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Municipality

Motilla del Palancar

Located in Province of Cuenca, Castille-La Mancha Coordinates: 39°33′45″ N 1°54′45″ W

Motilla del Palancar
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Population
6,276
6.3K
Elevation
835 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Motilla del Palancar
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VLC Valencia Airport123 km
MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport175 km

About Motilla del Palancar

Motilla del Palancar is a municipality. Location: Province of Cuenca, Castille-La Mancha. Population: 6,276. Elevation: 835 m.

From Wikipedia

Motilla del Palancar is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 6,119.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
73.7 km²
Official website
motilla.com

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Motilla del Palancar

  • Campillo de Altobuey
  • Iniesta
  • Pozorrubielos de la Mancha

Population of Motilla del Palancar over time

Population of Motilla del Palancar over time
2014 5,915
2015 5,896
2016 5,902
2017 5,929
2018 5,959
2019 5,869
2020 5,917
2021 5,964
2022 6,026
2023 6,119
2024 6,259
2025 6,432

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Motilla del Palancar

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 3° · Rain 40 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Elche · 179 km southeast20°
  • Alicante · 183 km southeast20°
  • Orihuela · 184 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
May (53 mm)
Driest month
July (15 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Motilla del Palancar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°12°15°17°22°28°32°32°27°20°14°11°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°5°8°13°16°16°12°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)363229495339151633484046

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

How to get to Motilla del Palancar

The nearest airport is Valencia Airport (VLC), 123 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Albacete, 63 km to the south.

Airports

  • Valencia Airport (VLC) Valencia 123 kmeast
  • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) Madrid 175 kmnorthwest
  • Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) Alicante 184 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Albacete Population: 173K 63 kmsouth
  • Valencia Population: 824.3K 132 kmeast
  • Alcalá de Henares Population: 193.8K 160 kmnorthwest
  • Torrejón de Ardoz Population: 118.2K 166 kmnorthwest
  • Castellon Population: 183.7K 166 kmeast

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

Day trips from Motilla del Palancar

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 176 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

  • Embalse de Alarcón Lake 22 kmW
  • Cerro de la Zorra Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Cerro del Rey Mountain 24 kmN
  • Cerro del Puntal Mountain 20 kmN

25–60 km111 places

  • Peña Roya Mountain 60 kmNE
  • Cerro Agudo Mountain 34 kmW
  • Cabeza de Villora Mountain 36 kmNE
  • Cerro Santo Mountain 54 kmW

60–100 km259 places

  • Laguna Salada de Pétrola Lake 85 kmS
  • Laguna Ojos de Villaverde Lake 93 kmSW
  • Laguna de Manjavacas Lake 84 kmW
  • Pantano del Generalísimo Lake 74 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Motilla del Palancar

1 place
  1. 1 Motilla del Palancar 5.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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