Calamocha
Municipality in Aragon, Spain
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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.
Calamocha | |
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| Coordinates: 40°55′2″N 1°18′0″W | |
| 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 (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,655 |
| • Density | 14.70/km2 (38.08/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Calamochino |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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:
- Collados
- Cuencabuena
- Cutanda
- Lechago
- Luco de Jiloca
- Navarrete del Río
- Nueros
- Olalla
- El Poyo del Cid
- Valverde
- Villarejo de los Olmos
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 cold, with minimum temperatures often below −5 °C (23 °F). Summers are warm, but days can be hot, often above 30 °C (86 °F), although the nights remain relatively cool.[3]
| Climate data for Calamocha (1992–2020), extremes (1992-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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) | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 64.5 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140 | 161 | 214 | 213 | 248 | 285 | 329 | 301 | 237 | 189 | 138 | 130 | 2,585 |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia[4] | |||||||||||||
