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Mountain

Risco de los Palos

Located in Mazarrón, Murcia Coordinates: 37°34′52″ N 1°23′19″ W

Map showing the location of Risco de los Palos Risco de los Palos
Location in Spain
Elevation
343 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fuente de Meca
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
RMU Region of Murcia International Airport34 km
ALC Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport107 km

About Risco de los Palos

Risco de los Palos is a mountain. Location: Mazarrón, Murcia. Elevation: 343 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Region of Murcia International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include El Morrón and Pico de las Moreras.

Climate of Risco de los Palos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 19° · Night 7° · Rain 36 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cartagena · 36 km east21°
  • Murcia · 51 km northeast20°
  • Orihuela · 68 km northeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (41 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Risco de los Palos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)15°16°18°20°24°28°32°32°29°23°19°15°
Average low (°C)3°4°6°8°11°15°18°18°16°11°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)2828292929164621413627

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Risco de los Palos

The nearest airport is Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cartagena, 36 km to the east.

Airports

  • Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU) Corvera 34 kmnortheast
  • Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) Alicante 107 kmnortheast
  • Almería Airport (LEI) Almería 120 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cartagena Population: 213.9K 36 kmeast
  • Murcia Population: 472K 50 kmnortheast
  • Orihuela Population: 101.3K 68 kmnortheast
  • Elche Population: 234.8K 97 kmnortheast
  • Alicante Population: 348.9K 116 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Risco de los Palos

Within 100 km: 308 historic and cultural sites, 171 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Isla Plana Island 16 kmE
  • Playa de La Chapineta Beach 19 kmE
  • Playa de las Delicias Beach 25 kmSW
  • Playas de Mazarron Beach 11 kmE

25–60 km265 places

  • Playa de las Mulas Beach 54 kmE
  • Playa Larga Beach 56 kmE
  • Playa de la Hita Beach 55 kmE
  • Playa de Fatares Beach 32 kmE

60–100 km310 places

  • Playa del Cura Beach 77 kmNE
  • Playa de Carboneras Beach 78 kmSW
  • Playa del Acequión Beach 74 kmNE
  • Playa de los muertos Beach 83 kmSW

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