San Sebastián de La Gomera
Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain
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San Sebastián de La Gomera is the capital and a municipality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population was 9,584 in 2023,[3] and the area is 113.59 square kilometres (43.86 sq mi).[1]
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| Coordinates: 28°5′32″N 17°6′36″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Canary Islands |
| Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Island | La Gomera |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adasat Reyes Herrera (Agrupación Socialista Gomera (ASG)) |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.59 km2 (43.86 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 9,584 |
| • Density | 84.37/km2 (218.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST (GMT +1)) |
| Postal code | 38880 |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife) |
| Website | Town Hall |
The port serves ferry routes to the islands of Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro. Streets include Calle Real and F. Olsen. A bus station named Estación de Guaguas is used for bus lines throughout the island; it is located on Avenida Del Quinto Centenario.
History
On 6 September, 1492, Christopher Columbus, having restocked his provisions and made repairs, departed from San Sebastián de La Gomera on his first expedition to what he thought were the Indies not knowing that the Americas were what he eventually discovered.[4]
List of notable people
- Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas (born 1706), settler and mayor of San Antonio, Texas in 1738 and 1764.
Gallery
San Sebastián de La Gomera
Calle Real street
Church Iglesia de La Asunción
The big Fred. Olsen Express ferry
Old and new in San Sebastian
Old windmill in San Sebastian
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Geography and climate
San Sebastián de La Gomera has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh; Trewartha: BWal) with an annual precipitation of only 146.8 millimetres (5.78 in) and no more than 18 days of precipitation.
| Climate data for San Sebastián de La Gomera WMO ID: 60008; Climate ID: C329Z; coordinates 28°05′23″N 17°06′41″W; elevation: 15 m (49 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present[5] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
41.9 (107.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
41.9 (107.4) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.2 (0.40) |
22.1 (0.87) |
12.3 (0.48) |
8.9 (0.35) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.4 (0.02) |
2.1 (0.08) |
2.2 (0.09) |
19.2 (0.76) |
35.0 (1.38) |
32.9 (1.30) |
146.8 (5.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 17.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 70 |
| Source: State Meteorological Agency/AEMET OpenData[6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
See also
