Arões (Santa Cristina)
Located in Fafe Municipality, Braga District Coordinates: 41°26′16″ N 8°13′12″ W
- Population
- 1,550
- 1.6K
- Elevation
- 365 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport44 km
- VRL Vila Real Airport46 km
About Arões (Santa Cristina)
Arões (Santa Cristina) is a municipality. Location: Fafe Municipality, Braga District. Population: 1,550. Elevation: 365 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Cabeço do Moço and Monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro.
Photos of Arões (Santa Cristina)
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Monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro Lídia Maria Faria · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Arões (Santa Cristina)
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 163 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- December (202 mm)
- Driest month
- July (20 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 12° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 188 | 170 | 118 | 113 | 101 | 60 | 20 | 24 | 70 | 142 | 163 | 202 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Arões (Santa Cristina)
The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braga, 21 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 44 kmsouthwest
- Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 46 kmsoutheast
- Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 84 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Braga Population: 193.3K 21 kmnorthwest
- Porto Population: 252.7K 46 kmsouthwest
- Vigo Population: 293.6K 98 kmnorthwest
- Ourense Population: 105.2K 104 kmnorth
- A Coruña Population: 250.4K 215 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Arões (Santa Cristina)
Within 100 km: 79 historic and cultural sites, 198 natural sites, 125 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km30 places
- Monte de Lijó Mountain 9 kmN
- Serra da Infesta Mountain 16 kmE
- Serra de Galegos Mountain 15 kmN
- Monte Fojo Mountain 11 kmN
25–60 km99 places
- Monteagudo Mountain 59 kmNE
- Serra de Santa Eufemia Mountain 47 kmN
- Río de Casal River 54 kmN
- Río Caldo River 52 kmN
60–100 km273 places
- Serra da Garraia Mountain 69 kmE
- Praia dos Muíños Beach 96 kmNW
- Praia América Beach 92 kmNW
- Areal de Menduíña Beach 97 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cabeço do Moço Mountain, União das freguesias de Atães e Rendufe3.4 km N
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Monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro Attraction, Pombeiro de Ribavizela6.1 km S
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Monte das Penas Aldas Mountain, União de freguesias de Freitas e Vila Cova8.8 km N
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Monte de Lijó Mountain, União de freguesias de Freitas e Vila Cova8.9 km N
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Citânia de Briteiros Historic site, União das freguesias de Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia13 km NW -
Ponte das Taipas Landmark, Caldelas12 km NW -
Monte de Barbosa Mountain, União de freguesias de Moreira do Rei e Várzea Cova11 km E
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Estádio Municipal de Braga Landmark, União das freguesias de Real, Dume e Semelhe22 km NW
Sources & licences
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