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Municipality

Alvorge

Located in Ansião Municipality, Leiria District Coordinates: 39°59′28″ N 8°27′43″ W

Map showing the location of Alvorge Alvorge
Location in Portugal
Population
1,051
1.1K
Elevation
289 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Alvorge
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
VSE Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)95 km
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport141 km

About Alvorge

Alvorge is a municipality. Location: Ansião Municipality, Leiria District. Population: 1,051. Elevation: 289 m.

From Wikipedia

Alvorge is a civil parish of the municipality of Ansião, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,227, in an area of 39.05 km2 (15.08 sq mi). As a religious parish, it belongs to the Diocese of Coimbra. The name "Alvorge" is from the Arabic Al Burj, meaning "the tower", In the period of the Christian Reconquest, Alvorge was part of the border area of Ladeia, so that its tower was part of the border defenses protecting the city of Coimbra to its north.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
39 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Alvorge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
January (135 mm)
Driest month
July (12 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 Alvorge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°14°17°18°21°25°28°28°26°21°16°13°
Average low (°C)5°6°7°8°11°14°15°15°14°11°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)13511878847641121244103111131

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

How to get to Alvorge

The nearest airport is Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 95 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) (141 km). The nearest large city is Porto, 129 km to the north.

Airports

  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 95 kmnortheast
  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 141 kmnorth
  • Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 146 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Porto Population: 252.7K 129 kmnorth
  • Lisbon Population: 517.8K 153 kmsouthwest
  • Setúbal Population: 118.2K 167 kmsouth
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 173 kmnorth
  • Badajoz Population: 150.5K 178 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Alvorge

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 125 natural sites.

0–25 km20 places

  • Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra Attraction 24 kmN
  • Outeiro do Talegre Mountain 17 kmS
  • Serra de Sicó Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Serra do Safredo Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km57 places

  • Castelo de Avô Historic site 58 kmNE
  • Alto da Lousa Mountain 59 kmN
  • Alto da Louriceira Mountain 58 kmN
  • Cabeço das Lamas Mountain 54 kmE

60–100 km66 places

  • Serra da Guardunha Mountain 81 kmE
  • Serra da Gravia Mountain 91 kmN
  • Serra da Galega Mountain 93 kmNE
  • Alto da Feira Mountain 64 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alvorge

1 place
  1. 1 Alvorge 113

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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