Gasteiz / Vitoria
Located in Araba / Álava, Basque Country Coordinates: 42°50′47″ N 2°40′20″ W
- Population
- 242,223
- 242.2K
- Elevation
- 530 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 102
- listed under Gasteiz / Vitoria
- Airports
- VIT Vitoria Airport6 km
- RJL Logroño-Agoncillo Airport52 km
About Gasteiz / Vitoria
Gasteiz / Vitoria is a municipality. Location: Araba / Álava, Basque Country. Population: 242,223. Elevation: 530 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Vitoria Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Zuia and Oketa.
Photos of Gasteiz / Vitoria
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Church of San Vicente Mártir Zarateman · Public domain -
Palacio de Bendaña Wikiriki00 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Mendizorrotza Stadium Miguelazo84 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Torre de doña Ochanda No machine-readable author provided. Miguel Andrade assumed · Public domain -
Artium Museum Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Gasteiz / Vitoria
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 98 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (98 mm)
- Driest month
- July (44 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) | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 17° | 12° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 74 | 69 | 94 | 86 | 59 | 44 | 52 | 49 | 80 | 98 | 88 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Gasteiz / Vitoria
The nearest airport is Vitoria Airport (VIT), 6 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Bilbao Airport (BIO) (54 km). The nearest large city is Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1 km to the north.
Airports
- Vitoria Airport (VIT) Alava 6 kmnorthwest
- Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL) Logroño 52 kmsoutheast
- Bilbao Airport (BIO) Bilbao 54 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 1 kmnorth
- Logroño Population: 151.2K 46 kmsoutheast
- Bilbao Population: 347.3K 51 kmnorthwest
- Barakaldo Population: 100.4K 56 kmnorthwest
- Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 77 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gasteiz / Vitoria
Within 100 km: 331 historic and cultural sites, 273 natural sites, 203 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km50 places
- Reservoir of Ullíbarri-Gamboa Lake 12 kmNE
- Iermanda Mountain 22 kmSE
- Oketa Mountain 19 kmN
- Gorbeia Mountain 23 kmNW
25–60 km294 places
- Nerbioi / Nervión River 59 kmNW
- Garraitz (San Nikolas) Island 60 kmN
- Pantano de Valbornedo Lake 49 kmS
- Pantano de la Grajera Lake 47 kmS
60–100 km463 places
- Iglesia San Juan Bautista Attraction 92 kmE
- Yamaguchi Natural site 83 kmE
- Arrietara Beach 66 kmNW
- Playa de San Julián Beach 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Gasteiz / Vitoria and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Gasteiz / Vitoria | Sant Martí | Elche | A Coruña |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 242.2K | 235.7K | 234.8K | 250.4K |
| Elevation | 530 m | 21 m | 96 m | 22 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 25° | 29° | 32° | 23° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 1° | 5° | 5° | 7° |
| Annual rainfall | 880 mm | 615 mm | 319 mm | 1,029 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Sep | Apr–Jul, Sep–Oct | Mar–May, Oct–Nov | Jun–Sep |
| Distance | — | 433 km | 536 km | 469 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Gasteiz / Vitoria
102 placesCities & villages20
- Margarita · Village
- Martioda · Village
- Matauko · Village
- Mendiguren · Village
- Mendiola · Village
- Mendoza · Village
- Monasterioguren · Village
- Oreitia · Village
- Otazu · Village
- Otobarren / Hueto Abajo · Village
- Otogoien / Hueto Arriba · Village
- San Mamés · Village
- Subillana Gasteiz / Subijana de Álava · Village
- Uribarri Arrazua · Village
- Uribarri Dibiña / Ullibarri Viña · Village
- Uribarri Nagusia / Ullibarri de los Olleros · Village
- Villafranca · Village
- Zerio · Village
- Zuhatzu / Zuazo de Vitoria · Village
- Zumeltzu · Village
Mountains & nature3
- Parque de Molinuevo · Natural site
- Parque de Zaramaga · Natural site
- Prado Park · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts3
- Santa Engrazia · River
- Zalla · River
- Zubialde · River
Heritage & sights16
- María de Maeztu Garden · Attraction
- Maurice Ravel Garden · Attraction
- Máximo Casado Garden · Attraction
- Mendizorrotza Stadium · Landmark
- Museo de Arqueología de Álava · Museum
- Museo de Bellas Artes · Museum
- Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro · Museum
- Museo Fournier de Naipes · Museum
- Museo Provincial de Álava · Museum
- Palacio de Bendaña · Historic site
- Palacio Escoriaza-Esquivel · Historic site
- Palacio Zulueta · Historic site
- San Prudencio Garden · Attraction
- Sortzez Garbia / La Inmaculada · Attraction
- Teatro Principal de Vitoria · Attraction
- Torre de doña Ochanda · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Zuia Natural site, Zuia15 km NW
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Oketa Mountain, Zigoitia19 km N
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Reservoir of Ullíbarri-Gamboa Lake, Arratzua-Ubarrundia12 km NE
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Gorbeia Mountain, Zuia23 km NW
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Leintz Ibarra Natural site, Eskoriatza23 km NE
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Gorbeiako gurutzea / Cruz de Gorbeia Landmark, Zuia23 km NW
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Ugalde River, Zuia17 km NW
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Ubegi Natural site, Zuia25 km NW
Sources & licences
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