Climate

Due to its distance from the Atlantic Ocean, Granada has a borderline cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk). The city lies on the eastern limit of the Mediterranean climate zone of southwestern Spain; thus its climate borders the hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa), receiving enough rainfall as well as having a precipitation regime typical of the Mediterranean climate. Summers are hot and dry with daily temperatures averaging 34 °C (93 °F) in the hottest month (July); however, temperatures reaching over 40 °C (104 °F) are not uncommon in the summer months. Winters are cool and wet, and most of the rainfall is concentrated from November through to January. The coldest month is January with daytime temperatures hovering at 13 °C (55 °F) and dropping to around 1 °C (34 °F) during the night. Frost is quite common as temperatures usually reach below-freezing in the early morning. Spring and autumn are unpredictable, with temperatures ranging from mild to warm.

[hide]Climate data for Granada (Granada Base Aérea, altitude 687 m, 2,254 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	23.4 (74.1)	27.6 (81.7)	29.1 (84.4)	31.9 (89.4)	38.6 (101.5)	40.0 (104)	42.8 (109)	42.0 (107.6)	40.6 (105.1)	35.2 (95.4)	27.6 (81.7)	24.8 (76.6)	42.8 (109)
Average high °C (°F)	12.6 (54.7)	14.6 (58.3)	18.0 (64.4)	19.5 (67.1)	24.0 (75.2)	30.2 (86.4)	34.2 (93.6)	33.5 (92.3)	28.7 (83.7)	22.6 (72.7)	16.5 (61.7)	13.1 (55.6)	22.3 (72.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	8.5 (47.3)	11.4 (52.5)	13.1 (55.6)	17.1 (62.8)	22.5 (72.5)	26.0 (78.8)	25.5 (77.9)	21.6 (70.9)	16.3 (61.3)	10.9 (51.6)	7.9 (46.2)	15.7 (60.3)
Average low °C (°F)	1.2 (34.2)	2.4 (36.3)	4.8 (40.6)	6.8 (44.2)	10.2 (50.4)	14.7 (58.5)	17.7 (63.9)	17.6 (63.7)	14.4 (57.9)	10.1 (50.2)	5.3 (41.5)	2.7 (36.9)	9.0 (48.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.6 (9.3)	−13.4 (7.9)	−6.4 (20.5)	−1.9 (28.6)	0.6 (33.1)	5.6 (42.1)	9.0 (48.2)	8.2 (46.8)	1.2 (34.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	−4.5 (23.9)	−8.6 (16.5)	−13.4 (7.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	41 (1.61)	33 (1.3)	35 (1.38)	37 (1.46)	30 (1.18)	11 (0.43)	2 (0.08)	3 (0.12)	23 (0.91)	38 (1.5)	50 (1.97)	50 (1.97)	353 (13.91)
Average precipitation days	5.8	5.6	5.1	6.3	4.7	1.7	0.3	0.6	2.7	5.1	6.7	7.2	51.8
Average snowy days	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.3	2
Average relative humidity (%)	72	68	60	57	51	43	37	41	51	62	71	75	57
Mean monthly sunshine hours	170	172	219	234	280	331	362	330	254	211	164	148	2,881
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[21]

[show]Climate data for Granada (Granada Airport, altitude 567 m, 1,860 ft)

A panoramic view of Granada city, 2013

Notable people

• Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon (1120–1190), translator and physician
• Al-Zuhri (fl. 1130s–1150s), geographer
• Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi (1213–1286), geographer, historian and poet
• Álvaro de Bazán (1526–1588), admiral
• Alonso Cano (1601–1667), painter, sculptor and architect
• Pedro de Mena (1628–1688), baroque sculptor
• José de Mora (1642–1724), baroque sculptor
• Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (1787–1862), statesman, politician, dramatist and poet
• Ángel Ganivet (1865–1898), writer and dramatist
• Mariana Pineda (1804–1831), liberalist heroine
• Eugenia de Montijo (1826–1920), last Empress consort of France
• Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871–1949), painter, photographer, designer and scenographer
• Pablo de Loyzaga (1872–1951), sculptor and professor of fine arts
• Emilio Herrera Linares (1879–1967), military engineer and physicist
• Melchor Fernández Almagro (1893–1966), literary critic, historian and journalist
• Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), poet and dramatist
• Francisco Ayala (1906–2009), writer and critic
• Luis Rosales Camacho (1910–1992), poet and essayist from the Generation of '36
• José Tamayo (1920–2003), theatre director
• Manuel Jiménez de Parga (b. 1929), lawyer, politician, diplomat and jurist
• Miguel Ríos (b. 1944) rock singer and composer
• Carlos Cano (1946–2000), singer-songwriter
• Manuel Orantes (b. 1949), tennis player
• Javier Egea (1952–1999), considered one of the most important Spanish poets of the 1980s
• Luis García Montero (b. 1958), poet and literary critic
• Chus Gutiérrez (b. 1962), film director, actress and journalist
• María José Rienda Contreras (b. 1975), ski racer
• Pablo Aguilar Bermúdez (b. 1989), basketball player
• Lidia Redondo (b. 1992), gymnast
• Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (b. 1993), Scotland international rugby union player (born in Granada, but moved to Scotland at age 3)

It is the subject of the 1967 song "Vuelvo a Granada" by Miguel Ríos.^[23]

Transport

Construction of a light rail network, the Granada metro, began in 2007. It will cross Granada and cover the towns of Albolote, Maracena and Armilla, The metro was scheduled to open in 2016.^[24][25]
Other transportation options in the city of Granada are trains, taxis or buses.

Bus

The main company operating bus transport in Granada is Transportes Rober. There is also bus transportation to and from the airport with the company Alsa.

Train

Granada has rail connections with many cities in Spain. There are several types of train service to and from Granada^[26]

• Short distance trains
• Medium distance trains
• Long distance trains
• AVE (high speed long distance). The closest AVE connection is in Antequera.

Taxi

Granada has a wide network of taxis to help the traveller reach their destinations. Official Granada taxis are white with a green stripe.

Airport

The nearest airport is Federico García Lorca Airport, about 15 km (9 mi) west of Granada.