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Cuevas de Zugarramurdi

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Caves of Zugarramurdi

14 °C inside, all year.

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The descent

The entrance, at 194 m.

The real relief above Caves of Zugarramurdi, measured on the Copernicus model every 30 m, and the cave going down at the same vertical scale.

depth not publishedEntrance737 m1.0 kmvertical × 4.0depth not publishedEntrance737 m1.0 kmvertical × 8.6

The depth is the one published by those who explored it; the shape of the galleries is a sketch, not a survey. No depth has been published for this cave yet.

194m

Entrance altitude

from the 30 m relief model

14°C

Inside, all year

the yearly average outside, at the entrance

374m

Rock above

the highest point within 1.5 km

Inside and outside

14 °C inside, all year.

Deep inside, a cave keeps the average temperature of the year outside: about 14 °C here, in January and in August. In August the afternoon reaches 26 °C at the entrance, 13 °C warmer than inside: take a jacket.

outside, at the entrance (194 m)inside
  1. 10°4°Jan
  2. 10°3°Feb
  3. 13°6°Mar
  4. 16°8°Apr
  5. 19°11°May
  6. 23°14°Jun
  7. 26°16°Jul
  8. 26°16°Aug
  9. 24°14°Sep
  10. 20°11°Oct
  11. 13°7°Nov
  12. 10°4°Dec
Inside: 14 °C all yearWettest: Jan, Nov

Outside: afternoon and night averages for 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the entrance. Inside: the yearly average, which deep parts of a cave keep. Near the entrance it follows the weather a little.

Cave in Spain

Caves of Zugarramurdi is a cave in Spain. The entrance is at 194 m.

Getting there.

  • Wild cave: only with caving equipmentNo paths or lights inside. Go only with a caving club or a qualified guide.
  • Zugarramurdinearest town · 0.5 km in a straight line
  • Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.1 km from the entrance
  • San Sebastián Airport (EAS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 22 km in a straight lineCar hire at BIQ airport (Biarritz)Discover Cars · sponsored link

Plan the visit

Guided tours, a bed nearby, a car.

Car hire at BIQ airport (Biarritz)Discover CarsSee prices 

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From above.

The ground above the cave, with the relief shaded, the line of the section and what people have mapped around the entrance.

The ground above Caves of Zugarramurdi (Sentinel-2) N 1.5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 6.0 × 6.0 km, north up. The line is the section above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around the entrance.

  • 8other cave entrances within 3 kmZugarramurdiko Sorginen Leizea, Grottes de Sare, Alkerdi and 5 more
  • 1viewpoints within 3 km
  • 7marked hiking routes within 3 kmLa traversée des Pyrénées - sec.9, Zentinelako ibilbide arkeologikoa, Ibaineta and 4 more
  • 1climbing crags within 3 km
  • 13car parks within 2 km
  • 7information boards and visitor centres within 3 km
  • 1bus stops within 2 km
  • 11campsites within 8 kmBivouac à la ferme, La Petite Rhune, Antton and 8 more
  • 61hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmGraxiana Sorginen Aterpea, Urdazubiko erromesen aterpetxea, Dutaria and 58 more
  • 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
  • springs within 2 km
  • sinkholes within 3 km
  • caving clubs and spots within 15 km
  • named waterfalls within 4 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the entrance. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Towns nearby

  • Zugarramurdi0.5 km in a straight line
  • Urdazubi / Urdax3.5 km in a straight line
  • Sare5.6 km in a straight line
  • Etxalar8.2 km in a straight line
  • Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle9.8 km in a straight line
  • Souraïde10 km in a straight line
  • Ascain10 km in a straight line
  • Espelette11 km in a straight line

In our other atlases

What else is around Caves of Zugarramurdi.

The river at the entrance, the waterfalls, the lakes, the mountains and volcanoes above, the canyons, beaches and islands nearby — from our other atlases.

Peakyas23 mountains within 10 km
Arxuria758 m · 2.3 kmMeatzetako bizkarra737 m · 7.0 kmAtxuela828 m · 7.5 kmLizartzu793 m · 7.6 kmLarro789 m · 8.2 kmLarrun905 m · 8.4 kmAzkua784 m · 9.1 kmUnboto795 m · 9.9 km

Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.

Month by month

The weather outside, at the entrance.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon101013161923262624201310
Afternoon101013161923262624201310
Night436811141616141174
Rain (mm)121908988897350536593144112
Rainy days141212141411101012131514
Sun hours/day2.64.05.56.37.28.18.47.87.14.93.22.8
Snow on the ground (cm)332000000012
AfternoonAfternoonNightRain (mm)Sun hours/day
Jan101041212.6
Feb10103904.0
Mar13136895.5
Apr16168886.3
May191911897.2
Jun232314738.1
Jul262616508.4
Aug262616537.8
Sep242414657.1
Oct202011934.9
Nov131371443.2
Dec101041122.8

Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the altitude of the entrance (194 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.

Photographs

Inside and around.

Caves of Zugarramurdi
Eneko Bidegain · CC BY 2.0
Cuevas de Zugarramurdi (1)
Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY 3.0
Cuevas de Zugarramurdi (2)
Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY 3.0

Recent years

Wet years, dry years.

Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202042%48%151%118%128%132%46%131%181%265%21%297%
2021119%83%25%52%93%179%82%54%200%70%114%173%
202261%47%102%95%28%91%16%94%172%38%139%67%
2023143%48%67%93%72%176%68%112%191%145%178%124%
202459%187%192%74%140%145%62%161%280%202%60%99%
2025156%55%101%101%107%115%96%133%96%56%103%79%

130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month

Caves nearby.

Caves of Zugarramurdi

Spain

  • —Depth
  • —Galleries
  • 194 mEntrance altitude
  • 14 °CInside, all year

Caves of Sare

France · 2 km

  • —Depth
  • —Galleries
  • 210 mEntrance altitude
  • 14 °CInside, all year

See the guide

Cave of Altxerri

Spain · 48 km

  • —Depth
  • —Galleries
  • 27 mEntrance altitude
  • 15 °CInside, all year

See the guide

Ekain cave

Spain · 59 km

  • —Depth
  • —Galleries
  • 84 mEntrance altitude
  • 15 °CInside, all year

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name, type, published depth and length, visitorsWikidata (Q10955341) · CC0
The relief above, the entrance altitude, the section and the 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Entrances, springs, sinkholes, opening hours and what is around© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Rivers, waterfalls, lakes, mountains, canyons, beaches and islands nearbyCoastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit
cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.You are here
dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Coming soonVisit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Coming soonVisit
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit