Skip to content
Geonivora
Municipality

Poiares

Located in Freixo de Espada à Cinta Municipality, Braganza District Coordinates: 41°03′32″ N 6°52′34″ W

Map showing the location of Poiares Poiares
Location in Portugal
Population
327
327
Elevation
514 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VRL Vila Real Airport75 km
BGC Bragança Airport90 km

About Poiares

Poiares is a municipality. Location: Freixo de Espada à Cinta Municipality, Braganza District. Population: 327. Elevation: 514 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Vila Real Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Castelo de Freixo de Espada à Cinta and Rivera de Froya.

Climate of Poiares

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (154 mm)
Driest month
July (15 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 Poiares
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°12°15°16°19°24°27°27°24°19°14°12°
Average low (°C)3°4°5°6°9°13°15°15°13°10°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)15413375858246151753109129153

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

How to get to Poiares

The nearest airport is Vila Real Airport (VRL), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salamanca, 102 km to the east.

Airports

  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 75 kmwest
  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 90 kmnorth
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 93 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 102 kmeast
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 141 kmnorthwest
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 146 kmwest
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 164 kmnorthwest
  • Valladolid Population: 300.6K 192 kmeast

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

Day trips from Poiares

Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 130 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km15 places

  • Río Huebra River 6 kmSE
  • Rivera de Froya River 4 kmSE
  • Río Camaces River 11 kmE
  • Arroyo de Valdelahigal River 20 kmE

25–60 km74 places

  • Río de Las Ucés River 32 kmNE
  • Rivera de la Huerta River 58 kmE
  • Arroyo del Granizo River 40 kmE
  • Rivera Grande de Santa Catalina River 34 kmE

60–100 km205 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 60 kmNW
  • Pantano de Águeda Lake 68 kmSE
  • Sierra de Casica Mountain 79 kmNE
  • Teso Santo Mountain 86 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: