Algeciras
Algeciras
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About
Algeciras is a city and a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. With a registered population as of 2020 of 123,078, it is the most populated municipality of the Campo de Gibraltar. The city is located in the western shore of the Bay of Gibraltar opposite the Rock of Gibraltar, around the mouth of the Río de la Miel, now mostly culverted in its lower course, near the southernmost end of the Iberian Peninsula and continental Europe and the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Why visit
Visit Algeciras for markets, streets, food, and public squares, landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. In Algeciras, the strongest material is where museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, or nearby landscapes explain the surrounding region. A good itinerary should stay selective. Use one main anchor in Algeciras, then build outward only to places that sit naturally nearby. The result is a day in Algeciras that can be followed, remembered, and adjusted. When Algeciras opens onto beaches, hills, rivers, gardens, or nearby towns, add them only when they sharpen the trip.
When to avoid
Do not visit Algeciras expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Algeciras, a good plan starts with the constraints, not with the number of sights. A safer and clearer day in Algeciras usually comes from grouping nearby sites and avoiding unnecessary late or awkward transfers. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Algeciras as a base rather than the whole destination.
Summer (June-August)
In Algeciras, the warm season usually means June through August. In Algeciras, dry heat, late dinners, and crowded coastal or historic districts often shape the visit. In Algeciras, alternate outdoor observation with interiors, especially where streets have little shade. In Algeciras, put demanding walks early or late and let museums, bookshops, churches, or galleries carry midday.
Winter (Dec-Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Algeciras. Use Algeciras in the cooler season for longer walks, with rain plans kept close. The practical issue in Algeciras is whether weather and daylight shorten the useful day. In Algeciras, this season can work well for museums, churches, galleries, theaters, bookshops, cafes, and ordinary neighborhood life. Use taxis or rideshares in Algeciras when the practical gain is clear, especially after dark or in weather that makes waiting for transit unpleasant.
The next week in Algeciras
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Partly cloudy
21° / 15°
UV High
Sat
Overcast
23° / 14°
UV High
Sun
Overcast
24° / 14°
UV High
Mon
Fog
25° / 13°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
26° / 12°
UV High
Wed
Partly cloudy
27° / 13°
UV High
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
29° / 10°
Typical high / low
1 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.1h
07:16 – 21:19local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Algeciras
4 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Gibraltar Airport (GIB) at 11 km.
Getting around Algeciras
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
RenfeFlixBus-euFlixBus-deB MetroALSARed de Consorcios de Transporte de Andalucía - Campo de GibraltarRENFE OPERADORA
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
CC BY-SA 4.0, This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.