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Village

Puercas

Located in Gallegos del Río, Zamora Coordinates: 41°45′00″ N 6°07′18″ W

Map showing the location of Puercas Puercas
Location in Spain
Elevation
807 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
JuneAugust–September
See the climate
Airports
BGC Bragança Airport50 km
LEN León Airport101 km

About Puercas

Puercas is a village. Location: Gallegos del Río, Zamora. Elevation: 807 m. The best months to visit are June, August–September. The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Rivera de Ríofrío and Río Cebal.

Climate of Puercas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, August–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (110 mm)
Driest month
August (19 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 Puercas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°13°15°18°24°28°28°24°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°4°7°11°13°13°11°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)10090566365452019448592110

Other places to visit in this season: June August September

How to get to Puercas

The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (BGC), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salamanca, 95 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 50 kmwest
  • León Airport (LEN) La Virgen del Camino 101 kmnorth
  • Salamanca Airport (SLM) Salamanca 103 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 95 kmsoutheast
  • León Population: 124.8K 105 kmnortheast
  • Valladolid Population: 300.6K 117 kmeast
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 158 kmnorthwest
  • Oviedo Population: 220K 180 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Puercas

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 93 natural sites, 214 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

  • Embalse de Ricobayo Lake 23 kmE
  • Embalse del Esla Lake 21 kmSE
  • Sierra de la Culebra Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Campanario Mountain 11 kmNE

25–60 km135 places

  • Sierra de Casica Mountain 27 kmW
  • Sierra de Peña Negra Mountain 56 kmNW
  • Alto de Peña Negra Mountain 58 kmNW
  • Peña Mira Mountain 34 kmNW

60–100 km243 places

  • Lago de Sanabria Lake 64 kmNW
  • Sierra de la Gamoneda Mountain 65 kmNW
  • Sierra Segundera Mountain 79 kmNW
  • Teso Santo Mountain 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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