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Mountain

Serra de Magarefe

Located in Sarzedas, Castelo Branco Municipality Coordinates: 39°53′24″ N 7°41′53″ W

Map showing the location of Serra de Magarefe Serra de Magarefe
Location in Portugal
Elevation
492 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sarnadas de São Simão
8.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
VSE Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)94 km
BJZ Badajoz Airport134 km

About Serra de Magarefe

Serra de Magarefe is a mountain. Location: Sarzedas, Castelo Branco Municipality. Elevation: 492 m. The best months to visit are May–October. The nearest airport is Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (94 km). Nearby sights include Cabeço da Mó and Serra do Caniçal.

Climate of Serra de Magarefe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (152 mm)
Driest month
July (9 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 Serra de Magarefe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°13°16°17°21°26°29°29°26°20°15°12°
Average low (°C)4°5°7°8°11°14°16°16°15°11°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)15211711187743591145104125150

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

How to get to Serra de Magarefe

The nearest airport is Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 94 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Badajoz, 129 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 94 kmnorth
  • Badajoz Airport (BJZ) Badajoz 134 kmsoutheast
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 154 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Badajoz Population: 150.5K 129 kmsoutheast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 160 kmnorthwest
  • Lisbon Population: 517.8K 180 kmsouthwest
  • Setúbal Population: 118.2K 183 kmsouthwest
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 194 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Serra de Magarefe

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 147 natural sites, 53 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

  • Alto da Feira Mountain 22 kmN
  • Cabeço do Torrasterra Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Serra das Mougueiras Mountain 12 kmW
  • Serra do Moradal Mountain 13 kmNW

25–60 km78 places

  • Sapateira Grande Mountain 56 kmSE
  • Río Alburrel River 48 kmSE
  • Rivera de Carbajo River 54 kmSE
  • Rivera de Calatrucha River 54 kmSE

60–100 km141 places

  • Sierra de Gata Mountain 86 kmNE
  • Pico Jálama Mountain 89 kmNE
  • Cadenetas Park Natural site 99 kmE
  • Arroyo de Lágina River 92 kmE

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