River

Río de la Mesta

Located in Villapalacios, Albacete Coordinates: 38°36′00″ N 2°40′00″ W

Location in Spain

Elevation: 750 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Villapalacios; 4 km SE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: RMU Region of Murcia International Airport161 km; GRX F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport185 km

About Río de la Mesta

Río de la Mesta is a river. Location: Villapalacios, Albacete. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Region of Murcia International Airport (161 km). Nearby sights include Río de Salobre and Sierra de Relumbrar.

Climate of Río de la Mesta

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 4° · Rain 50 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Murcia · 150 km southeast20°
Orihuela · 161 km east20°
Elche · 175 km east20°

Hottest month: July (day 36°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (57 mm)
Driest month: August (7 mm)

11° 0°

13° 1°

17° 3°

19° 5°

24° 9°

30° 14°

36° 17°

35° 17°

30° 13°

22° 8°

15° 4°

12° 1°

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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 Río de la Mesta
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	11°	13°	17°	19°	24°	30°	36°	35°	30°	22°	15°	12°
Average low (°C)	0°	1°	3°	5°	9°	14°	17°	17°	13°	8°	4°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	45	41	33	49	44	26	9	7	22	50	50	57

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Río de la Mesta

The nearest airport is Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU), 161 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Albacete, 83 km to the northeast.

Airports

Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU) Corvera 161 kmsoutheast
F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) Granada 185 kmsouthwest
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) Alicante 187 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Albacete Population: 173K 83 kmnortheast
Jaén Population: 113.5K 135 kmsouthwest
Murcia Population: 472K 151 kmsoutheast
Orihuela Population: 101.3K 161 kmeast
Elche Population: 234.8K 176 kmeast

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

Day trips from Río de la Mesta

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 148 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

Cerro Vico Mountain 9 kmS
Sierra de Relumbrar Mountain 5 kmNW
Cerro de la Osa Mountain 22 kmSW
Jaroso Mountain 10 kmSW

25–60 km119 places

Laguna Tinajas Lake 40 kmN
Laguna San Pedro Lake 40 kmN
Laguna del Rey Lake 45 kmNW
Laguna Redondilla Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km354 places

Pantano de Talave Lake 70 kmE
Laguna Salada de Pétrola Lake 99 kmE
Laguna de Navalagrulla Lake 86 kmW
Laguna de Manjavacas Lake 92 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Villapalacios Village, Villapalacios
4 km SE
Bienservida Municipality, Albacete
8 km S
Guadalmena Village, Alcaraz
3.4 km NW
Albaladejo Municipality, Ciudad Real
11 km W
Reolid Village, Salobre
8.9 km E
Salobre Municipality, Albacete
11 km E

Río de la Mesta

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Río de Salobre River, Villapalacios
2.2 km NE
Sierra de Relumbrar Mountain, Villanueva de la Fuente
4.9 km NW
Cerro de Carboneras Mountain, Bienservida
7.8 km SE
Río de Angorrilla River, Villapalacios
7.5 km E
Río Povedilla River, Villapalacios
7.5 km NE
Cerro Vico Mountain, Bienservida
9.4 km S
Río de Villanueva de la Fuente River, Spain
9.4 km SW
Río del Ojuelo River, Alcaraz
9.8 km E

Río de la Mesta

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026