Arahal

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Arahal
Municipality
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Flag of Arahal
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Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Andalusia
Province Seville
Comarca La Campiña
Government
 • Mayor Miguel Ángel Márquez González
Area
 • Total 201.09 km2 (77.64 sq mi)
Elevation 117 m (384 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
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Demonym(s) Arahalenses[2]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 41600
Website Official 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", being recognized by this name until 1981.[3] Ar-rahal is an Arabic term, meaning a place in the path where stopping to rest.

Monuments

There are 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
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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 is in the Neoclassical style and is one of the biggest in the province. It was built 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. 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)
28.0
(82.4)
46.6
(115.9)
Average high °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
17.4
(63.3)
20.8
(69.4)
22.2
(72)
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)
15.5
(59.9)
18.9
(66)
23.3
(73.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
23.9
(75)
19.2
(66.6)
14.1
(57.4)
11.3
(52.3)
17.9
(64.2)
Average low °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)
11.2
(52.2)
Record low °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6)
−7.8
(18)
−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
(2.68)
53
(2.09)
42
(1.65)
60
(2.36)
39
(1.54)
9
(0.35)
2
(0.08)
4
(0.16)
27
(1.06)
67
(2.64)
86
(3.39)
94
(3.7)
543
(21.38)
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.

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