Huércal-Overa
Place in Andalusia, Spain
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Huércal-Overa is a town and a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, located near the border with the province of Murcia. It is the largest municipality in the comarca of Levante Almeriense. The population of Huércal-Overa in 2018 was 18,816. Huércal-Overa is situated in the Valley of Almanzora and has a primarily agriculturally-driven economy. It celebrates its yearly fair on the 3rd weekend of October.
Huércal-Overa, Spain | |
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| Coordinates: 37°23′N 1°56′W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Andalusia |
| Municipality | Almería |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diego Fernandez (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 318 km2 (123 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 20,860 |
| • Density | 65.6/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 15,763 | — |
| 1999 | 13,870 | −12.0% |
| 2000 | 13,999 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 14,293 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 14,672 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 15,059 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 15,540 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 16,156 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 16,170 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16,360 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16,834 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 17,645 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 18,278 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 18,580 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18,686 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 18,925 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 18,374 | −2.9% |
| 2015 | 18,530 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18,589 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18,649 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 18,816 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 19,127 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 19,432 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19,744 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 20,093 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 20,425 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 20,609 | +0.9% |
| Source: . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 854. and INE (Spain) | ||
Climate
Huércal-Overa has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWk) closely bordering on a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh) with mild, moderately dry winters and hot, dry summers. As well as several regions of the province of Almería, Huércal-Overa has very low annual rainfall, often below 250 millimetres (9.8 in) with most precipitation occurring during the autumn.[2]
| Climate data for Huércal-Overa (2005–2024), extremes (2001-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
44.0 (111.2) |
42.6 (108.7) |
39.4 (102.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.7 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.8 (64.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.9 (53.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.5 (1.16) |
9.8 (0.39) |
28.9 (1.14) |
26.0 (1.02) |
16.4 (0.65) |
6.7 (0.26) |
3.3 (0.13) |
6.8 (0.27) |
48.7 (1.92) |
14.6 (0.57) |
23.8 (0.94) |
19.7 (0.78) |
234.2 (9.23) |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia[3] | |||||||||||||
