Topography and Climate
The terrain is hilly, with altitudes ranging from 630 m in the serrata where wells are located Fuente Santa, and 480 meters above sea level nearby the dam of Campillo. The waterways crossing the finish are made up of small streams that flow into the Rio Guadáme.
The climate is Mediterranean subtropical. The average annual temperature is 15.9 C °. Winters are usually mild with an average temperature of 8.8 °C, reaching the absolute minimum values of -3.6 C °. Summer is hot and dry with an average seasonal temperature of 24.7 °C and some absolute maximum reaching 42.6. The average annual rainfall is 463.6 mm.
The native vegetation type is the type with a forest durilignosa sclerophyll represented by the oak and cork.
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