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Mountain pass in Spain
Navacerrada Pass
Puerto de Navacerrada
Elevation1,858 m (6,096 ft)
LocationProvince of Segovia, Community of Madrid
RangeSierra de Guadarrama
Coordinates40°47′19″N 4°0′12″W / 40.78861°N 4.00333°W / 40.78861; -4.00333
Navacerrada Pass is located in Spain
Navacerrada Pass
Navacerrada Pass
Location of the: Navacerrada Pass

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. The saddle point lies at 1,858 metres over sea level. 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.

Climate

The climate type of Navacerrada Pass is humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb), close——to the mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb), with cold and rainy winters and cool——to warm dry summers. Snow is common during the winter.

Climate data for Puerto de Navacerrada (altitude 1893m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1946–present)
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 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

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