General Archive of the Indies
The General Archive of the Indies is an archive and a World Heritage Site in Seville. It was designed by architect Juan de Herrera and was established in 1785. It is one of the 102 sights in Spain on this site and is the 64th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The site is 10 km from Seville Airport and 391 km from Madrid. Visitors can combine a visit with nearby locations such as Seville Cathedral, which is 0.1 km away, or the Alcázar of Seville, located 0.2 km away. The Torre del Oro is 0.4 km away, while Plaza de España is 1 km from the archive. Italica is 7.7 km away.
There is no fee to enter. The archive is open Monday to Saturday from 09:30 to 17:00 and on Sunday from 10:00 to 14:00. For the climate, months with lower temperatures and less rain may suit a visit, such as May, which has a high of 26 °C and 32 mm of rain. July and August are the hottest months with daily highs of 35 °C and 34 °C, and they are also the driest with 2 mm and 6 mm of rain. December is the wettest month with 104 mm of rain.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 35 °C. The wettest is December, with about 104 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 16 |
| Average low, °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Rainfall, mm | 68 | 51 | 40 | 54 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 71 | 90 | 104 |
| Rainy days | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
