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Jerez de la Frontera

Located in Cadiz, Andalusia Coordinates: 36°41′49″ N 6°07′58″ W

Map showing the location of Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera
Location in Spain
Population
211,900
211.9K
Elevation
58 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside
91
listed under Jerez de la Frontera
When to go
April–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
XRY Jerez Airport8 km
SVQ Seville Airport83 km

About Jerez de la Frontera

Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality. Location: Cadiz, Andalusia. Population: 211,900. Elevation: 58 m.

From Wikipedia

Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾeθ ðe la fɾonˈteɾa]) or simply Jerez or Xeres, is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Located in southwestern Iberia, it lies on the Campiña de Jerez, an inland lowland plain crossed by the Guadalete River, midway between the Atlantic Ocean, the Guadalquivir river and the western reaches of the Subbaetic System.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1,188 km²
Official website
jerez.es

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Jerez de la Frontera

From Wikivoyage

Jerez de la Frontera or Jerez is a city within the metropolis and province of Cádiz, in Andalusia the southernmost region of Spain. With a population of 215,000 in 2024, it’s best known for sherry, horse-breeding and flamenco dancing.

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This area has been settled since prehistory but was thinly populated until the Umayyad Moors arrived in the 8th century AD. They called it Sherish and introduced distillation, which makes possible sherry and spirits. They were supplanted by the Almohads, who built the citadel. The cities of Andalusia were the last parts of Moorish Spain to fall to Christian control and were described as de la Frontera – on the frontier, with Jerez falling in the 1260s.

Medieval Jerez had industries based on agriculture and from the 16th century benefited from trade with the Americas – it’s 11 km from the sea but the river was made navigable. Sherry was the big money-spinner and attracted foreign investment and settlement. All of Spain slumped when it lost its American colonies, but the sherry trade survived and today remains a major draw.

The climate can be described as Mediterranean (though the Atlantic is much closer) with sunshine, hot summers and mild in winter. Spring and autumn are good times to visit.

Oficina de Turismo is within Town Hall on Plaza Arenal, just north of Alcázar. It’s open M-F 09:00-14:30, Sa Su 10:00-14:00.

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By plane:

1 Jerez Airport (XRY IATA). Iberia fly 3-4 times a day from Madrid, taking 80 min. Binter, Volotea and Vueling fly from Barcelona, the Balearics and the Canaries. International flights are mostly April-Oct, from Germany with Condor, Eurowings and TUI, and from the United Kingdom with Jet2 and TUI. (updated Sep 2026)

Local train C-1 runs from the airport station six times a day to Jerez (7 min), El Puerto de Santa María and Cádiz. It’s usually more convenient to take the bus to town (Bus 050 or 053, both heading for Cádiz).

Seville Airport (SVQ IATA) 100 km north of Jerez has a better choice of flights.

By train:

Trains from Madrid Puerta de Atocha run every 30 min and take 3 hours via Córdoba to Seville, where you change for the local train to Jerez (another 75 min), El Puerto de Santa María and Cádiz. There’s a direct train every 2 hours but it’s usually quicker to change.

Cercanias train C-1 runs from Cádiz to Jerez every 30 min, too bad it seldom continues to the airport.

2 Estación de Tren is 1 km east of city centre. It’s a nice old building with tilework, but the café and toilets are basic, there’s no left-luggage, and buying tickets is tedious, buy online if possible. There’s step-free access to all platforms.

By road:

From Madrid and Seville take AP-4 south, exiting onto the downtown loop of A-4: both continue to Cádiz.

From Gibraltar and Algeciras take A-381 northwest.

By bus:

Most long-distance buses rush past on the motorway and don’t come into town. Change at Seville, whence Comes Bus runs five times a day taking 75 min to Jerez.

Alsa bus treks the length of the country daily from A Coruña via Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, Ourense, Salamanca, Mérida and Seville. It continues from Jerez to Cádiz, Tarifa and Algeciras.

Comes Bus from Cádiz runs every couple of hours, taking 45 min.

The bus station is just outside the railway station.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Jerez de la Frontera

  • Trebujena
  • Arcos de la Frontera
  • Ubrique
  • Paterna de Rivera
  • Puerto Real
  • Lebrija
  • Cortes de la Frontera

Twin towns and sister cities of Jerez de la Frontera

  • El Paso· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Jerez de la Frontera over time

Population of Jerez de la Frontera over time
2014 212,226
2015 212,876
2016 212,830
2017 212,915
2018 212,879
2019 212,749
2020 213,105
2021 212,801
2022 212,730
2023 213,231
2024 213,688
2025 213,634

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Jerez de la Frontera

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 20° · Night 10° · Rain 87 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Dos Hermanas · 68 km north20°
  • Seville · 78 km north20°
  • Málaga · 153 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night 7°)
Wettest month
December (104 mm)
Driest month
July (1 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Jerez de la Frontera
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)16°17°19°21°24°28°32°32°29°24°20°17°
Average low (°C)7°8°9°10°13°16°19°19°17°14°10°8°
Precipitation (mm)90614452361514196587104

Other places to visit in this season: April May June October

How to get to Jerez de la Frontera

The nearest airport is Jerez Airport (XRY), 8 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Seville Airport (SVQ) (83 km). The nearest large city is Jerez de la Frontera, 1 km to the south.

Airports

  • Jerez Airport (XRY) Jerez de la Frontera 8 kmnortheast
  • Seville Airport (SVQ) Seville 83 kmnorth
  • Gibraltar Airport (GIB) Gibraltar 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Jerez de la Frontera Population: 212.9K 1 kmsouth
  • Cadiz Population: 117K 23 kmsouthwest
  • Dos Hermanas Population: 122.9K 68 kmnorth
  • Seville Population: 686.7K 77 kmnorth
  • Algeciras Population: 121.4K 87 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Jerez de la Frontera

Within 100 km: 434 historic and cultural sites, 197 natural sites, 423 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Playa de Levante Beach 18 kmSW
  • Caleta Beach Beach 24 kmSW
  • Playa del Bajo Beach 23 kmNW
  • La Cachucha beach Beach 20 kmS

25–60 km238 places

  • Playa de Zahora Beach 56 kmS
  • Playa de la Victoria Beach 25 kmSW
  • Playa de Castilla Beach 56 kmNW
  • Playa de las Tres Piedras Beach 27 kmW

60–100 km671 places

  • Playa de Castilla Beach 82 kmNW
  • Playa de Punta Umbría Beach 94 kmNW
  • Playa de la Bota Beach 98 kmNW
  • Playa de Atlanterra Beach 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Jerez de la Frontera and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Jerez de la Frontera Sabadell Santa Cruz de Tenerife Jerez de la Frontera
Population 211.9K 211.7K 211.4K 212.9K
Elevation 58 m 187 m 10 m 53 m
Summer day (hottest month) 32° 29° 30° 32°
Winter night (coldest month) 7° 4° 14° 7°
Annual rainfall 578 mm 676 mm 320 mm 578 mm
Best months Apr–Jun, Oct Apr–Jul, Sep–Oct Feb–Jun, Nov–Dec Apr–Jun, Oct
Distance — 892 km 1,316 km 1 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Jerez de la Frontera

91 places
  1. 1 Jerez de la Frontera 212.9K
  2. 2 Nueva Jarilla 1.5K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages12

Mountains & nature3

Lakes, rivers & coasts32

Heritage & sights11

Nearby attractions & nature

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