# Frontera, Spain > Frontera is a town of 4,010 people in the Canary Islands, with a hospital 10.9 km from the centre and El Hierro Airport (VDE) 13 km away. Source: [hexplace](https://hexplace.org/spain/frontera/), data release of 2 November 2026. Every value comes from an open dataset and says how precise it is. Cite as: hexplace (2026). Frontera, Spain: town data. https://hexplace.org/spain/frontera/ ## Key facts - Population: 4,010 - Region: Canary Islands, Spain - Coordinates: 27.75°N 18.00°W - Elevation: 342 m ## Climate (1991-2020 averages, regional) | Month | High | Low | Rain days | Sea | |---|---|---|---|---| | January | 18°C | 16°C | 4 | 20°C | | February | 17°C | 16°C | 4 | 19°C | | March | 18°C | 16°C | 3 | 19°C | | April | 19°C | 16°C | 2 | 19°C | | May | 20°C | 17°C | 1 | 20°C | | June | 21°C | 19°C | 0 | 21°C | | July | 22°C | 20°C | 0 | 22°C | | August | 23°C | 21°C | 0 | 23°C | | September | 23°C | 21°C | 1 | 23°C | | October | 22°C | 20°C | 4 | 23°C | | November | 20°C | 19°C | 5 | 22°C | | December | 19°C | 17°C | 6 | 21°C | - Days with rain a year: 29 - Days above 35°C a year (last ten years): 0.0 - Tropical nights a year: 114 - Frost days a year: 0 - Daylight on 21 December: 10 h 23 min ## Within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km of the centre) - Grocery stores & supermarkets: 5 - Pharmacies: 0 - Cafés: 2 - Restaurants: 13 - Bakeries: 1 - Gyms & fitness studios: 1 - Schools: 1 - Doctors & clinics: 0 - Parks: 0 ## Getting around (straight-line distances) - Nearest bus station: 0.7 km (Estación de Frontera) - Nearest hospital: 11 km (Hospital Insular Nuestra Señora de los Reyes) - Nearest beach: 2.7 km (Playa de los Corrales) - Nearest coastline: 2.7 km (Roque de La Bonanza) - Nearest airport with scheduled flights: El Hierro Airport (VDE), 13 km ## Who it suits (published rules) - Good fit for beach lovers: A beach 2.7 km from the centre ## Common questions ### What is the weather like in Frontera through the year? January averages a high of 18°C and a low of 16°C; July averages 22°C and 20°C. There are about 29 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020. These are regional figures for the wider area, not for the town itself. ### How many very hot days does Frontera get? Frontera had no days above 35°C in 2016-2025, nor in 1991-2000. These are regional figures for the wider area, not for the town itself. ### Does it freeze in Frontera? Frontera averaged no frost days a year in 2016-2025. These are regional figures for the wider area, not for the town itself. ### What is within walking distance of the centre of Frontera? Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 5 grocery stores, no pharmacies, no doctors and clinics and 2 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest bus station is 0.7 km away, the nearest hospital is 11 km away, the nearest beach is 2.7 km away and the nearest coastline is 2.7 km away. ### What is the nearest airport to Frontera? El Hierro Airport (VDE), 13 km from the centre in a straight line. ### How much daylight does Frontera get in winter? 10 h 23 min on 21 December, against 13 h 54 min on 21 June. ### Is the sea warm enough to swim in Frontera? The open sea nearby averages 20°C or more from June to December, warmest in September at about 23°C. Beaches can be a degree or two warmer. ### Who is Frontera a good fit for? By the published rules: beach lovers (A beach 2.7 km from the centre). ## Sources - Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation) (Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution)): Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30, © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA - Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS) (CC BY 4.0): Wildfires: European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), Copernicus EMS - ERA5 monthly sea surface temperature (Copernicus Climate Data Store) (CC BY 4.0): Sea temperature: ERA5, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), contains modified Copernicus information - ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store) (CC BY 4.0): Climate: ERA5-Land, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store, contains modified Copernicus information - Broadband coverage by municipality, Spain (Información de cobertura) (Spanish public-sector reuse conditions (Ley 37/2007, RD 1495/2011; datos.gob.es aviso legal)): Broadband coverage: Origen de los datos: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública (data for June 2025) - ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover) (CC BY 4.0): Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium - Broadband coverage by NUTS 2 region (European Commission, Digital Decade connectivity KPIs) (CC BY 4.0): Broadband coverage: European Commission, Connectivity Coverage in Europe 2025 (CC BY 4.0), shares computed by hexplace - EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat) (Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy)): Census grid: © European Union, Eurostat (aggregated by hexplace) - Electricity and gas prices for households (Eurostat nrg_pc_204, nrg_pc_202) (CC BY 4.0): Electricity and gas prices: Eurostat (nrg_pc_204, nrg_pc_202) - Air passenger transport by airport and route (Eurostat avia_par_, avia_paoa) (CC BY 4.0): Flights: Eurostat, air passenger transport (avia_par, avia_paoa) - Physicians and hospital beds by NUTS 2 region (Eurostat hlth_rs_physreg, hlth_rs_bdsrg2) (CC BY 4.0): Doctors and hospital beds: Eurostat (hlth_rs_physreg, hlth_rs_bdsrg2) - Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12) (CC BY 4.0): Crowds: Eurostat, nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (tour_ce_omn12) - Price level indices, COICOP 2018 (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind_1) (CC BY 4.0): Price levels: Eurostat (prc_ppp_ind_1) - GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): Place names and populations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) - INE Spain (urban indicators and municipal register) (Free reuse with attribution (INE legal notice)): Rents, house prices, crime and population: INE (Spain) - Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024) (CC BY 4.0): Protected areas: Natura 2000, © European Union, DG Environment (EEA) - OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts) (ODbL 1.0): © OpenStreetMap contributors - OurAirports (Public domain): Airports: OurAirports (public domain) - Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): © Overture Maps Foundation, overturemaps.org - USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat) (Public domain): Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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