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Municipality

Valle de Mena

Located in Province of Burgos, Castille and León Coordinates: 43°06′40″ N 3°14′39″ W

Valle de Mena
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Population
3,931
3.9K
Elevation
400 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside
56
listed under Valle de Mena
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BIO Bilbao Airport34 km
VIT Vitoria Airport49 km

About Valle de Mena

Valle de Mena is a municipality. Location: Province of Burgos, Castille and León. Population: 3,931. Elevation: 400 m.

From Wikipedia

The Mena Valley (Spanish: Valle de Mena) is a municipality in the province of Burgos in Spain. It is located in the autonomous community of Castile and León, bordering the provinces of Alava, Biscay and Cantabria. The Mena valley has 4,096 inhabitants distributed among 43 small villages. Its capital, Villasana de Mena, has 1,554 inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
263 km²
Official website
valledemena.es

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Valle de Mena

Population of Valle de Mena over time

Population of Valle de Mena over time
2014 3,856
2015 3,826
2016 3,806
2017 3,742
2018 3,739
2019 3,726
2020 3,805
2021 3,987
2022 4,030
2023 4,096
2024 4,147
2025 4,155

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Valle de Mena

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (110 mm)
Driest month
July (49 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 Valle de Mena
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°12°14°15°19°22°25°26°24°19°14°11°
Average low (°C)3°4°4°5°9°11°14°14°12°9°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)98817510890624961629411099

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

How to get to Valle de Mena

The nearest airport is Bilbao Airport (BIO), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Barakaldo, 29 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bilbao Airport (BIO) Bilbao 34 kmnortheast
  • Vitoria Airport (VIT) Alava 49 kmsoutheast
  • Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) Santander 58 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Barakaldo Population: 100.4K 29 kmnortheast
  • Bilbao Population: 347.3K 31 kmnortheast
  • Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 55 kmsoutheast
  • Santander Population: 173.6K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Burgos Population: 176.4K 93 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Valle de Mena

Within 100 km: 294 historic and cultural sites, 217 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km29 places

  • Pantano de Ordunte Lake 6 kmNW
  • Loiola Lake 24 kmNE
  • Alto de Zalama Mountain 14 kmW
  • Montes de Ordunte Mountain 9 kmNW

25–60 km375 places

  • Nerbioi / Nervión River 30 kmNE
  • Arrietara Beach 37 kmNE
  • Playa de San Julián Beach 35 kmN
  • Laga Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km314 places

  • Playa de la Rabia Beach 94 kmW
  • Playa de Comillas Beach 90 kmW
  • Playa de Malkorbe Hondartza Beach 87 kmE
  • Playa de Gaztetape Beach 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Valle de Mena

56 places

Cities & villages46

Mountains & nature3

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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