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Municipality

Avilés

Located in Asturias, Principality of Asturias Coordinates: 43°34′00″ N 5°56′00″ W

Map showing the location of Avilés Avilés
Location in Spain
Population
83,107
83.1K
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside
24
listed under Avilés
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OVD Asturias Airport8 km
LEN León Airport111 km

About Avilés

Avilés is a municipality. Location: Asturias, Principality of Asturias. Population: 83,107. Elevation: 28 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Asturias Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Playa del Espartal and Monte Bocon.

Climate of Avilés

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
November (107 mm)
Driest month
July (46 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 Avilés
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°14°15°15°18°21°23°23°22°19°16°14°
Average low (°C)5°6°7°8°10°13°15°16°14°11°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)9889831028651465061106107102

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

How to get to Avilés

The nearest airport is Asturias Airport (OVD), 8 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gijón, 22 km to the east.

Airports

  • Asturias Airport (OVD) Ranón 8 kmwest
  • León Airport (LEN) La Virgen del Camino 111 kmsouth
  • Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) Santander 172 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Gijón Population: 271.8K 22 kmeast
  • Oviedo Population: 220K 24 kmsouth
  • León Population: 124.8K 111 kmsouth
  • Santander Population: 173.6K 172 kmeast
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 200 kmwest

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

Day trips from Avilés

Within 100 km: 126 historic and cultural sites, 100 natural sites, 102 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

  • Playa Cervigón Beach 24 kmE
  • Playón de Bayas Beach 9 kmW
  • Playa de San Lorenzo Beach 23 kmE
  • Playa de Poniente Beach 21 kmE

25–60 km83 places

  • Playa de Santa Ana Beach 39 kmW
  • Playa de la Ñora Beach 28 kmE
  • Playa de Barayo Beach 55 kmW
  • Playa de Otur Beach 54 kmW

60–100 km122 places

  • Playa de San Antonio del Mar Beach 82 kmE
  • Playa de San Antolín Beach 87 kmE
  • Playa de Represas Beach 81 kmW
  • Playa de Gulpiyuri Beach 86 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Avilés and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Avilés Ceuta Pontevedra Melilla
Population 83.1K 83.2K 82.8K 86K
Elevation 28 m 22 m 29 m 14 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 27° 25° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) 5° 10° 7° 9°
Annual rainfall 981 mm 647 mm 1,700 mm 344 mm
Best months Jun–Sep May–Oct Jun–Sep Apr–Jun, Oct–Nov
Distance — 854 km 255 km 954 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Avilés

24 places
  1. 1 Avilés 78.7K
  2. 2 Heros 360
  3. 3 San Sebastián 28

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

Cities & villages9

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights10

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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