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Lake

Lago El Cao

Located in Bielsa Municipality, Huesca Coordinates: 42°39′13″ N 0°16′29″ E

Map showing the location of Lago El Cao Lago El Cao
Location in Spain
Elevation
2,313 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bielsa
5.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LDE Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport63 km
PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport99 km

About Lago El Cao

Lago El Cao is a lake. Location: Bielsa Municipality, Huesca. Elevation: 2,313 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Punta Fuesa and Punta Suelza.

Climate of Lago El Cao

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -5° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
November (117 mm)
Driest month
July (58 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 Lago El Cao
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°0°2°4°9°14°18°18°14°8°3°0°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-7°-6°-2°2°5°5°2°-1°-5°-8°
Precipitation (mm)9687768911494587183105117108

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lago El Cao

The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lleida, 119 km to the south.

Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 63 kmnorth
  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 99 kmnorthwest
  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 100 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lleida Population: 140.8K 119 kmsouth
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 142 kmnortheast
  • Zaragoza Population: 687K 146 kmsouthwest
  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 158 kmwest
  • Reus Population: 103.5K 180 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lago El Cao

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 1,688 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Lago de Urdiceto Lake 1 kmN
  • Embalse de Plandesain Lake 10 kmS
  • Lago La Vasa de la Mora Lake 13 kmS
  • Lago de La Munia Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km895 places

  • Esglesia de Sant Esteve de Ginast Attraction 40 kmSE
  • Estany de Travessani Lake 50 kmE
  • Ibón de Tramacastilla Lake 53 kmW
  • Ibón Superior de Brazato Lake 41 kmW

60–100 km885 places

  • Fourmat Mountain 67 kmNW
  • Artigue River 75 kmE
  • Pantà de Sant Antoni Lake 75 kmSE
  • Embalse de la Sotonera Lake 99 kmSW

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