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Museo de la Piel de Ubrique

Museum

In Ubrique, a town known for leather craftsmanship, the Museo de la Piel presents tanning techniques, tools and finished goods. Visitors come to learn about leather trade and nearby workshops.

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Museo de la Piel de Ubrique essentials

Country: Spain
Driest months: Jun-Aug
Pay in: Euro (€)
Language: Catalan
Emergency: 091

Museo de la Piel de Ubrique at a Glance

About Museo de la Piel de Ubrique

The Museo de la Piel de Ubrique is a local museum in Ubrique, province of Cádiz, Andalusia, focused on the town’s leather industry and craft traditions.

Exhibits explain tanning and leatherworking processes and show tools and examples of finished products produced in the town, including bags and accessories. The displays link traditional handcraft techniques with the more recent industrial and workshop-based production that characterizes the local sector.

The museum documents a long-established local trade in tanning and leatherwork that has made Ubrique widely known in Spain for leather goods. Exhibitions highlight both historical practices and contemporary craft and manufacturing methods.

Situated in the town of Ubrique in the Sierra de Cádiz, the museum is set within the urban area where many leather workshops and manufacturers are concentrated.

  • Focus: Dedicated to the town’s long-standing leather industry and craftsmanship, with displays on tanning and leatherworking techniques as well as finished products.
  • Local links: Serves as a practical starting point for locating local workshops and producers of Ubrique leather goods.
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Weather & Climate near Museo de la Piel de Ubrique

Climate

Museo de la Piel de Ubrique's climate is classified as Hot-Summer Mediterranean - Hot-Summer Mediterranean climate with warm summers (peaking in August) and cold winters (coldest in January). Temperatures range from 5°C to 29°C. Moderate rainfall (708 mm/year) with a pronounced dry season.

Air Quality: AQI 35 Good
Best Time to Visit
JulyAugustJune
Temperature & Rainfall
Temperature Range
43°
Warmest Month
-4°
Coldest Month
Monthly Conditions
Month Comfort Temp Feels Rain Sky Humidity Wind UV Daylight
January Acceptable 5° - 13° 8° 106 mm partly cloudy 83% 3.2 m/s 0.4 low 9.8h
February Good 6° - 14° 10° 88 mm partly cloudy 80% 3.3 m/s 0.6 moderate 10.7h
March Very Good 7° - 17° 12° 77 mm partly cloudy 77% 3.6 m/s 1.0 high 11.8h
April Very Good 9° - 18° 14° 55 mm partly cloudy 74% 3.6 m/s 1.4 high 13.0h
May Excellent 11° - 21° 16° 39 mm some cloud 66% 3.4 m/s 1.9 very high 14.0h
June Ideal 15° - 26° 20° 13 mm mostly sunny 59% 3.2 m/s 2.3 extreme 14.5h
July Ideal 17° - 29° 23° 1 mm clear 53% 3.3 m/s 2.4 extreme 14.2h
August Ideal 18° - 29° 24° 3 mm clear 56% 3.2 m/s 2.1 extreme 13.4h
September Ideal 16° - 26° 21° 20 mm mostly sunny 66% 2.9 m/s 1.4 high 12.3h
October Very Good 13° - 21° 17° 75 mm some cloud 74% 3.1 m/s 0.9 moderate 11.1h
November Good 9° - 17° 13° 110 mm partly cloudy 80% 3.1 m/s 0.5 low 10.1h
December Good 7° - 14° 11° 121 mm partly cloudy 83% 3.1 m/s 0.3 low 9.6h