Porches
Located in Lagoa Municipality, Faro District Coordinates: 37°06′04″ N 8°23′41″ W
- Population
- 2,250
- 2.2K
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Porches
- Airports
- PRM Portimão Airport18 km
- FAO Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport39 km
About Porches
Porches is a municipality. Location: Lagoa Municipality, Faro District. Population: 2,250. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are April–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Portimão Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha and Praia da Marinha.
Climate of Porches
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 19° · Night 11° · Rain 80 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 8°)
- Wettest month
- December (98 mm)
- Driest month
- July (1 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) | 16° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 26° | 23° | 19° | 17° |
| Average low (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 56 | 80 | 98 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May June September October
How to get to Porches
The nearest airport is Portimão Airport (PRM), 18 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO) (39 km). The nearest large city is Huelva, 130 km to the east.
Airports
- Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 18 kmwest
- Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO) Faro 39 kmeast
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 198 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Huelva Population: 144.3K 130 kmeast
- Setúbal Population: 118.2K 164 kmnorth
- Lisbon Population: 517.8K 192 kmnorth
- Cadiz Population: 117K 198 kmeast
- Jerez de la Frontera Population: 212.9K 207 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Porches
Within 100 km: 62 historic and cultural sites, 31 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km11 places
- Praia dos Alemães Beach 14 kmE
- Fort of São João do Arade Historic site 12 kmW
- Praia da Marinha Beach 2 kmSW
- Praia do Evaristo Beach 9 kmE
25–60 km31 places
- Praia da Baía dos Tiros Beach 50 kmNW
- Cerro do Açor Mountain 37 kmNE
- Cerro da Parra Mountain 56 kmNE
- Cerro da Masseira Mountain 53 kmNE
60–100 km77 places
- Playa Isla Cristina Beach 96 kmE
- Teatro Municipal Horacio Noguera Attraction 96 kmE
- Playa Giralda Beach 98 kmE
- Playa de Caiman Beach 95 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Porches
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha Historic site, Faro District0.9 km SE -
Praia da Marinha Beach, União das freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro2 km SW -
Cabo Carvoeiro Natural site, União das freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro4.1 km SW -
Praia do Evaristo Beach, Albufeira e Olhos de Água8.7 km E -
Fort of São João do Arade Historic site, Ferragudo12 km W -
Praia dos Caneiros Beach, Ferragudo11 km W -
Estádio Municipal de Portimão Landmark, Portimão13 km W -
Praia dos Aveiros Beach, Albufeira e Olhos de Água15 km E
Sources & licences
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