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Municipality

Frontera

Located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Coordinates: 27°43′47″ N 18°03′12″ W

Map showing the location of Frontera Frontera
Location in Spain
Population
4,104
4.1K
Elevation
1,257 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Atlantic/Canary · UTC+00:00
Places inside
18
listed under Frontera
When to go
June–October
See the climate
Airports
VDE El Hierro Airport19 km
SPC La Palma Airport104 km

About Frontera

Frontera is a municipality. Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. Population: 4,104. Elevation: 1,257 m. The best months to visit are June–October. The nearest airport is El Hierro Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Malpaso and Parque Cultural de El Julan.

Climate of Frontera

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 11° · Rain 42 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 195 km northeast24°
  • Telde · 261 km east23°
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 262 km east23°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 8°)
Wettest month
December (59 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 Frontera
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°14°15°15°17°19°21°22°21°19°17°15°
Average low (°C)8°8°8°8°10°11°13°14°14°12°11°9°
Precipitation (mm)50413218810212284259

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September October

How to get to Frontera

The nearest airport is El Hierro Airport (VDE), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) (150 km). The nearest large city is San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 190 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • El Hierro Airport (VDE) El Hierro Island 19 kmnortheast
  • La Palma Airport (SPC) Sta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island 104 kmnorth
  • Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) Tenerife 150 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 150.7K 190 kmnortheast
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 195 kmnortheast
  • Telde Population: 123.3K 261 kmeast
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 263 kmeast

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

Day trips from Frontera

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 37 natural sites, 31 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • El Hierro Island 5 kmE
  • Las Playecillas Beach 13 kmE
  • Playa de los Goranes Beach 6 kmNW
  • Timijiraque Beach 16 kmE

60–100 km40 places

  • La Gomera Island 99 kmNE
  • Playa Delphin Beach 96 kmN
  • Piedra Nueva Beach 99 kmN
  • Montaña Vinijogre Mountain 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Frontera

18 places
  1. 1 Frontera 4K
  2. 2 Sabinosa 262

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

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature2

Lakes, rivers & coasts3

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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