- Population
- 7,905
- 7.9K
- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAT Cascais Airport11 km
- LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport27 km
About Colares
Colares is a town. Location: Colares, Sintra Municipality. Population: 7,905. Elevation: 43 m. The best months to visit are June–October. The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Cabeço do Soiza and Picotos.
Photos of Colares
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Climate of Colares
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 18° · Night 12° · Rain 103 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 9°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 15° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 21° | 18° | 15° |
| Average low (°C) | 9° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 12° | 10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 84 | 51 | 60 | 55 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 78 | 103 | 112 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September October
How to get to Colares
The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (CAT), 11 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) (27 km). The nearest large city is Lisbon, 27 km to the east.
Airports
- Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 11 kmsoutheast
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 27 kmeast
- Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 198 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Lisbon Population: 517.8K 27 kmeast
- Setúbal Population: 118.2K 57 kmsoutheast
- Badajoz Population: 150.5K 215 kmeast
- Porto Population: 252.7K 270 kmnorth
- Huelva Population: 144.3K 278 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Colares
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 136 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km45 places
- Suimo Mountain 14 kmE
- Pena Mountain 5 kmE
- Três Cabeços Mountain 22 kmNE
- Alto da Toupeira Mountain 23 kmE
25–60 km86 places
- Convento de Santa Teresa de Jesus de Setúbal Attraction 57 kmSE
- Castelo dos Mouros (Arrábida) Historic site 52 kmSE
- Galápos Beach Beach 55 kmSE
- Alpertuche Beach Beach 54 kmSE
60–100 km55 places
- Vale Costado Natural site 100 kmE
- Zemaneira Mountain 63 kmNE
- Cabeço Gordo Mountain 99 kmNE
- Cabeço Gordo Mountain 99 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cabeço do Soiza Mountain, Colares1.9 km SW
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Picotos Mountain, Colares2.6 km S
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Monge Mountain, Colares2.7 km S
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Cabo da Roca Natural site, Colares5.1 km SW -
Pena Castle Historic site, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)5.1 km E -
Sintra National Palace Historic site, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)4.9 km E -
Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)4.4 km SE
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Monte da Lua Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)5 km E
Sources & licences
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