Güímar

Name

The name comes from Guanche and is thought to mean 'angle, corner, nook'.

History

The first population centre of Güímar originated in the sixteenth century in the neighbourhood of San Juan - also called Güímar de Arriba - near the springs of the Agua and Chamoco ravines. The first buildings were linked to the sugar mill started up by the brothers Juan Felipe and Blasino Piombino or Romano.

Climate

Güímar is located in the eastern part of Tenerife, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of the town. The Canary Current passes through this sea area, resulting in Güímar having a mild desert climate all year round. Güímar has a mild desert climate (Köppen: BWh; Trewartha: BWal) with an annual precipitation of only 149.9 mm and no more than 29 days of precipitation. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from 17.0 C in February to 24.0 C in August. High temperature days above 30 C are usually uncommon, but due to the close proximity to the Sahara Desert, a hot wind called Sharqi, making the place The temperature quickly exceeded 30 C and even reached temperatures above 35 C or even higher. The extreme temperatures throughout the year ranged from 9.4 C on 17 March 2015 to 38.5 C on 28 July 2017.

In September 2022, the entire Canary Islands, including Tenerife, experienced the heaviest rainfall since AEMET meteorological observations began. Güímar experienced three consecutive days of heavy rain, with the largest single-day rainfall in history of 113.8 mm being measured on 25 September 2022. The total rainfall for the whole of September 2022 reached 268.0 mm, making it the month with the most rainfall in Güímar since meteorological observations began. WMO ID: 60018; Climate ID: C439J; coordinates ; elevation: 115 m; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2014–present{{cite web |access-date = 13 November 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241113115453/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/4a2f221b |archive-date = 2024-11-13}} |Jan record high C = 27.2 |Feb record high C = 28.6 |Mar record high C = 33.1 |Apr record high C = 33.2 |May record high C = 35.9 |Jun record high C = 36.1 |Jul record high C = 38.5 |Aug record high C = 37.9 |Sep record high C = 33.1 |Oct record high C = 38.1 |Nov record high C = 32.5 |Dec record high C = 27.4 |year record high C = 38.5 |Jan record low C = 9.7 |Feb record low C = 9.5 |Mar record low C = 9.4 |Apr record low C = 11.0 |May record low C = 12.0 |Jun record low C = 13.0 |Jul record low C = 15.8 |Aug record low C = 16.2 |Sep record low C = 16.2 |Oct record low C = 14.6 |Nov record low C = 12.4 |Dec record low C = 10.1 |year record low C = 9.4 |access-date = 11 November 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241112123641/https://opendata.aemet.es/opendata/sh/a2ad3bad |archive-date = 2024-11-12}}{{cite web |access-date = 2024-11-13}}}}

References

References

1. Álvarez Delgado, Juan. (1985). "La división de la isla de Tenerife en nueve reinos". Anuario de estudios atlánticos.
2. (2022-09-26). "One dead after heavy rains hit Canary Islands and Spanish mainland". [[Euronews]].