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Güímar - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 28°18′54″N 16°24′36″W / 28.31500°N 16.41000°W

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Güímar
Municipality
Pyramids of Güímar
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location in Tenerife
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Coordinates: 28°18′54″N 16°24′36″W / 28.31500°N 16.41000°W / 28.31500; -16.41000
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Tenerife
Island	Tenerife
Government
• Mayor	Carmen Luisa Castro Dorta (PP)
Area
• Total	102.9 km² (39.7 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	289 m (948 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	19,739
• Density	190/km² (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1))
Postal code	38500
Area code	+34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife)
Climate	BWh
Website	www.guimar.es

Güímar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈgwimaɾ]) is the name of a municipality, town and valley in the eastern part of the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). The municipality extends for 102.9 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic, and borders the municipalities of La Orotava, Arafo and Fasnia. Its estimated population is 18,589 (2013). The TF-1 motorway passes through the municipality.

The municipality is famous for its pyramids. It is also the location of the barranco de Badajoz. A portion of its volcanic landscape has been set aside as the Nature reserve of Malpaís of Güímar, its highest point being Montaña Grande.

Name

The name comes from Guanche and is thought to mean 'angle, corner, nook'.^[2]

History

The first population centre of Güímar originated in the sixteenth century in the neighbourhood of San Juan - also called Güímar de Arriba - near the springs of the Agua and Chamoco ravines. The first buildings were linked to the sugar mill started up by the brothers Juan Felipe and Blasino Piombino or Romano.

Climate

Güímar is located in the eastern part of Tenerife, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of the town. The Canary Current passes through this sea area, resulting in Güímar having a mild desert climate all year round. Güímar has a mild desert climate (Köppen: BWh; Trewartha: BWal) with an annual precipitation of only 149.9 millimetres (5.90 in) and no more than 29 days of precipitation. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from 17.0 °C (62.6 °F) in February to 24.0 °C (75.2 °F) in August. High temperature days above 30 °C (86 °F) are usually uncommon, but due to the close proximity to the Sahara Desert, a hot wind called Sharqi, making the place The temperature quickly exceeded 30 °C (86 °F) and even reached temperatures above 35 °C (95 °F) or even higher. The extreme temperatures throughout the year ranged from 9.4 °C (48.9 °F) on 17 March 2015 to 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) on 28 July 2017.

In September 2022, the entire Canary Islands, including Tenerife, experienced the heaviest rainfall since AEMET meteorological observations began.^[3] Güímar experienced three consecutive days of heavy rain, with the largest single-day rainfall in history of 113.8 millimetres (4.48 in) being measured on 25 September 2022. The total rainfall for the whole of September 2022 reached 268.0 millimetres (10.55 in), making it the month with the most rainfall in Güímar since meteorological observations began.

Climate data for Güímar WMO ID: 60018; Climate ID: C439J; coordinates 28°19′06″N 16°22′56″W / 28.31833°N 16.38222°W / 28.31833; -16.38222; elevation: 115 m (377 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2014–present^[4]
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.2 (81.0)	28.6 (83.5)	33.1 (91.6)	33.2 (91.8)	35.9 (96.6)	36.1 (97.0)	38.5 (101.3)	37.9 (100.2)	33.1 (91.6)	38.1 (100.6)	32.5 (90.5)	27.4 (81.3)	38.5 (101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.6 (69.1)	20.8 (69.4)	21.3 (70.3)	22.4 (72.3)	23.9 (75.0)	25.5 (77.9)	27.6 (81.7)	27.9 (82.2)	26.9 (80.4)	26.0 (78.8)	23.6 (74.5)	21.8 (71.2)	24.0 (75.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	17.0 (62.6)	17.4 (63.3)	18.2 (64.8)	19.7 (67.5)	21.4 (70.5)	23.3 (73.9)	24.0 (75.2)	23.3 (73.9)	22.1 (71.8)	20.1 (68.2)	18.1 (64.6)	20.1 (68.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.4 (56.1)	13.1 (55.6)	13.5 (56.3)	14.0 (57.2)	15.4 (59.7)	17.3 (63.1)	19.0 (66.2)	20.0 (68.0)	19.6 (67.3)	18.2 (64.8)	16.6 (61.9)	14.4 (57.9)	16.2 (61.2)
Record low °C (°F)	9.7 (49.5)	9.5 (49.1)	9.4 (48.9)	11.0 (51.8)	12.0 (53.6)	13.0 (55.4)	15.8 (60.4)	16.2 (61.2)	16.2 (61.2)	14.6 (58.3)	12.4 (54.3)	10.1 (50.2)	9.4 (48.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	8.7 (0.34)	24.7 (0.97)	17.7 (0.70)	3.4 (0.13)	5.6 (0.22)	0.3 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	9.5 (0.37)	2.5 (0.10)	40.3 (1.59)	25.8 (1.02)	11.2 (0.44)	149.9 (5.90)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.71	2.86	2.86	1.83	1.43	0.29	0.14	1.14	1.86	5.00	6.33	2.29	28.74
Average relative humidity (%)	61	59	64	65	64	64	62	64	69	69	67	63	64
Source: State Meteorological Agency/AEMET OpenData^[5]^[6]

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Álvarez Delgado, Juan (1985). "La división de la isla de Tenerife en nueve reinos". Anuario de estudios atlánticos (31). ISSN 0570-4065.
^ "One dead after heavy rains hit Canary Islands and Spanish mainland". Euronews. 2022-09-26. Archived from the original on 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
^ "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 2024-11-12. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "AEMET OpeenData". Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia. Retrieved 2024-11-13.

External links

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Places adjacent to Güímar

Arafo

La Orotava

Güímar

Atlantic Ocean

Fasnia

v t e Municipalities in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tenerife	Adeje Arafo Arico Arona Buenavista del Norte Candelaria Fasnia Garachico Granadilla de Abona La Guancha Guía de Isora Güímar Icod de los Vinos La Matanza de Acentejo La Orotava Puerto de la Cruz Los Realejos El Rosario San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Juan de la Rambla San Miguel de Abona Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Úrsula Santiago del Teide El Sauzal Los Silos El Tanque Tacoronte Tegueste La Victoria de Acentejo Vilaflor
La Palma	Barlovento Breña Alta Breña Baja El Paso Fuencaliente de La Palma Garafía Los Llanos de Aridane Puntagorda Puntallana San Andrés y Sauces Santa Cruz de la Palma Tazacorte Tijarafe Villa de Mazo
La Gomera	Agulo Alajeró Hermigua San Sebastián de la Gomera Valle Gran Rey Vallehermoso
El Hierro	La Frontera El Pinar de El Hierro Valverde

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