Camariñas
Place in Galicia, Spain
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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).
Camariñas | |
|---|---|
Cabo Vilán, northwest of Camariñas | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Camariñas Location within Province of A Coruña  Camariñas Location within Galicia  Camariñas Location within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°7′48″N 9°11′6″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province | A Coruña |
| Comarca | Terra de Soneira |
| Partido judicial | Corcubión |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuel Valeriano Alonso de León |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.60 km2 (19.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,075 |
| • Density | 98.35/km2 (254.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
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 warm-summer Mediterranean climate (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; elevation: 50 m (160 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1994–present[2] | |||||||||||||
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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) |
20.3 (68.5) |
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) |
17.6 (63.7) |
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[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Demography
From: INE Archiv
Gallery
Fishing harbor, Camariñas
Bay of Camariñas
Museum of Bobbin Lace
Cliffs of Cabo Vilán
