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Monge

Located in Colares, Sintra Municipality Coordinates: 38°46′29″ N 9°26′31″ W

Map showing the location of Monge Monge
Location in Portugal
Elevation
487 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Colares
2.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CAT Cascais Airport9 km
LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport27 km

About Monge

Monge is a mountain. Location: Colares, Sintra Municipality. Elevation: 487 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Picotos and Cabeço do Soiza.

Climate of Monge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 9° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
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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Climate of Monge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°13°15°15°17°20°22°22°21°18°15°13°
Average low (°C)6°7°8°9°11°13°14°15°14°12°9°7°
Precipitation (mm)1008451605522892978103112

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

How to get to Monge

The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (CAT), 9 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) (27 km). The nearest large city is Lisbon, 26 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 9 kmsoutheast
  • Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 27 kmeast
  • Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 196 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lisbon Population: 517.8K 26 kmeast
  • Setúbal Population: 118.2K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Badajoz Population: 150.5K 215 kmeast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 273 kmnorth
  • Huelva Population: 144.3K 276 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Monge

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 131 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

  • Suimo Mountain 14 kmE
  • Pena Mountain 5 kmE
  • Três Cabeços Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Alto da Toupeira Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km83 places

  • Convento de Santa Teresa de Jesus de Setúbal Attraction 55 kmSE
  • Castelo dos Mouros (Arrábida) Historic site 50 kmSE
  • Galápos Beach Beach 53 kmSE
  • Alpertuche Beach Beach 52 kmSE

60–100 km52 places

  • Vale Costado Natural site 100 kmE
  • Zemaneira Mountain 65 kmNE
  • Vale Grande Mountain 99 kmNE
  • Serra de Todo Mundo Mountain 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Picotos Mountain, Colares
    1 km W
  • Cabeço do Soiza Mountain, Colares
    1.6 km NW
  • Alto do Mato Mountain, Alcabideche
    2.8 km S
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    3.8 km E
  • Cabo da Roca Natural site, Colares
    5.1 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 E
  • Monte da Lua Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.5 km E
  • Pena Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.7 km E

Sources & licences

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