Valverde, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Valverde
| image_skyline = Valverde2009.jpg
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_map = Karte Gemeinde Valverde 2022.png
| map_caption = Location of the municipality within El Hierro
| pushpin_map = Spain Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Spain}}
| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Canary Islands}}
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Santa Cruz de Tenerife}}
| subdivision_type3 = Island
| subdivision_name3 = {{flag|El Hierro}}
| elevation_m = 571
| area_total_km2 = 103.65
| population_as_of = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_footnotes = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
| population_total = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = E-38900
| coordinates = {{coord|27|48|0|N|17|55|0|W|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| image_map1 = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=285|frame-height=180|frame-align=center|frame-coordinates={{Coord|32|N|9|W}}|zoom=4|type=point|title=Valverde|marker=city|type2=shape|stroke-width2=2|stroke-color2=#808080|text=Interactive map of Valverde.}}
| map_caption1 = Location of Valverde
| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Valverde (Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province).svg
}}
Valverde (Spanish meaning "green valley") is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is located on the north-east part of El Hierro (the rest of the island being the municipalities of Frontera and El Pinar). The town of the same name serves as the island's official capital. It is both the smallest Canarian capital and the only one not located by the sea. The town's airport and seaport are both several kilometres away on the island's east coast.
Pastureland and smallholdings dominate the central plateau area with pine and cloud forest at progressively higher elevations. The coastal areas and lower slopes are arid and mainly left to unimproved scrub and sparse grassland. Volcanism is prominent, with several cinder cones and areas of lava flow to be seen.
Historical population
| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Population | |
| 2001 | 4,227 |
| 2002 | 4,643 |
| 2003 | 4,727 |
| 2013 | 5,048 |
Climate
The city has a tropical desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with mild temperatures year round.{{cite journal| last = Kottek | first = M.|author2=J. Grieser |author3=C. Beck |author4=B. Rudolf |author5=F. Rubel | title =World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated| journal =Meteorol. Z.| volume =15 | pages =259–263| url =http://www.schweizerbart.de/resources/downloads/paper_free/55034.pdf| doi =10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130| access-date = January 14, 2013| year =2006| issue = 3}} Winters are mild and warm with a January mean of {{convert|18.8|C|1}}. Temperatures rarely go below {{convert|10|C|1}} with the record low being {{convert|8.0|C|1}} on January 16, 1981. Frosts are non-existent. Most of the precipitation falls during the winter months. Summers are warm with the warmest month, September averaging {{convert|24.1|C|1}}, indicating a seasonal lag. Precipitation is scarce during this time, averaging {{convert|0|mm|in|0}} to {{convert|2|mm|in|0}}. Owing to its proximity to the sea, extreme temperatures are rare with the highest temperature recorded being {{convert|34.2|C|1}} on October 16, 1983.
Valverde is at an altitude of 571 metres above sea level, while El Hierro airport is just 32 metres above sea level. The difference in altitude can have a significant effect on the weather.
{{Weather box
|location = Hierro Airport
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 28.5
|Feb record high C = 29.4
|Mar record high C = 32.6
|Apr record high C = 33.2
|May record high C = 31.4
|Jun record high C = 32.0
|Jul record high C = 32.4
|Aug record high C = 33.8
|Sep record high C = 33.3
|Oct record high C = 34.2
|Nov record high C = 32.4
|Dec record high C = 28.3
|year record high C = 34.2
|Jan high C = 20.9
|Feb high C = 20.8
|Mar high C = 21.4
|Apr high C = 21.6
|May high C = 22.6
|Jun high C = 24.0
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 26.1
|Sep high C = 26.5
|Oct high C = 25.6
|Nov high C = 23.7
|Dec high C = 22.2
|year high C = 23.4
|Jan mean C = 18.8
|Feb mean C = 18.6
|Mar mean C = 19.0
|Apr mean C = 19.3
|May mean C = 20.3
|Jun mean C = 21.7
|Jul mean C = 22.8
|Aug mean C = 23.7
|Sep mean C = 24.1
|Oct mean C = 23.3
|Nov mean C = 21.6
|Dec mean C = 20.0
|year mean C = 21.1
|Jan low C = 16.6
|Feb low C = 16.4
|Mar low C = 16.7
|Apr low C = 17.0
|May low C = 17.9
|Jun low C = 19.3
|Jul low C = 20.5
|Aug low C = 21.3
|Sep low C = 21.7
|Oct low C = 20.9
|Nov low C = 19.5
|Dec low C = 17.8
|year low C = 18.8
|Jan record low C = 8.0
|Feb record low C = 9.0
|Mar record low C = 9.2
|Apr record low C = 10.0
|May record low C = 10.0
|Jun record low C = 10.0
|Jul record low C = 14.0
|Aug record low C = 14.2
|Sep record low C = 15.2
|Oct record low C = 11.0
|Nov record low C = 12.0
|Dec record low C = 9.6
|year record low C = 8.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 28
|Feb precipitation mm = 29
|Mar precipitation mm = 20
|Apr precipitation mm = 14
|May precipitation mm = 2
|Jun precipitation mm = 1
|Jul precipitation mm = 0
|Aug precipitation mm = 0
|Sep precipitation mm = 2
|Oct precipitation mm = 12
|Nov precipitation mm = 26
|Dec precipitation mm = 33
|year precipitation mm = 170
|Jan humidity = 74
|Feb humidity = 76
|Mar humidity = 74
|Apr humidity = 74
|May humidity = 74
|Jun humidity = 75
|Jul humidity = 77
|Aug humidity = 78
|Sep humidity = 77
|Oct humidity = 76
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 74
|year humidity = 75
|Jan precipitation days = 3
|Feb precipitation days = 2
|Mar precipitation days = 3
|Apr precipitation days = 1
|May precipitation days = 0
|Jun precipitation days = 0
|Jul precipitation days = 0
|Aug precipitation days = 0
|Sep precipitation days = 0
|Oct precipitation days = 2
|Nov precipitation days = 2
|Dec precipitation days = 4
|year precipitation days = 19
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan sun = 140
|Feb sun = 158
|Mar sun = 184
|Apr sun = 197
|May sun = 233
|Jun sun = 229
|Jul sun = 210
|Aug sun = 234
|Sep sun = 210
|Oct sun = 189
|Nov sun = 157
|Dec sun = 143
|year sun = 2339
|source 1 =Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (normals 1971-2010) {{cite web
| url = http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=C929I&k=coo
| title = Valores climatológicos normales. Hierro Aeropuerto
| publisher = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología
| language = es
| access-date = January 14, 2013}}
|source 2 = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (extremes only 1973-present) {{cite web
| url = http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos?w=0&k=coo&l=C929I&datos=det
| title = Valores extremos. Hierro Aeropuerto
| publisher = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología
| language = es
| access-date = January 14, 2013}}
|date=January 2013}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Valverde, El Hierro}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Valverde
|North = Atlantic Ocean
|Northeast =
|East = Atlantic Ocean
|Southeast =
|South =
|Southwest = El Pinar
|West = La Frontera
|Northwest =
}}
{{Canary Islands-Capitals|Valverde}}
{{Municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife|state=autocollapse}}
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