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Municipality

Arcas

Located in Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality, Braganza District Coordinates: 41°38′25″ N 7°03′10″ W

Map showing the location of Arcas Arcas
Location in Portugal
Population
215
215
Elevation
417 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 Airport38 km
VRL Vila Real Airport69 km

About Arcas

Arcas is a municipality. Location: Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality, Braganza District. Population: 215. Elevation: 417 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Serra de Ala and Serra de Nogueira.

Climate of Arcas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (179 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).

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Climate of Arcas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°13°15°16°19°24°27°27°24°19°15°12°
Average low (°C)3°4°5°7°9°13°15°14°13°10°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)17114285989352212369127148179

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

How to get to Arcas

The nearest airport is Bragança Airport (BGC), 38 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ourense, 102 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 38 kmnortheast
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 69 kmsouthwest
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 123 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 115 kmwest
  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 141 kmwest
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 153 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Arcas

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 188 natural sites, 217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Alto de Vila Verde Mountain 23 kmN
  • Cabeço da Pedrosa Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Serra de Nogueira Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Navalho Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km128 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 36 kmSW
  • Lago de Sanabria Lake 60 kmNE
  • Sierra de Casica Mountain 52 kmE
  • Sierra de la Gamoneda Mountain 44 kmNE

60–100 km301 places

  • Embalse de Ricobayo Lake 99 kmE
  • Embalse del Esla Lake 94 kmE
  • Monteagudo Mountain 70 kmNW
  • Serra do Invernadoiro Mountain 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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