]

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "España sufre su día más gélido en los últimos 20 años, con ocho capitales a 10º bajo cero" [Spain suffers its coldest day in the last 20 years, with eight capitals at 10º below zero] (in Spanish). El País. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Valores Climatologicos normales". AEMET. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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