Arahal

Arahal
Municipality
Flag of Arahal
Flag
Coat of arms of Arahal
Coat of arms
Arahal is located in Province of Seville
Arahal
Arahal
Location in the Province of Seville
Arahal is located in Andalusia
Arahal
Arahal
Location in Andalusia
Arahal is located in Spain
Arahal
Arahal
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°15′N 5°32′W / 37.250°N 5.533°W / 37.250; -5.533
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
ProvinceSeville
ComarcaLa Campiña
Government
 • MayorMiguel Ángel Márquez González
Area
 • Total
201.09 km2 (77.64 sq mi)
Elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
19,565
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymArahalenses[2]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
41600
WebsiteOfficial website

Arahal is a municipality in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the southeast of Seville. This town is also known as "El Arahal", with this name recognized until 1981.[3] Ar-rahal is an Arabic term which means a place in the path where stopping to rest.

Monuments

The municipality features several monuments in Arahal, most of them churches, including:

  • Nta.Sra. de la Victoria church. Temple finished in 1551 and the tower late XVII
  • Vera-Cruz church. 1602
  • Casa Peralta. 1895
San Roque church
  • Nta.Sra. del Rosario convent. 1608
  • San Roque church (ex-convent). 1624
  • Santo Cristo de la Misericordia church. 16th century
  • Santa María Magdalena parish-church. It comes in a Neoclassical style and is one of the biggest in the province. It was rebuilt in 1800 after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake destroyed the old one, the tower remains from the previous temple. Mary Magdalene is the patron saint of the town.
  • San Antonio hermitage built in the 17th century.

Climate

Arahal has a Mediterranean climate Csa according to the Köppen climate classification, it is characterized by its variable rainfall, dry summers and extremely hot summers and mild winters and often rainy. One of the official historical higher temperatures was record in Arahal when the thermometer reached 49 °C on the shade on July 23, 1995, according to the Statistical Yearbook of Andalusia, the INM and AEMET. Arahal has a weather station located at Moron Air Base, whose station data represents the climate of Arahal, in operation since 1951.

Climate data for Arahal (Air base)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.6
(81.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		34.7
(94.5) 		39.7
(103.5) 		44.8
(112.6) 		46.6
(115.9) 		46.0
(114.8) 		43.2
(109.8) 		35.6
(96.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		28.0
(82.4) 		46.6
(115.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		26.0
(78.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		35.2
(95.4) 		34.7
(94.5) 		31.0
(87.8) 		25.4
(77.7) 		19.7
(67.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		24.7
(76.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8) 		11.3
(52.3) 		13.9
(57.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.9
(66.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.9
(80.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		14.1
(57.4) 		11.3
(52.3) 		17.9
(64.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4) 		5.2
(41.4) 		7.0
(44.6) 		8.8
(47.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.2
(64.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		16.7
(62.1) 		13.0
(55.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		6.1
(43.0) 		11.2
(52.2)
Record low °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		1.6
(34.9) 		6.0
(42.8) 		3.0
(37.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		5.4
(41.7) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68
(2.7) 		53
(2.1) 		42
(1.7) 		60
(2.4) 		39
(1.5) 		9
(0.4) 		2
(0.1) 		4
(0.2) 		27
(1.1) 		67
(2.6) 		86
(3.4) 		94
(3.7) 		543
(21.4)
Average precipitation days 6 6 5 7 4 1 0 0 2 6 7 8 53
Average relative humidity (%) 74 71 64 61 57 50 44 47 54 64 72 77 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182 186 221 236 287 331 360 337 243 220 182 163 2,948
Source: [4]

Transport

Arahal has a train station, with connections to Sevilla, Dos Hermanas, Marchena, and Malaga by Renfe railways. There are also bus connections to Malaga Airport.

37°16′N 5°33′W / 37.267°N 5.550°W / 37.267; -5.550

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Pancracio, Celdrán Gomáriz (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5th ed.). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 75. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9.
  3. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España (15 December 2009). "Alteraciones de los municipios en los Censos de Población desde 1842".
  4. ^ "Valores climatológicos normales. Arahal, weather station located in Moron de la frontera Air base". Aemet.es. Retrieved 14 August 2016.



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