Zaragoza, Spain: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Zaragoza is a city in Spain, in Aragon. About 686,986 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Spain in our atlas.

It lies at 41.66° N, 0.88° W, about 214 m (702 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Madrid time zone.

Location

Red dot: Zaragoza. Green dots: other major cities of Spain. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Zaragoza has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 1°C (34°F). Around 367 mm (14 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.

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

AljaferíaCultural property in Zaragoza, Spain

Saragossa MuseumCultural property in Zaragoza, Spain

Plaza de Nuestra Señora del PilarSquare in Zaragoza, Spain

Water TowerAt the Expo 2008 site in Zaragoza, Spain

Goya Museum - Ibercaja Collection - Camón Aznar MuseumSpanish art museum

Solans HouseCultural property in Zaragoza, Spain

Stadium CasablancaSpanish multi-sports club

Larrinaga PalaceBuilding in Zaragoza. Cultural heritage

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

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3104324 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q31926034 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Zaragoza Spain (cropped) ESA: European Space Agency, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo (Wikimedia Commons)
Aljafería Palace: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Museo Provincial Zaragoza 3: Jzh2074, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Plaza del Pilar (8839794898): Juanedc from Zaragoza, España, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Expo 2008 zaragoza torre del agua: Flickr user sergis blog, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
El sueño de la razón produce monstruos (Museo Ibercaja Camón Aznar): Francisco Goya, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Zaragoza - Chalet Solans 02: No machine-readable author provided. Ecelan assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
WLM14ES - 31122012 140339 ZGZ 11893 - : Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)