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Aketegi erpina
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Aizkorri
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Zaraia mountain range · Basque Country · SpainSummit weather, forecast and climate

Arbe

731 m
Elevation731 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
43.00° N, 2.47° WElevation 731 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit731 m
  • Mid-mountain490 m
  • Valley · Aretxabaleta246 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Arbe in brief

Arbe rises to 731 m in the Zaraia mountain range, Basque Country, Spain.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Aretxabaleta, 4.7 km to the NW at 246 m.

Facts

Elevation
731 m · 2,398 ft
Range
Zaraia mountain range
Region
Basque Country
Country
Spain
Coordinates
43.0011, -2.4693
Nearest airport
Vitoria Airport (VIT) · 25 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Arbe by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°9°2°Jan10°2°Feb13°3°Mar15°5°Apr19°8°May22°11°Jun24°13°Jul25°13°Aug22°11°Sep18°8°Oct12°5°Nov9°3°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Arbe by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high9°10°13°15°19°22°24°25°22°18°12°9°
Average low2°2°3°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°3°
Precipitation162 mm128 mm134 mm154 mm127 mm82 mm64 mm74 mm88 mm138 mm180 mm175 mm
Cloud cover48%46%46%47%47%44%41%40%38%42%47%49%
Daylight9h 2110h 3211h 5313h 2314h 3915h 2015h 0313h 5812h 3211h 069h 459h 02
Month score181834446072787572602717

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,550 m1,600 m2,000 m2,250 m2,750 m3,250 m3,550 m3,650 m3,200 m2,750 m2,000 m1,650 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Arbe in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Spain
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Aketegi1,551 m943 m12 km SE21°
Aketegi erpina1,548 m12 m12 km SE20°
Aizkorri1,523 m51 m13 km SE20°
Aitxuri1,508 m943 m13 km SE21°
Aratz1,443 m276 m16 km SE21°
Artzanburu1,368 m–8.6 km E21°
Anboto1,333 m734 m14 km NW21°
Enaitz1,296 m–9.1 km SE22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Aretxabaleta
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Aretxabaleta

Basque Country · 4.7 km NW
20°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Aretxabaleta
Eskoriatza
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Eskoriatza

Basque Country · 5.0 km NW
19°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Eskoriatza
Oñati
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Oñati

Basque Country · 6.0 km NE
20°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Oñati
Arrasate/Mondragón
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Arrasate/Mondragón

Basque Country · 7.2 km N
20°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Arrasate/Mondragón
Around here

Aretxabaleta and around

Aretxabaleta
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Aretxabaleta

Basque Country · Spain
Jun–Jul · Sepbest months
26°July high
246 maltitude
Aretxabaleta

Nature

Deba River
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8.8 km SW

Deba River

River · 600 m
Deba River
Lezetxiki
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5.1 km NW

Lezetxiki

Cave
Lezetxiki
Urkulu reservoir
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2.5 km SE

Urkulu reservoir

Lake · 332 m
Urkulu reservoir

Mountains

Aketegi
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16 km SE

Aketegi

1,551 m · Aizkorri mountain range
Aketegi
Aketegi erpina
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17 km SE

Aketegi erpina

1,548 m · Aizkorri mountain range
Aketegi erpina
Aizkorri
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17 km SE

Aizkorri

1,523 m · Aizkorri mountain range
Aizkorri

Heritage

Galartza dorrea
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1.4 km NW

Galartza dorrea

Basque government heritage site · 1330
Galartza dorrea
Aretxabaleta wayside cross
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0.8 km N

Aretxabaleta wayside cross

bien de interés cultural · 1600
Aretxabaleta wayside cross
Otalora dorretxea
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1.1 km SE

Otalora dorretxea

Basque government heritage site
Otalora dorretxea

Museums

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2.2 km SW

Museo Ibarraundi

Museo Ibarraundi
Museo de la sal de Léniz
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7.6 km SW

Museo de la sal de Léniz

Museo de la sal de Léniz
Laboratorium Bergara museum
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12 km NE

Laboratorium Bergara museum

Science museum · 2015
Laboratorium Bergara museum