- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- GIB Gibraltar Airport28 km
- TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport42 km
About Castillo de Santa Catalina
Castillo de Santa Catalina is a historic site. Location: Tarifa, Cadiz. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Gibraltar Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Castle of Tarifa and Iglesia de San Mateo.
Photos of Castillo de Santa Catalina
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Playa de los Lances RaMaOrLi · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Playa Santa Catalina Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Iglesia de San Mateo sunshinecity from Italy · CC BY 2.0 -
Castle of Tarifa Nicolas Vollmer · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Castillo de Santa Catalina
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 20° · Night 13° · Rain 134 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Málaga · 132 km northeast20°
- Dos Hermanas · 144 km north20°
- Seville · 156 km north20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 9°)
- Wettest month
- December (145 mm)
- Driest month
- July (0 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 16° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
| Average low (°C) | 9° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 129 | 121 | 68 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 75 | 134 | 145 |
How to get to Castillo de Santa Catalina
The nearest airport is Gibraltar Airport (GIB), 28 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Algeciras, 20 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Gibraltar Airport (GIB) Gibraltar 28 kmnortheast
- Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 42 kmsouthwest
- Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 53 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Algeciras Population: 121.4K 20 kmnortheast
- Tétouan Population: 415.8K 52 kmsoutheast
- Cadiz Population: 117K 84 kmnorthwest
- Marbella Population: 156.3K 86 kmnortheast
- Jerez de la Frontera Population: 212.9K 89 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castillo de Santa Catalina
Within 100 km: 265 historic and cultural sites, 172 natural sites, 271 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km95 places
- Jbel Moussa Mountain 22 kmSE
- Playa de Benzú Beach 24 kmSE
- Playa de Atlanterra Beach 23 kmNW
- Playa del Cañuelo Beach 20 kmNW
25–60 km217 places
- Playa de Zahora Beach 45 kmNW
- Jebel Zem Zem Mountain 35 kmS
- Kasbah Mosque Attraction 31 kmSW
- Grand Mosque of Tangier Attraction 31 kmSW
60–100 km396 places
- Jebel Kelti Mountain 78 kmSE
- Playa de la Victoria Beach 82 kmNW
- Playa de Levante Beach 82 kmNW
- Caleta Beach Beach 85 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Castle of Tarifa Historic site, Tarifa0.5 km NE
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Iglesia de San Mateo Attraction, Tarifa0.6 km NE
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Sancho IV Monument Landmark, Tarifa0.4 km NE
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Iglesia San Francisco De Asis Attraction, Tarifa0.4 km NE
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Puerta de Jerez Landmark, Tarifa0.6 km NE
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Plaza de Toros Attraction, Tarifa0.7 km N
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Residencia de Díaz Museum, Tarifa0.7 km N
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Tarifa DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Tarifa0.9 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Tarifa Town, Tarifa0.5 km N
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El Cuartón Village, Tarifa8.9 km NE
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Valdevaqueros Village, Tarifa8.8 km NW
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El Bujeo Village, Tarifa10 km NE
Sources & licences
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