Portimão
Located in Portimão Municipality, Faro District Coordinates: 37°10′48″ N 8°32′07″ W
- Population
- 49,218
- 49.2K
- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Portimão
- Airports
- PRM Portimão Airport6 km
- FAO Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport53 km
About Portimão
Portimão is a municipality. Location: Portimão Municipality, Faro District. Population: 49,218. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are April–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Portimão Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Fort of São João do Arade and Praia dos Caneiros.
Photos of Portimão
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Fort of São João do Arade Andrew Milligan sumo · CC BY 4.0 -
Estádio Municipal de Portimão Dário Guerreiro · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Portimão
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 19° · Night 12° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 9°)
- Wettest month
- December (100 mm)
- Driest month
- July (2 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° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 23° | 19° | 17° |
| Average low (°C) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 61 | 88 | 100 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May June September October
How to get to Portimão
The nearest airport is Portimão Airport (PRM), 6 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO) (53 km). The nearest large city is Huelva, 142 km to the east.
Airports
- Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 6 kmsouthwest
- Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO) Faro 53 kmeast
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 185 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Huelva Population: 144.3K 142 kmeast
- Setúbal Population: 118.2K 152 kmnorth
- Lisbon Population: 517.8K 180 kmnorth
- Cadiz Population: 117K 213 kmeast
- Jerez de la Frontera Population: 212.9K 221 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portimão
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 32 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km13 places
- Praia da Marinha Beach 15 kmSE
- Praia do Evaristo Beach 24 kmSE
- Cabo Carvoeiro Natural site 14 kmSE
- Castelo de Lagos Historic site 15 kmSW
25–60 km25 places
- Monte dos Amantes Mountain 36 kmW
- Roman ruins of Cerro da Vila Historic site 38 kmE
- Castelo de Loulé Historic site 46 kmE
- Praia da Amoreira Beach 33 kmNW
60–100 km39 places
- Estádio José Arcanjo Landmark 63 kmE
- Pessegueiro Island Island 76 kmN
- Arroyo Pedreza River 99 kmE
- Cabezo Partido 1 Historic site 100 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Portimão
2 placesPortimão
Population: 38.5K
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Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fort of São João do Arade Historic site, Ferragudo6.8 km S
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Praia dos Caneiros Beach, Ferragudo8.5 km S -
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha Historic site, Faro District16 km SE -
Cabo Carvoeiro Natural site, União das freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro14 km SE -
Praia da Marinha Beach, União das freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro15 km SE -
Cerro da Garganta Mountain, Monchique16 km N
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Cerro do Vale Chão Mountain, Alferce21 km N
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Cerro das Pedras Mountain, Monchique19 km N
Sources & licences
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