Castro de Avelãs
Located in Bragança Municipality, Braganza District Coordinates: 41°48′39″ N 6°49′31″ W
- Population
- 430
- 430
- Elevation
- 772 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Castro de Avelãs
- Airports
- BGC Bragança Airport11 km
- VRL Vila Real Airport96 km
About Castro de Avelãs
Castro de Avelãs is a municipality. Location: Bragança Municipality, Braganza District. Population: 430. Elevation: 772 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Castelo de Bragança and Serro de Soeiro.
Photos of Castro de Avelãs
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Castelo de Bragança António Amen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Castro de Avelãs
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 98 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (126 mm)
- Driest month
- August (19 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) | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 17° | 12° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 88 | 51 | 64 | 75 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 90 | 98 | 126 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Castro de Avelãs
The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (BGC), 11 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ourense, 104 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 11 kmnortheast
- Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 96 kmsouthwest
- León Airport (LEN) La Virgen del Camino 130 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Ourense Population: 105.2K 104 kmnorthwest
- Salamanca Population: 144.8K 135 kmsoutheast
- León Population: 124.8K 136 kmnortheast
- Braga Population: 193.3K 136 kmwest
- Vigo Population: 293.6K 164 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castro de Avelãs
Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 161 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km25 places
- Sierra de la Gamoneda Mountain 21 kmN
- Río del Fontano River 23 kmNE
- Ribeira de Guadramil River 25 kmNE
- Arroyo de la Riberica River 24 kmE
25–60 km128 places
- Lago de Sanabria Lake 35 kmN
- Sierra de Casica Mountain 36 kmSE
- Serra do Invernadoiro Mountain 56 kmNW
- Monte Uzal Mountain 48 kmNW
60–100 km326 places
- Serra da Garraia Mountain 63 kmSW
- Embalse de Ricobayo Lake 81 kmE
- Embalse del Esla Lake 78 kmE
- Sierra de Larouca Mountain 71 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Castro de Avelãs
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Castelo de Bragança Historic site, União das freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo6.4 km E
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Serro de Soeiro Mountain, União das freguesias de Soeira, Fresulfe e Mofreita9.2 km NW
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Cabeço da Pedrosa Mountain, União das freguesias de Castrelos e Carrazedo9.3 km W
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Cabeço da Maceira Mountain, Paçó10 km NW
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Alto da Costa Mountain, União das freguesias de Soeira, Fresulfe e Mofreita10 km NW
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Alto de Vila Verde Mountain, Vila Verde12 km W
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Navalho Mountain, Vila Verde13 km W
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Serra de Nogueira Mountain, Braganza District12 km S
Sources & licences
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