Municipality

Arcos

Located in Province of Burgos, Castille and León Coordinates: 42°15′52″ N 3°45′15″ W

Location in Spain

Population: 1,410; 1.4K
Elevation: 853 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 2; listed under Arcos
When to go: May–JuneSeptember; See the climate
Airports: VIT Vitoria Airport109 km; VLL Valladolid Airport110 km

About Arcos

Arcos is a municipality. Location: Province of Burgos, Castille and León. Population: 1,410. Elevation: 853 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Vitoria Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Museum of Human Evolution and Río Viejo.

Climate of Arcos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month: July (day 29°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: May (55 mm)
Driest month: August (20 mm)

7° 0°

10° 0°

13° 2°

15° 4°

19° 7°

24° 10°

29° 13°

28° 13°

25° 10°

18° 6°

12° 3°

8° 1°

Jan

45

Feb

37

Mar

27

Apr

48

May

55

Jun

41

Jul

23

Aug

20

Sep

32

Oct

44

Nov

49

Dec

50

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 Arcos
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	10°	13°	15°	19°	24°	29°	28°	25°	18°	12°	8°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	4°	7°	10°	13°	13°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	45	37	27	48	55	41	23	20	32	44	49	50

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Arcos

The nearest airport is Vitoria Airport (VIT), 109 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burgos, 10 km to the northeast.

Airports

Vitoria Airport (VIT) Alava 109 kmnortheast
Valladolid Airport (VLL) Valladolid 110 kmsouthwest
Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL) Logroño 120 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Burgos Population: 176.4K 10 kmnortheast
Valladolid Population: 300.6K 105 kmsouthwest
Logroño Population: 151.2K 110 kmeast
Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 110 kmnortheast
Bilbao Population: 347.3K 130 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Arcos

Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 85 natural sites, 332 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km55 places

Playa fluvial Fuente del Prior Beach 12 kmNE
Lagunas de Carcedo Lake 12 kmE
Parque Lineal del Vena Natural site 12 kmNE
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente Park Natural site 12 kmNE

25–60 km121 places

Pantano del Arlanzón Lake 34 kmE
Medela Mountain 56 kmNW
Pico de San Millán Mountain 45 kmE
Manantial de Torreros Natural site 42 kmNE

60–100 km357 places

Playa de Arija Beach 83 kmN
Pantano de Valbornedo Lake 99 kmE
Pantano de Ruesga Lake 93 kmNW
Pantano Requejada Lake 95 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Arcos

2 places

Cities & villages2

Arcos de la Llana · Village
Villanueva-Matamala · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Museum of Human Evolution Museum, Burgos
9.5 km NE
Río Viejo River, Saldaña de Burgos
5 km E
Estatua del Cid Landmark, Burgos
9.6 km NE
San Bartholome Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Burgos
7 km NE
Monasterio de las Huelgas Attraction, Burgos
8.5 km N
Río de los Ausines River, Estépar
8.1 km W
Arco de Santa María Museum, Burgos
9.3 km NE
Fuente de Santa María Historic site, Burgos
9.3 km NE

Arcos

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026