Murcia
City in Spain: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Murcia is a city in Spain. About 471,982 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Spain in our atlas.
It lies at 37.99° N, 1.13° W, about 53 m (174 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Madrid time zone.
Location
Red dot: Murcia. Green dots: other major cities of Spain. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Murcia has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (38°F). Around 286 mm (11 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in SpainNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Alicante · 69 km
- Valencia · 178 km
- Córdoba · 319 km
- Málaga · 320 km
- Madrid · 351 km
- Palma · 374 km
- Zaragoza · 408 km
- Sevilla · 429 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2513416 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q24019772 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Elpuenteviejo: Gregorico, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
