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Municipality

Gavião

Located in Vila Nova de Famalicão Municipality, Braga District Coordinates: 41°25′29″ N 8°30′25″ W

Map showing the location of Gavião Gavião
Location in Portugal
Population
3,884
3.9K
Elevation
132 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport24 km
VRL Vila Real Airport68 km

About Gavião

Gavião is a municipality. Location: Vila Nova de Famalicão Municipality, Braga District. Population: 3,884. Elevation: 132 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho and Santo Antoninho.

Climate of Gavião

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
December (215 mm)
Driest month
July (22 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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Climate of Gavião
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°14°16°17°19°23°24°24°23°20°16°13°
Average low (°C)5°6°7°8°10°13°14°14°13°11°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)20517811911710759222577157168215

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

How to get to Gavião

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braga, 16 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 24 kmsouthwest
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 68 kmeast
  • Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Braga Population: 193.3K 16 kmnortheast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 32 kmsouth
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 92 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 114 kmnortheast
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 216 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gavião

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 180 natural sites, 157 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Monte Gentil Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Serra de Galegos Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Monte do Telégrafo Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Serra de São Tiago Mountain 24 kmSE

25–60 km79 places

  • Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 58 kmNW
  • Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 59 kmNW
  • Serra de Santa Eufemia Mountain 56 kmNE
  • Rio Minho River 58 kmNW

60–100 km328 places

  • Islas Cíes Island 93 kmN
  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 93 kmE
  • Playa de San Martín Beach 92 kmN
  • Playa de Roda Beach 94 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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