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Municipality

Porto da Cruz

Located in Machico Municipality, Madeira Coordinates: 32°45′25″ N 16°49′14″ W

Map showing the location of Porto da Cruz Porto da Cruz
Location in Portugal
Population
2,597
2.6K
Elevation
145 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Atlantic/Madeira · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Porto da Cruz
When to go
June–October
See the climate
Airports
FNC Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport8 km
PXO Porto Santo Airport56 km

About Porto da Cruz

Porto da Cruz is a municipality. Location: Machico Municipality, Madeira. Population: 2,597. Elevation: 145 m. The best months to visit are June–October. The nearest airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Pico do Larano and Pico das Roçadas.

Climate of Porto da Cruz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 21° · Night 16° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night 13°)
Wettest month
December (103 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Porto da Cruz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)18°18°18°18°20°21°23°24°24°23°21°19°
Average low (°C)14°13°13°14°15°17°19°20°20°18°16°15°
Precipitation (mm)91686341261247487986103

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

How to get to Porto da Cruz

The nearest airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 8 km to the southeast as the crow flies.

Airports

  • Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC) Funchal 8 kmsoutheast
  • Porto Santo Airport (PXO) Vila Baleira 56 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Porto da Cruz

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 40 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

0–25 km18 places

  • Pico da Volta da Malhada Mountain 15 kmSW
  • Pico das Torrinhas Mountain 14 kmW
  • Pico Ruivo Mountain 11 kmW
  • Pico das Roçadas Mountain 6 kmSE

25–60 km25 places

  • Espigão Mountain 51 kmNE
  • Pico de Ana Ferreira Mountain 52 kmNE
  • Pico Gordo Mountain 31 kmW
  • Pico da Urze Mountain 28 kmW

60–100 km3 places

  • Ilhéu de Cima Island 60 kmNE
  • Pico Branco Mountain 61 kmNE
  • Farol do Ilhéu de Cima Landmark 61 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Porto da Cruz

1 place
  1. 1 Porto da Cruz 2.6K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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