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Gijón Municipality

Located in Asturias, Principality of Asturias Coordinates: 43°31′46″ N 5°40′38″ W

Map showing the location of Gijón Municipality Gijón Municipality
Location in Spain
Population
277,733
277.7K
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside
138
listed under Gijón Municipality
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OVD Asturias Airport29 km
LEN León Airport104 km

About Gijón Municipality

Gijón Municipality is a municipality. Location: Asturias, Principality of Asturias. Population: 277,733. Elevation: 21 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Asturias Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Playa de Poniente and Playa de San Lorenzo.

Climate of Gijón Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
October (106 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 Gijón Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°14°15°16°18°21°23°23°22°19°16°13°
Average low (°C)5°6°7°8°10°13°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)978881998551465162106106101

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

How to get to Gijón Municipality

The nearest airport is Asturias Airport (OVD), 29 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gijón, 1 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Asturias Airport (OVD) Ranón 29 kmwest
  • León Airport (LEN) La Virgen del Camino 104 kmsouth
  • Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) Santander 151 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Gijón Population: 271.8K 1 kmnortheast
  • Oviedo Population: 220K 23 kmsouthwest
  • León Population: 124.8K 104 kmsouth
  • Santander Population: 173.6K 152 kmeast
  • Burgos Population: 176.4K 208 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gijón Municipality

Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 136 natural sites, 110 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • Playa de la Ñora Beach 7 kmE
  • Playa Cervigón Beach 4 kmNE
  • Playa de San Lorenzo Beach 2 kmNE
  • Playa de Poniente Beach 2 kmN

25–60 km88 places

  • Playa de Santa Ana Beach 60 kmW
  • Playón de Bayas Beach 30 kmW
  • Playa de Aguilar Beach 36 kmW
  • Playa de San Pedro Beach 44 kmW

60–100 km165 places

  • Playa de San Antonio del Mar Beach 61 kmE
  • Playa de San Antolín Beach 66 kmE
  • Playa de Pechón Beach 96 kmE
  • Playa de Gulpiyuri Beach 65 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Gijón Municipality and similar cities

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

Measure Gijón Municipality Gijón Vigo Vitoria-Gasteiz
Population 277.7K 271.8K 293.6K 257.4K
Elevation 21 m 22 m 86 m 547 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 24° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) 5° 5° 6° 1°
Annual rainfall 973 mm 959 mm 1,695 mm 880 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 1 km 287 km 256 km

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

Places in Gijón Municipality

138 places
  1. 1 Gijón 271.8K
  2. 2 Natahoyo 20K
  3. 3 Caldones 138

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

Cities & villages39

Mountains & nature9

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights8

Nearby attractions & nature

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