Silvares
Located in Guimarães Municipality, Braga District Coordinates: 41°26′42″ N 8°20′09″ W
- Population
- 2,250
- 2.2K
- Elevation
- 132 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport36 km
- VRL Vila Real Airport55 km
About Silvares
Silvares is a municipality. Location: Guimarães Municipality, Braga District. Population: 2,250. Elevation: 132 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Ponte das Taipas and Cabeço do Moço.
Photos of Silvares
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Ponte das Taipas Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Silvares
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 165 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 5°)
- Wettest month
- December (210 mm)
- Driest month
- July (21 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) | 13° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 14° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 196 | 174 | 118 | 114 | 104 | 60 | 21 | 25 | 73 | 150 | 165 | 210 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Silvares
The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 36 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braga, 14 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 36 kmsouthwest
- Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 55 kmeast
- Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 88 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Braga Population: 193.3K 14 kmnorthwest
- Porto Population: 252.7K 40 kmsouthwest
- Vigo Population: 293.6K 93 kmnorth
- Ourense Population: 105.2K 106 kmnorth
- A Coruña Population: 250.4K 214 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Silvares
Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 193 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km27 places
- Monte de Lijó Mountain 14 kmNE
- Serra de Galegos Mountain 14 kmN
- Monte Fojo Mountain 16 kmNE
- Monte Vermelho Mountain 21 kmN
25–60 km88 places
- Serra de Santa Eufemia Mountain 48 kmN
- Río de Casal River 56 kmN
- Río Caldo River 54 kmN
- Río Cabaleiros River 54 kmNE
60–100 km338 places
- Islas Cíes Island 97 kmNW
- Serra da Garraia Mountain 79 kmE
- Playa de San Martín Beach 96 kmNW
- Playa de Roda Beach 98 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ponte das Taipas Landmark, Caldelas4.2 km N
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Cabeço do Moço Mountain, União das freguesias de Atães e Rendufe8.9 km E
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Citânia de Briteiros Historic site, União das freguesias de Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia9.3 km N -
Monte das Penas Aldas Mountain, União de freguesias de Freitas e Vila Cova12 km NE
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Monte de Campelos Mountain, Pedralva12 km N
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Monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro Attraction, Pombeiro de Ribavizela12 km SE -
Serra da Encosta Mountain, Lanhoso14 km N
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Monte de Lijó Mountain, União de freguesias de Freitas e Vila Cova14 km NE
Sources & licences
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