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Algueirão

Located in Algueirão-Mem Martins, Sintra Municipality Coordinates: 38°47′52″ N 9°20′37″ W

Map showing the location of Algueirão Algueirão
Location in Portugal
Population
66,250
66.2K
Elevation
176 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CAT Cascais Airport8 km
LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport18 km

About Algueirão

Algueirão is a town. Location: Algueirão-Mem Martins, Sintra Municipality. Population: 66,250. Elevation: 176 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Pena Castle and Sintra National Palace.

Climate of Algueirão

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 11° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 8°)
Wettest month
December (112 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Algueirão
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°15°17°17°19°22°24°24°23°20°17°15°
Average low (°C)8°9°10°11°13°15°16°17°16°14°11°9°
Precipitation (mm)1008451605522892978103112

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

How to get to Algueirão

The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (CAT), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) (18 km). The nearest large city is Lisbon, 19 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 8 kmsouth
  • Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 18 kmeast
  • Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 195 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Lisbon Population: 517.8K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Setúbal Population: 118.2K 50 kmsoutheast
  • Badajoz Population: 150.5K 206 kmeast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 268 kmnorth
  • Huelva Population: 144.3K 271 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Algueirão

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 149 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Suimo Mountain 5 kmE
  • Pena Mountain 4 kmW
  • Três Cabeços Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Alto da Toupeira Mountain 15 kmNE

25–60 km79 places

  • Convento de Santa Teresa de Jesus de Setúbal Attraction 49 kmSE
  • Castelo dos Mouros (Arrábida) Historic site 46 kmSE
  • Galápos Beach Beach 48 kmSE
  • Alpertuche Beach Beach 48 kmSE

60–100 km62 places

  • Vale do Corvo Natural site 92 kmE
  • Vale Costado Natural site 91 kmE
  • Cabeço Gordo Mountain 94 kmNE
  • Cabeço Gordo Mountain 93 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Algueirão and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Algueirão Setúbal
Population 66.2K 118.2K
Elevation 176 m 16 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 29°
Winter night (coldest month) 8° 8°
Annual rainfall 711 mm 701 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance — 50 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Pena Castle Historic site, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.2 km W
  • Sintra National Palace Historic site, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.1 km W
  • Pena Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.2 km W
  • Monte da Lua Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.4 km W
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.5 km W
  • Suimo Mountain, Belas
    5.1 km E
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    5.1 km W
  • Piedade Mountain, Almargem do Bispo
    5.8 km NE

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