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Municipality

Burgos

Located in Province of Burgos, Castille and León Coordinates: 42°21′00″ N 3°40′56″ W

Map showing the location of Burgos Burgos
Location in Spain
Population
179,906
179.9K
Elevation
871 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside
36
listed under Burgos
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VIT Vitoria Airport98 km
RJL Logroño-Agoncillo Airport113 km

About Burgos

Burgos is a municipality. Location: Province of Burgos, Castille and León. Population: 179,906. Elevation: 871 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Vitoria Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Villas Del Arlanzon Molino Ramon and Monasterio de San Pedro de Cardeña.

Climate of Burgos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
May (64 mm)
Driest month
August (25 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 Burgos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°13°15°19°24°28°28°24°18°12°8°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°7°10°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)524130566443262536505658

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Burgos

The nearest airport is Vitoria Airport (VIT), 98 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burgos, 2 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Vitoria Airport (VIT) Alava 98 kmnortheast
  • Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL) Logroño 113 kmeast
  • Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) Santander 120 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Burgos Population: 176.4K 2 kmsouthwest
  • Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 100 kmnortheast
  • Logroño Population: 151.2K 102 kmeast
  • Valladolid Population: 300.6K 116 kmsouthwest
  • Bilbao Population: 347.3K 119 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Burgos

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 102 natural sites, 326 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Playa fluvial Fuente del Prior Beach 2 kmSE
  • Lagunas de Carcedo Lake 7 kmSE
  • Parque Lineal del Vena Natural site 1 kmNE
  • Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente Park Natural site 1 kmE

25–60 km129 places

  • El Lago Lake 59 kmE
  • Pantano del Arlanzón Lake 30 kmE
  • Alto de San Cristóbal Mountain 57 kmN
  • Medela Mountain 52 kmNW

60–100 km394 places

  • Playa de Arija Beach 75 kmN
  • Pantano de Valbornedo Lake 92 kmE
  • Pantano de Ruesga Lake 90 kmNW
  • Pantano Requejada Lake 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Burgos and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Burgos Burgos Castellon Donostia / San Sebastian
Population 179.9K 176.4K 183.7K 185.4K
Elevation 871 m 863 m 30 m 17 m
Summer day (hottest month) 28° 28° 30° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 0° 5° 6°
Annual rainfall 537 mm 537 mm 435 mm 1,330 mm
Best months Jun, Sep Jun, Sep Apr–Jun, Oct Jun–Sep
Distance — 2 km 402 km 176 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Burgos

36 places
  1. 1 Burgos 176.4K
  2. 2 Gamonal 60K
  3. 3 Castañares 332

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

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature2

Lakes, rivers & coasts5

Heritage & sights18

Nearby attractions & nature

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