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Village

Picones

Located in Encinasola de los Comendadores, Salamanca Coordinates: 41°00′06″ N 6°32′43″ W

Map showing the location of Picones Picones
Location in Spain
Elevation
668 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SLM Salamanca Airport88 km
BGC Bragança Airport96 km

About Picones

Picones is a village. Location: Encinasola de los Comendadores, Salamanca. Elevation: 668 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Salamanca Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Arroyo Grande and Aula Arqueológica de Yecla de Yeltes.

Climate of Picones

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (163 mm)
Driest month
July (17 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 Picones
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°14°15°19°24°28°28°25°18°13°11°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°5°8°12°14°14°12°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)16314277878652171851109128163

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

How to get to Picones

The nearest airport is Salamanca Airport (SLM), 88 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salamanca, 74 km to the east.

Airports

  • Salamanca Airport (SLM) Salamanca 88 kmeast
  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 96 kmnorth
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 74 kmeast
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 169 kmwest
  • Valladolid Population: 300.6K 169 kmnortheast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 174 kmwest
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 185 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Picones

Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 87 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

  • Río Huebra River 22 kmW
  • Arroyo del Granizo River 12 kmSE
  • Rivera Grande de Santa Catalina River 12 kmNE
  • Arroyo Grande River 2 kmSW

25–60 km91 places

  • Pantano de Águeda Lake 53 kmS
  • La Hastiala Mountain 59 kmSE
  • Río de Las Ucés River 25 kmN
  • Rivera de la Huerta River 36 kmNE

60–100 km246 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 86 kmNW
  • Embalse de Ricobayo Lake 96 kmNE
  • Embalse de la Maside Lake 94 kmSE
  • Embalse del Esla Lake 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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