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Lake

Embalse de Ricobayo

Located in Montamarta, Zamora Coordinates: 41°41′26″ N 5°51′43″ W

Map showing the location of Embalse de Ricobayo Embalse de Ricobayo
Location in Spain
Elevation
670 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Santa Eufemia del Barco
2.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–JuneAugust–September
See the climate
Airports
BGC Bragança Airport73 km
VLL Valladolid Airport84 km

About Embalse de Ricobayo

Embalse de Ricobayo is a lake. Location: Montamarta, Zamora. Elevation: 670 m. The best months to visit are May–June, August–September. The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Embalse del Esla and Viaducto Martín Gil.

Climate of Embalse de Ricobayo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, August–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (98 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Embalse de Ricobayo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°11°14°16°19°25°29°29°25°18°13°10°
Average low (°C)1°2°3°5°8°12°14°14°12°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)898151586143191942788498

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

How to get to Embalse de Ricobayo

The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (BGC), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salamanca, 82 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 73 kmwest
  • Valladolid Airport (VLL) Valladolid 84 kmeast
  • Salamanca Airport (SLM) Salamanca 87 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 82 kmsouth
  • Valladolid Population: 300.6K 95 kmeast
  • León Population: 124.8K 104 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 181 kmnorthwest
  • Oviedo Population: 220K 185 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Embalse de Ricobayo

Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 76 natural sites, 205 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Embalse del Esla Lake 9 kmSW
  • Campanario Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Tres Arboles Park Natural site 23 kmSE
  • Parque Ignacio Sarda Natural site 23 kmSE

25–60 km89 places

  • Sierra de Casica Mountain 48 kmW
  • Teso Santo Mountain 51 kmS
  • Peña Mira Mountain 56 kmNW
  • Sierra de la Culebra Mountain 40 kmNW

60–100 km276 places

  • Lago de Sanabria Lake 85 kmNW
  • Sierra de la Gamoneda Mountain 88 kmNW
  • Sierra de Peña Negra Mountain 73 kmNW
  • Alto de Peña Negra Mountain 77 kmNW

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