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Iglesia de San Mateo

Local name: Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo

Located in Tarifa, Cadiz Coordinates: 36°00′49″ N 5°36′07″ W

Iglesia de San Mateo
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Nearest town
Tarifa
0.5 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
GIB Gibraltar Airport27 km
TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport43 km

About Iglesia de San Mateo

Iglesia de San Mateo is a tourist attraction. Location: Tarifa, Cadiz.

From Wikipedia

Iglesia de San Mateo (St. Matthew's Church) is the main church of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz, Spain. It was supposed to have been built in 1506 on the remains of an old mosque, although worship at the church has only been mentioned in documents since 1534, another date given for its inauguration. Numerous alterations have been made to the church over the centuries.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Architectural style
baroque architecture

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Iglesia de San Mateo

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Iglesia de San Mateo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)136129121683511031975134145

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Iglesia de San Mateo

The nearest airport is Gibraltar Airport (GIB), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Algeciras, 19 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Gibraltar Airport (GIB) Gibraltar 27 kmnortheast
  • Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 43 kmsouthwest
  • Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 53 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Algeciras Population: 121.4K 19 kmnortheast
  • Tétouan Population: 415.8K 53 kmsoutheast
  • Cadiz Population: 117K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Marbella Population: 156.3K 85 kmnortheast
  • Jerez de la Frontera Population: 212.9K 89 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Iglesia de San Mateo

Within 100 km: 265 historic and cultural sites, 174 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km98 places

  • Jbel Moussa Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Playa de Benzú Beach 24 kmSE
  • Playa de Atlanterra Beach 24 kmNW
  • Playa del Cañuelo Beach 20 kmNW

25–60 km218 places

  • Playa de Zahora Beach 45 kmNW
  • Jebel Zem Zem Mountain 36 kmS
  • Kasbah Mosque Attraction 31 kmSW
  • Grand Mosque of Tangier Attraction 31 kmSW

60–100 km396 places

  • Jebel Kelti Mountain 78 kmS
  • Playa de la Victoria Beach 82 kmNW
  • Playa de Levante Beach 82 kmNW
  • Caleta Beach Beach 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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