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Sortes

Located in Bragança Municipality, Braganza District Coordinates: 41°41′49″ N 6°50′41″ W

Map showing the location of Sortes Sortes
Location in Portugal
Population
262
262
Elevation
847 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BGC Bragança Airport21 km
VRL Vila Real Airport87 km

About Sortes

Sortes is a municipality. Location: Bragança Municipality, Braganza District. Population: 262. Elevation: 847 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Serra de Nogueira and Castelo de Bragança.

Climate of Sortes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (145 mm)
Driest month
August (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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Climate of Sortes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°12°14°17°22°26°26°23°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°4°7°11°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)13510665818649222154106118145

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

How to get to Sortes

The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (BGC), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ourense, 110 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 21 kmnortheast
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 87 kmsouthwest
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 139 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 128 kmsoutheast
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 133 kmwest
  • León Population: 124.8K 145 kmnortheast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 160 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sortes

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 163 natural sites, 230 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km14 places

  • Río Colmenares River 24 kmE
  • Cabeço da Maceira Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Alto de Vila Verde Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Cabeço da Torre Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km125 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 54 kmSW
  • Lago de Sanabria Lake 48 kmN
  • Sierra de Casica Mountain 34 kmE
  • Sierra de la Gamoneda Mountain 34 kmN

60–100 km311 places

  • Embalse de Ricobayo Lake 82 kmE
  • Embalse del Esla Lake 77 kmE
  • Sierra de Larouca Mountain 73 kmW
  • Monteagudo Mountain 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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