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Lake

Embalse de Alarcón

Located in Honrubia, Province of Cuenca Coordinates: 39°36′05″ N 2°09′36″ W

Map showing the location of Embalse de Alarcón Embalse de Alarcón
Location in Spain
Elevation
786 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Olmedilla de Alarcón
3.9 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VLC Valencia Airport145 km
MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport156 km

About Embalse de Alarcón

Embalse de Alarcón is a lake. Location: Honrubia, Province of Cuenca. Elevation: 786 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Valencia Airport (145 km). Nearby sights include Arroyo de la Vega and Arroyo de la Hoz.

Climate of Embalse de Alarcón

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Elche · 195 km southeast20°
  • Orihuela · 199 km southeast20°
  • Murcia · 200 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
May (51 mm)
Driest month
July (14 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 Alarcón
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°12°16°17°22°28°33°32°27°20°14°11°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°5°9°13°16°16°13°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)403430505137141431474350

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

How to get to Embalse de Alarcón

The nearest airport is Valencia Airport (VLC), 145 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Albacete, 72 km to the south.

Airports

  • Valencia Airport (VLC) Valencia 145 kmeast
  • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) Madrid 156 kmnorthwest
  • Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) Alicante 202 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Albacete Population: 173K 72 kmsouth
  • Alcalá de Henares Population: 193.8K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Torrejón de Ardoz Population: 118.2K 147 kmnorthwest
  • Valencia Population: 824.3K 154 kmeast
  • Parla Population: 115.6K 154 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Embalse de Alarcón

Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 172 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Cerro Agudo Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Cerro Rubio Mountain 9 kmN
  • Cerro del Rey Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Cerro del Puntal Mountain 22 kmNE

25–60 km130 places

  • Cerro de la Zorra Mountain 43 kmW
  • Cerro de la Zorra Mountain 35 kmE
  • Cabeza de Villora Mountain 53 kmE
  • Monte de la Torre Mountain 48 kmNW

60–100 km266 places

  • Laguna Tinajas Lake 94 kmSW
  • Laguna del Taray Lake 100 kmW
  • Laguna San Pedro Lake 94 kmSW
  • Laguna del Rey Lake 94 kmSW

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