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Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality

Located in Braga District, Portugal Coordinates: 41°35′18″ N 8°15′52″ W

Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality
Póvoa de Lanhoso · Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
21,886
21.9K
Elevation
319 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
22
listed under Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport51 km
VRL Vila Real Airport57 km

About Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality

Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality is a district. Location: Braga District, Portugal. Population: 21,886. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Serra do Carvalho and Monte de Campelos.

Climate of Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
December (207 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°13°15°17°19°23°25°25°23°19°15°12°
Average low (°C)4°5°6°7°10°13°14°14°13°10°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)18416812211210360212873143169207

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braga, 14 km to the west.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 51 kmsouthwest
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 57 kmsoutheast
  • Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 78 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Braga Population: 193.3K 14 kmwest
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 90 kmnorth
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 198 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality

Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 221 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Monte de Lijó Mountain 10 kmSE
  • Serra de Galegos Mountain 3 kmSW
  • Monte Fojo Mountain 9 kmSE
  • Cabeço da Vessada do Monte Mountain 17 kmNE

25–60 km146 places

  • Praia de Areeiros Beach 60 kmNW
  • Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 59 kmNW
  • Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 60 kmNW
  • Monteagudo Mountain 49 kmNE

60–100 km395 places

  • Islas Cíes Island 87 kmNW
  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 75 kmE
  • Playa de San Martín Beach 86 kmNW
  • Playa de Roda Beach 87 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality

22 places
  1. 1 Póvoa de Lanhoso (Nossa Senhora do Amparo) 5.6K
  2. 2 Taíde 1.7K
  3. 3 União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Oliveira 1.6K
  4. 4 União das freguesias de Campos e Louredo 1.4K
  5. 5 Garfe 983
  6. 6 Santo Emilião 825
  7. 7 Lanhoso 766
  8. 8 União das freguesias de Calvos e Frades 742
  9. 9 Serzedelo 738
  10. 10 Monsul 713
  11. 11 Sobradelo da Goma 695
  12. 12 União das freguesias de Verim, Friande e Ajude 655
  13. 13 Rendufinho 650
  14. 14 União das freguesias de Esperança e Brunhais 608
  15. 15 Travassos 605
  16. 16 Vilela 596
  17. 17 União das freguesias de Águas Santas e Moure 589
  18. 18 Galegos 559
  19. 19 Geraz do Minho 544
  20. 20 Ferreiros 410
  21. 21 Covelas 406
  22. 22 São João de Rei 365

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nature and heritage in Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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