Picos de Europa National Park
Located in Posada de Valdeón, Leon Coordinates: 43°11′13″ N 4°52′16″ W
- Elevation
- 2,380 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- SDR Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport89 km
- LEN León Airport92 km
About Picos de Europa National Park
Picos de Europa National Park is a natural site. Location: Posada de Valdeón, Leon. The nearest airport is Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Torrecerredo and Naranjo de Bulnes.
Climate of Picos de Europa National Park
This month · November
A wet month
Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- December (118 mm)
- Driest month
- August (50 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) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -8° | -7° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 1° | -2° | -6° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 92 | 77 | 106 | 108 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 64 | 100 | 112 | 118 |
How to get to Picos de Europa National Park
The nearest airport is Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR), 89 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Asturias Airport (OVD) (103 km). The nearest large city is Gijón, 75 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) Santander 89 kmeast
- León Airport (LEN) La Virgen del Camino 92 kmsouthwest
- Asturias Airport (OVD) Ranón 103 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Gijón Population: 271.8K 75 kmnorthwest
- Oviedo Population: 220K 81 kmwest
- León Population: 124.8K 87 kmsouthwest
- Santander Population: 173.6K 92 kmeast
- Burgos Population: 176.4K 134 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Picos de Europa National Park
Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 174 natural sites, 187 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km62 places
- Lago de la Ercina Lake 13 kmNW
- Lago de Enol Lake 14 kmNW
- Lakes of Covadonga Lake 13 kmNW
- Peña Vieja Mountain 5 kmE
25–60 km131 places
- Playa de San Antonio del Mar Beach 31 kmN
- Playa de San Antolín Beach 28 kmN
- Playa de la Rabia Beach 49 kmNE
- Playa de Pechón Beach 38 kmNE
60–100 km357 places
- Playa de la Ñora Beach 71 kmNW
- Playa Cervigón Beach 74 kmNW
- Playa de San Lorenzo Beach 75 kmNW
- Playa de Poniente Beach 76 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Posada de Valdeón Village, Posada de Valdeón5.6 km SW
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Cordiñanes Village, Posada de Valdeón3.5 km SW
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Caín Village, Posada de Valdeón4 km NW
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Los Llanos Village, Posada de Valdeón5.1 km SW
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Fuente Dé Village, Camaleño6.8 km SE -
Prada Village, Posada de Valdeón5.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torrecerredo Mountain, Cabrales1.9 km NE
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Naranjo de Bulnes Mountain, Cabrales4.7 km E
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Peña Vieja Mountain, Camaleño5.2 km E
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Picos de Cornión Mountain, Posada de Valdeón6 km W
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Torre Cerredo Mountain, Asturias7.2 km E
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Peña Santa de Castilla Mountain, Posada de Valdeón7.6 km W
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Picos de Europa Mountain, Spain7.7 km NE
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Parque Nacional de Covadonga Natural site, Onís Municipality7.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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