Mountain pass in Spain
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.
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 [es] road in the Madrilenian side and the CL-601 [es] 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, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1946–present)
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| 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)
|
31.8
(89.2)
|
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)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
3.0
(37.4)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
7.0
(44.6)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
18.0
(64.4)
|
22.4
(72.3)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
10.6
(51.1)
|
5.6
(42.1)
|
3.3
(37.9)
|
10.7
(51.3)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−0.4
(31.3)
|
0.1
(32.2)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
7.4
(45.3)
|
13.2
(55.8)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
16.8
(62.2)
|
12.7
(54.9)
|
7.3
(45.1)
|
2.8
(37.0)
|
0.7
(33.3)
|
6.9
(44.4)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−3.2
(26.2)
|
−2.9
(26.8)
|
−1.1
(30.0)
|
−0.3
(31.5)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
0.1
(32.2)
|
−2.0
(28.4)
|
3.1
(37.6)
|
| 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)
|
124
(4.9)
|
96
(3.8)
|
84
(3.3)
|
127
(5.0)
|
124
(4.9)
|
64
(2.5)
|
23
(0.9)
|
26
(1.0)
|
60
(2.4)
|
156
(6.1)
|
176
(6.9)
|
163
(6.4)
|
1,223
(48.1)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
11.5
|
9.9
|
9.2
|
12.2
|
12.4
|
6.6
|
3.2
|
3.5
|
6.5
|
11.5
|
12.2
|
12.6
|
111.3
|
| Average snowy days
|
12.4
|
11.7
|
9.4
|
10.9
|
4.6
|
0.6
|
0
|
0
|
0.4
|
2.6
|
7.7
|
10.7
|
71
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
80
|
79
|
74
|
77
|
72
|
59
|
47
|
49
|
63
|
79
|
83
|
81
|
70
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
109
|
114
|
162
|
166
|
215
|
289
|
348
|
321
|
211
|
146
|
103
|
92
|
2,268
|
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[5][6]
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See also
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