Camariñas

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
Coat of arms
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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  (2018)[1]
• Total	5,322
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.camarinas.net

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 mediterranean climate with cool summers (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]
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)	20.5 (68.9)	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)	18.0 (64.4)	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
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  Bay of Camariñas
• 
  Museum of Bobbin Lace
• 
  Cliffs of Cabo Vilán

See also

List of municipalities in A Coruña