Climate
With an average temperature of 19ºC, 3,000 hours of sun and more than 100 sunny days a year, Almeria has an enviable climate that allows enjoying all year round unbeatable weather conditions that are also favorable for the execution of different activities both on the business side of things and the leisure time.
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CLIMATE VALUES ( Annual Average) |
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Item |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
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Annual average temperatures (ºC) |
19.1 |
19.3 |
18.6 |
19.1 |
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Average relative humidity (%) |
60.3 |
65.0 |
66.0 |
64.0 |
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Number of hours of sunshine |
3,040.0 |
3,129.2 |
3,222.1 |
* |
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Total rainfall( l/m2) |
360.7 |
145.4 |
177.3 |
139.44 |
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia, AEMET ( Data from Almeria Airport). * Data is pending
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Infrastructure
The province of Almeria has a good range of infrastructures in the administration, health, transport and energy sectors. On a public level, the different town halls and specially the Almeria provincial administration are making an effort in the entire province to have the best conditions to offer quality services to individuals and companies. There are four public hospitals and various private clinics as well as a wide range of welfare services spread across the Almeria province. The telecommunications infrastructures are at the cutting edge, since on this matter, Almeria has very advanced technologies.
Housing
The province of Almeria has a significant offer for accommodation either to rent or to purchase. The stock of dwellings is varied and at this moment in time the housing market offers very competitive prices.
Shops
The shopping offer is wide and varied, having access to all types of products and services, with presence of the main shop names and distribution chains.
Leisure and Restaurants
Almeria has an important and varied services offer for everyone. In relation to the restaurants, the quality of the ingredients used as well as the recognition of its professionals means that there are two restaurants that hold the two-star Michelin hallmark. All the visitors are nicely surprised by the quality of its gastronomy. The cultural and leisure offer is both significant and very attractive: open air activities, mountain and water sports, etc.
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Population and Cultural Integration
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POPULATION FIGURES |
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year |
population |
density |
Place of residence (%) |
Foreign population |
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urban |
other |
population |
% Total |
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2008 |
667.635 |
76.1 |
62.5 |
37.5 |
131.330 |
19.6 |
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2009 |
684.426 |
78.0 |
59.2 |
40.8 |
143.707 |
21.0 |
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2010 |
695.560 |
79.3 |
62.9 |
37.1 |
151.159 |
21.7 |
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2011 |
702.819 |
80.2 |
62.8 |
37.2 |
155.315 |
22.1 |
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2012 |
704.219 |
80.3 |
62.9 |
37.1 |
154.404 |
21.9 |
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Source: Spanish Statistical Office |
The population of the province of Almeria is 704.219 inhabitants of which 359,547 are male and 344.672 female. The main population centres are in Almería, El Ejido, Roquetas de Mar, Níjar, Adra and Vicar. It is significant that the percentage of foreign population has reached 21.9%. In Almeria coexist people from more than one hundred nationalities. That alone shows the rich cultural diversity of the province. The foreign population is fully integrated and also the Spanish population has become used to live with people from other nationalities.
