Navacerrada Pass
Mountain pass in Spain
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The Navacerrada Pass (Spanish: Puerto de Navacerrada [ˈpweɾto ðe naβaθeˈraða]) is a mountain pass in the Guadarrama Mountains, in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.
| Navacerrada Pass | |
|---|---|
| Puerto de Navacerrada | |
| |
| Elevation | 1,858 m (6,096 ft)[1] |
| Location | Province of Segovia, Community of Madrid |
| Range | Sierra de Guadarrama |
| Coordinates | 40°47′19″N 4°0′12″W |
  Navacerrada Pass Location of the Navacerrada Pass | |
In 1788, it replaced the Fuenfría Pass as mountain pass in the route crossing the Sierra de Guadarrama connecting the Spanish cities of Madrid and Segovia.[1] The saddle point lies at 1,858 metres over sea level.[1] It is located in the border between the province of Segovia and the Community of Madrid. The route consists of the M-601 road in the Madrilenian side and the CL-601 in the segovian side. As of 2019, several of the Alpine buildings erected in the surroundings are derelict.[2]
Climate
The climate type of Navacerrada Pass is humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb), close to the mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb),[3] with cold and rainy winters and cool to warm dry summers. Snow is common during the winter.[4]
| Climate data for Puerto de Navacerrada, altitude 1893m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.3 (45.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.3 (38.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 143 (5.6) |
118.6 (4.67) |
118.2 (4.65) |
127.5 (5.02) |
119.8 (4.72) |
51.2 (2.02) |
18.1 (0.71) |
30.7 (1.21) |
61.1 (2.41) |
169.6 (6.68) |
173.9 (6.85) |
149.9 (5.90) |
1,281.6 (50.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.9 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 112.8 |
| Average snowy days | 12.6 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 71.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 47 | 62 | 78 | 84 | 80 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 105 | 116 | 158 | 177 | 229 | 297 | 353 | 326 | 219 | 152 | 96 | 99 | 2,327 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 35 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 51 | 66 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 50 |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
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