| Güímar | |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Spanish |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Güímar |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Tenerife#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tenerife |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tenerife |
| Subdivision Type3: | Island |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tenerife |
| Leader Party: | PP |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Carmen Luisa Castro Dorta |
| Area Total Km2: | 102.9 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | (AMSL) |
| Elevation M: | 289 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (GMT +1) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 38500 |
| Area Code: | +34 (Spain) + 922 (Tenerife) |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Website: | www.guimar.es |
Güímar (pronounced as /es/) is the name of a municipality, town and valley in the eastern part of the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). The municipality extends for 102.9 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic, and borders the municipalities of La Orotava, Arafo and Fasnia. Its estimated population is 18,589 (2013). The TF-1 motorway passes through the municipality.
The municipality is famous for its pyramids. It is also the location of the barranco de Badajoz. A portion of its volcanic landscape has been set aside as the Nature reserve of Malpaís of Güímar, its highest point being Montaña Grande.
The name comes from Guanche and is thought to mean 'angle, corner, nook'.[1]
The first population centre of Güímar originated in the sixteenth century in the neighbourhood of San Juan - also called Güímar de Arriba - near the springs of the Agua and Chamoco ravines. The first buildings were linked to the sugar mill started up by the brothers Juan Felipe and Blasino Piombino or Romano.
Güímar is located in the eastern part of Tenerife, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of the town. The Canary Current passes through this sea area, resulting in Güímar having a mild desert climate all year round. Güímar has a mild desert climate (Köppen: BWh; Trewartha: BWal) with an annual precipitation of only and no more than 29 days of precipitation. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from in February to in August. High temperature days above are usually uncommon, but due to the close proximity to the Sahara Desert, a hot wind called Sharqi, making the place The temperature quickly exceeded and even reached temperatures above or even higher. The extreme temperatures throughout the year ranged from on 17 March 2015 to on 28 July 2017.
In September 2022, the entire Canary Islands, including Tenerife, experienced the heaviest rainfall since AEMET meteorological observations began.[2] Güímar experienced three consecutive days of heavy rain, with the largest single-day rainfall in history of being measured on 25 September 2022. The total rainfall for the whole of September 2022 reached, making it the month with the most rainfall in Güímar since meteorological observations began.