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Serra de Pessonada · Catalonia · SpainSummit weather, forecast and climate

Rocalta

1,489 m
Elevation1,489 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul26°average high
42.21° N, 1.04° EElevation 1,489 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,489 m
  • Mid-mountain1,010 m
  • Valley · La Pobla de Segur540 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Rocalta in brief

Rocalta rises to 1,489 m in the Serra de Pessonada, Catalonia, Spain.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 26°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is La Pobla de Segur, 7.7 km to the NW at 540 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,489 m · 4,885 ft
Range
Serra de Pessonada
Region
Catalonia
Country
Spain
Coordinates
42.2116, 1.0445
Nearest airport
Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) · 33 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Rocalta by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°8°-3°Jan9°-3°Feb13°0°Mar15°2°Apr18°5°May23°9°Jun26°11°Jul25°11°Aug21°8°Sep16°5°Oct11°0°Nov8°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Rocalta by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high8°9°13°15°18°23°26°25°21°16°11°8°
Average low-3°-3°0°2°5°9°11°11°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation48 mm34 mm44 mm93 mm101 mm84 mm52 mm76 mm93 mm85 mm80 mm68 mm
Cloud cover33%31%33%36%36%27%17%21%27%34%34%34%
Daylight9h 2610h 3511h 5313h 2114h 3415h 1514h 5813h 5512h 3111h 079h 499h 07
Month score444860557077827974664038

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,900 m2,000 m2,450 m2,800 m3,300 m3,950 m4,350 m4,250 m3,700 m3,100 m2,350 m2,000 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Rocalta in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Spain
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Lo Tossal, La Torre de Cabdella2,494 m386 m25 km N16°
Tuc de la Cometa2,445 m22 m24 km N17°
Cap de Cabristà2,372 m3 m23 km N18°
Cap de la Muntanyeta2,223 m92 m22 km N19°
Cap de Boumort2,077 m653 m7.9 km E20°
Los Collets2,064 m–25 km NE20°
Bony del Peçó2,026 m–24 km NE20°
Roca de Rovellosa2,014 m–22 km N20°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

La Pobla de Segur
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La Pobla de Segur

Catalonia · 7.7 km NW
21°Oct high
11wet days
74score
La Pobla de Segur
Useu
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Useu

Catalonia · 11 km N
20°Oct high
11wet days
72score
Useu
Talarn
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Talarn

Catalonia · 12 km W
22°Oct high
11wet days
74score
Talarn
Gerri de la Sal
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Gerri de la Sal

Catalonia · 13 km N
20°Oct high
11wet days
73score
Gerri de la Sal
Around here

La Pobla de Segur and around

La Pobla de Segur
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La Pobla de Segur

Catalonia · Spain
Apr · Sep–Octbest months
31°July high
540 maltitude
La Pobla de Segur

Nature

Pantà de Sant Antoni
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5.5 km S

Pantà de Sant Antoni

Lake · 487 m
Pantà de Sant Antoni
Estany de Montcortès
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9.4 km N

Estany de Montcortès

Lake · 1,065 m
Estany de Montcortès
Hàbitat troglodític de la cova de l'Espluguell
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6.1 km NW

Hàbitat troglodític de la cova de l'Espluguell

Cave · 1,120 m
Hàbitat troglodític de la cova de l'Espluguell

Mountains

Comaloforno
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40 km N

Comaloforno

3,029 m · Besiberri Massif
Comaloforno
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40 km N

Besiberri Sud

3,023 m · Besiberri Massif
Besiberri Sud
Punta Alta de Comalesbienes
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38 km N

Punta Alta de Comalesbienes

3,014 m · Pyrenees
Punta Alta de Comalesbienes

Heritage

Castell de Claverol
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1.8 km E

Castell de Claverol

Cultural Asset of National Interest · 1400
Castell de Claverol
Comú de Particulars
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0.4 km S

Comú de Particulars

Cultural Asset part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia
Comú de Particulars
Sant Cristòfol de Puimanyons
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1.1 km SW

Sant Cristòfol de Puimanyons

Cultural Asset part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia
Sant Cristòfol de Puimanyons