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Best Time for Extremadura: Conquistador Country
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Sweet spot: February, March, April. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- The dehesa turns briefly, gloriously green, storks nest on every Roman column, and Monfragüe's vulture cliffs are in full breeding chaos.
- Extremadura is Spain's furnace — 40°C afternoons are routine; do the stone towns at dawn and dusk and give the middle of the day to long lunches.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.5°C | 11.0°C | 46 mm | 9.5 h | ❄ |
| February | 2.0°C | 12.8°C | 48 mm | 10.5 h | |
| March | 4.5°C | 16.1°C | 59 mm | 11.7 h | |
| April | 7.3°C | 19.5°C | 52 mm | 13.0 h | |
| May | 11.0°C | 24.7°C | 35 mm | 14.2 h | |
| June | 15.8°C | 31.4°C | 12 mm | 14.8 h | |
| July | 18.8°C | 35.7°C | 3 mm | 14.5 h | |
| August | 19.0°C | 35.3°C | 6 mm | 13.6 h | |
| September | 15.7°C | 29.8°C | 25 mm | 12.2 h | |
| October | 10.7°C | 22.8°C | 78 mm | 10.9 h | |
| November | 5.0°C | 15.3°C | 66 mm | 9.8 h | |
| December | 2.1°C | 11.7°C | 51 mm | 9.2 h |