Valverde, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Valverde | ||
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Postal code E-38900 |
Valverde (
Pastureland and smallholdings dominate the central plateau area with
is prominent, with several cinder cones and areas of lava flow to be seen.Historical population
Year | Population |
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2001 | 4,227 |
2002 | 4,643 |
2003 | 4,727 |
2013 | 5,048 |
Climate
The city has a tropical desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with mild temperatures year round.[3] Winters are mild and warm with a January mean of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F). Temperatures rarely go below 10 °C (50.0 °F) with the record low being 8.0 °C (46.4 °F) on January 16, 1981.[4] Frosts are non-existent.[5] Most of the precipitation falls during the winter months. Summers are warm with the warmest month, September averaging 24.1 °C (75.4 °F), indicating a seasonal lag. Precipitation is scarce during this time, averaging 0 millimetres (0 in) to 2 millimetres (0 in). Owing to its proximity to the sea, extreme temperatures are rare with the highest temperature recorded being 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) on October 16, 1983.[4]
Valverde is at an altitude of 571 metres above sea level, while El Hierro airport is just 32 metres above sea level. The difference in altitude can have a significant effect on the weather.
Climate data for Hierro Airport | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) |
29 (1.1) |
20 (0.8) |
14 (0.6) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
12 (0.5) |
26 (1.0) |
33 (1.3) |
170 (6.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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74 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 75 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140 | 158 | 184 | 197 | 233 | 229 | 210 | 234 | 210 | 189 | 157 | 143 | 2,339 |
Source 1: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (normals 1971-2010) [5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (extremes only 1973-present) [4] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "SUPERFICIE, PERÍMETRO Y ALTITUD DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE CANARIAS" (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- . Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Valores extremos. Hierro Aeropuerto" (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ a b "Valores climatológicos normales. Hierro Aeropuerto" (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. Retrieved January 14, 2013.