Cave of La Pasiega
Spain UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Cave of La Pasiega is a cave with prehistoric art located in Puente Viesgo, Spain. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain and the Caves del Monte Castillo. This site is one of the 102 sights in Spain listed on this website and ranks 92nd among the country's sights for English Wikipedia lookups.
Planning a visit
July and August are the warmest months, with daily highs of 23 °C and the lowest rainfall, at 73 mm and 84 mm. Other months have different conditions; for example, in January the high is 11 °C and the low is 4 °C with 137 mm of rain, while in December the high is 12 °C and the low is 6 °C with 147 mm of rain. November is the wettest month with 171 mm of rain. The cave is 320 km from Madrid. For air travel, the nearest airport is Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport at 19 km, and Bilbao Airport is 85 km away.
The Cave of El Castillo is 0.4 km from the site. A visit can be combined with the Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain or the Cave of Altamira, which are both approximately 16 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 23 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| Average low, °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Rainfall, mm | 137 | 113 | 115 | 130 | 110 | 80 | 73 | 84 | 96 | 136 | 171 | 147 |
| Rainy days | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
