Pálmaces
Guadalajara · Castile-La Mancha · Tajo
Capacity
31 hm³
Coordinates
41.061°N, 2.916°W
Operator
CHT
61.3% full
Current fill
61.3%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
+9.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
166%of normal
61.3% full on 2026-10-06, against an average of 36.9% for October across 9 years of readings (+24.4 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Pálmaces had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.37). Rain, not storage.
EU drought indicator · 11 September 2026
Noneno drought signal
The European Drought Observatory's combined reading of rain, soil moisture and vegetation at this point. Watch means rain has been short, Warning that the soil has dried out, Alert that vegetation is visibly stressed; Recovery means the shortfall is easing. Ground conditions, not the reservoir's storage. Spain drought figures →
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 31 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 27.9 hm³ |
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Operator | CHT |
| Province | Guadalajara |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| River basin | Tajo |
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 41.061, -2.916 · Open in Google Maps
About Pálmaces
As of October 6, 2026, Pálmaces is filled to 61.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 19 hm³ of water out of a maximum 31 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 28 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it is 9.7 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Pálmaces — 418 data points between October 9, 2018 and October 6, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 22.6% (October 3, 2023) to a high of 87.1% (May 5, 2020). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CHT primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Tajo basin at 41.061°N, 2.916°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 61.3%
- Water stored
- 19 hm³
- Total capacity
- 31 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 28 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 9.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Tajo
- Operator
- CHT
- Coordinates
- 41.061°N, 2.916°W
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 61.3% | 19 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 61.3% | 19 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 61.3% | 19 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 64.5% | 20 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 64.5% | 20 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 64.5% | 20 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 64.5% | 20 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 64.5% | 20 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 67.7% | 21 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 67.7% | 21 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 67.7% | 21 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 67.7% | 21 |