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Port de la Bonaigua
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Elevation 2072 m (6,798 ft)
Location Esterri d'Àneu
Vielha e Mijaran
Range Pyrenees
Coordinates 42°39′50″N 0°58′55″E / 42.66389°N 0.98194°E / 42.66389; 0.98194
Port de la Bonaigua is located in Catalonia
Port de la Bonaigua
Port de la Bonaigua
Location in Catalonia

Port de la Bonaigua (el. 2072 m., 6,798 ft) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees in Catalonia, Spain. It connects Esterri d'Àneu in the comarca of Pallars Sobirà with Vielha e Mijaran in the comarca of Aran. The Baqueira-Beret ski resort is located at the top of the pass.

Climate data for Port de la Bonaigua
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)
10.9
(51.6)
13.0
(55.4)
15.7
(60.3)
19.7
(67.5)
23.0
(73.4)
24.3
(75.7)
25.2
(77.4)
19.7
(67.5)
17.5
(63.5)
17.9
(64.2)
13.0
(55.4)
25.2
(77.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
2.5
(36.5)
5.7
(42.3)
8.2
(46.8)
12.6
(54.7)
15.6
(60.1)
16.0
(60.8)
11.6
(52.9)
7.8
(46.0)
3.0
(37.4)
1.3
(34.3)
7.0
(44.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)
−4.8
(23.4)
−2.2
(28.0)
0.8
(33.4)
3.9
(39.0)
8.5
(47.3)
11.6
(52.9)
11.8
(53.2)
7.6
(45.7)
4.3
(39.7)
−0.3
(31.5)
−2.4
(27.7)
3.0
(37.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.7
(19.9)
−8.2
(17.2)
−5.7
(21.7)
−2.7
(27.1)
0.2
(32.4)
4.8
(40.6)
6.3
(43.3)
7.8
(46.0)
4.3
(39.7)
1.1
(34.0)
−3.2
(26.2)
−4.2
(24.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
Record low °C (°F) −18.8
(−1.8)
−22.0
(−7.6)
−18.7
(−1.7)
−12.1
(10.2)
−7.6
(18.3)
−4.5
(23.9)
−1.4
(29.5)
−1.3
(29.7)
−7.7
(18.1)
−12.2
(10.0)
−15.9
(3.4)
−26.0
(−14.8)
−26.0
(−14.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.5
(2.93)
90.5
(3.56)
106.3
(4.19)
127.4
(5.02)
134.9
(5.31)
109.0
(4.29)
87.5
(3.44)
75.3
(2.96)
74.6
(2.94)
103.9
(4.09)
147.3
(5.80)
63.9
(2.52)
1,204.8
(47.43)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 154.7
(60.9)
229.9
(90.5)
261.5
(103.0)
249.7
(98.3)
186.1
(73.3)
68.4
(26.9)
6.2
(2.4)
0
(0)
2.5
(1.0)
16.0
(6.3)
50.9
(20.0)
77.9
(30.7)
1,303.7
(513.3)
Average precipitation days 14.4 14.8 15.5 17.5 18.2 15.1 9.9 11.0 14.1 12.5 16.0 14.3 169.9
Average snowy days 28.9 27.5 29.1 22.9 15.6 4.0 0.6 0.5 4.2 10.3 21.3 27.9 193.1
Average relative humidity (%) 68.6 75.6 73.2 79.1 78.4 74.1 61.9 68.0 74.6 73.5 74.4 66.6 71.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 69 105 157 172 207 230 212 213 162 113 73 57 1,770
Source: Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: La Bonaigua para niños

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