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Mountain

Cabeço Meão

Located in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality Coordinates: 41°09′00″ N 7°09′00″ W

Map showing the location of Cabeço Meão Cabeço Meão
Location in Portugal
Elevation
233 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lousa
3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
VRL Vila Real Airport50 km
VSE Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)78 km

About Cabeço Meão

Cabeço Meão is a mountain. Location: Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality. Elevation: 233 m. The best months to visit are May–October. The nearest airport is Vila Real Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Monte Airoso and Cerro do Melão.

Climate of Cabeço Meão

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
January (159 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).

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Climate of Cabeço Meão
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°14°17°18°21°25°28°28°25°21°16°14°
Average low (°C)5°6°7°8°11°14°16°16°15°11°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)15913679898346151856115136158

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

How to get to Cabeço Meão

The nearest airport is Vila Real Airport (VRL), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braga, 115 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 50 kmwest
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 78 kmsouthwest
  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 87 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Braga Population: 193.3K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 123 kmwest
  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 127 kmeast
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 178 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Cabeço Meão

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 170 natural sites, 114 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Serra do Faro Mountain 24 kmN
  • Serra de Sendim da Serra Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Serra do Reboredo Mountain 16 kmE
  • Cerro do Melão Mountain 25 kmSW

25–60 km68 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 38 kmNW
  • Río de Las Ucés River 49 kmE
  • Río Huebra River 31 kmSE
  • Rivera Grande de Santa Catalina River 57 kmE

60–100 km237 places

  • Pantano de Águeda Lake 90 kmSE
  • Sierra de Casica Mountain 84 kmNE
  • Sierra de la Gamoneda Mountain 98 kmN
  • Sierra de Larouca Mountain 95 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lousa Municipality, Torre de Moncorvo Municipality
    3 km NW
  • Cabeça Boa Municipality, Torre de Moncorvo Municipality
    4.5 km N
  • Açoreira Municipality, Torre de Moncorvo Municipality
    6.7 km E
  • Vilarinho da Castanheira Municipality, Carrazeda de Ansiães Municipality
    6.8 km NW
  • Torre de Moncorvo Municipality, Torre de Moncorvo Municipality
    8 km NE
  • Castedo Municipality, Torre de Moncorvo Municipality
    8.9 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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