Mérida (España)

Historia

Mérida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, western central Spain. The population is 60,119 in 2017. The Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993.ClimateMérida has a Mediterranean climate with Atlantic influences, due to the proximity of the Portuguese coast. The winters are mild, with minimum temperature rarely below 0°C, and summers are hot with maximum temperatures occasionally exceeding 40°C.Precipitation is normally between 450to annually. The months with most rainfall are November and December. Summers are dry, and in Mérida, as in the rest of southern Spain, cycles of drought are common, ranging in duration from 2 to 5 years.In autumn the climate is more changeable than in the rest of the year. Storms occur with some frequency, but the weather is often dry.Both humidity and winds are low. However, there is frequent fog, especially in the central months of autumn and winter.