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Medina de Pomar

Located in Province of Burgos, Castille and León Coordinates: 42°57′09″ N 3°24′30″ W

Medina de Pomar
Luis Rogelio HM · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
6,238
6.2K
Elevation
714 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside
39
listed under Medina de Pomar
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BIO Bilbao Airport56 km
VIT Vitoria Airport56 km

About Medina de Pomar

Medina de Pomar is a municipality. Location: Province of Burgos, Castille and León. Population: 6,238. Elevation: 714 m.

From Wikipedia

Medina de Pomar is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain, 77 km from Bilbao, and 8 kilometres from Villarcayo. Medina de Pomar is part of the Comarca of Las Merindades.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
214 km²
Official website
medinadepomar.net

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Medina de Pomar

From Wikivoyage

Medina de Pomar is a city of 5,800 people (2018) in Castile and Leon. It is half-way between Bilbao and Burgos, in a region with rolling hills and some escarpment that breaks down impressively into the Atlantic Ocean some 70 km away. Traditionally a rural community, it has developed into a vacation destination for several thousand residents of nearby Bilbao.

Understand+

Medina de Pomar is part of the Comarca of Las Merindades with its varied landscape. The rivers Nela, Trueba and Salón, the steep slopes of the Tesla, the pine forests of Losa and flat surfaces that are dedicated nowadays to the cultivation of cereal, potatoes and lettuces.

Get in+

It is 77 km from Bilbao, 88 km from Burgos, 8 km from Villarcayo and about 20 km from Espinosa de los Monteros.

By bus from Bilbao or Burgos.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Medina de Pomar

Population of Medina de Pomar over time

Population of Medina de Pomar over time
2014 5,933
2015 5,983
2016 5,865
2017 5,847
2018 5,816
2019 5,728
2020 5,734
2021 5,834
2022 5,856
2023 5,866
2024 5,979
2025 6,190

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Medina de Pomar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (92 mm)
Driest month
July (42 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
Climate of Medina de Pomar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°13°14°18°22°25°25°22°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)826960908255424753789286

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

How to get to Medina de Pomar

The nearest airport is Bilbao Airport (BIO), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Barakaldo, 51 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bilbao Airport (BIO) Bilbao 56 kmnortheast
  • Vitoria Airport (VIT) Alava 56 kmeast
  • Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) Santander 62 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Barakaldo Population: 100.4K 51 kmnortheast
  • Bilbao Population: 347.3K 52 kmnortheast
  • Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 61 kmeast
  • Santander Population: 173.6K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Burgos Population: 176.4K 72 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Medina de Pomar

Within 100 km: 298 historic and cultural sites, 203 natural sites, 256 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Pantano de Ordunte Lake 24 kmN
  • Alto de Zalama Mountain 20 kmN
  • Alto de San Cristóbal Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Sierra de la Magdalena Mountain 14 kmNE

25–60 km272 places

  • Nerbioi / Nervión River 52 kmNE
  • Arrietara Beach 59 kmNE
  • Playa de San Julián Beach 51 kmN
  • Gorrondatxa Beach 57 kmNE

60–100 km466 places

  • Playa de la Rabia Beach 90 kmNW
  • Laga Beach 79 kmNE
  • Playa de Comillas Beach 86 kmNW
  • Playa de la Concha Beach 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Medina de Pomar

39 places
  1. 1 Medina de Pomar 5.5K
  2. 2 Bóveda de la Ribera 17

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

Cities & villages35

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources