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Municipality

Leça da Palmeira

Located in Matosinhos, Porto District Coordinates: 41°11′38″ N 8°41′55″ W

Map showing the location of Leça da Palmeira Leça da Palmeira
Location in Portugal
Population
18,502
18.5K
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Leça da Palmeira
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport6 km
VRL Vila Real Airport82 km

About Leça da Palmeira

Leça da Palmeira is a municipality. Location: Matosinhos, Porto District. Population: 18,502. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Estádio do Mar and Estádio do Bessa.

Climate of Leça da Palmeira

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
Wettest month
January (184 mm)
Driest month
July (18 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 Leça da Palmeira
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°15°16°17°19°22°24°24°23°20°17°14°
Average low (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°14°14°11°9°7°
Precipitation (mm)1841721231049055182063139142182

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

How to get to Leça da Palmeira

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 6 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Porto, 9 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 6 kmnorth
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 82 kmeast
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 86 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Porto Population: 252.7K 9 kmsoutheast
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 46 kmnortheast
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 115 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 145 kmnortheast
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 243 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Leça da Palmeira

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 110 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km13 places

  • Monte Gentil Mountain 11 kmNE
  • Serra do Castiçal Mountain 20 kmE
  • Serra do Bougado Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Monte da Virgem Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km52 places

  • Praia de Ofir Beach 37 kmN
  • Monte de Lijó Mountain 55 kmNE
  • Serra de Luzim Mountain 36 kmE
  • Serra de Galegos Mountain 54 kmNE

60–100 km111 places

  • Praia de Areeiros Beach 96 kmN
  • Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 77 kmN
  • Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 78 kmN
  • Serra de Santa Eufemia Mountain 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Leça da Palmeira

1 place
  1. 1 Leça da Palmeira 18K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Estádio do Mar Landmark, Senhora da Hora
    2.9 km SE
  • Estádio do Bessa Landmark, Ramalde
    5.9 km SE
  • Mosteiro de Leça do Balio Attraction, Leça do Balio
    6.6 km E
  • Igreja do Carmo Attraction, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    8.6 km SE
  • Palácio da Bolsa Historic site, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    9.1 km SE
  • Coliseu do Porto Attraction, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    9.4 km SE
  • Estádio de São Miguel Landmark, União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim
    15 km SE
  • Monte Gentil Mountain, Guilhabreu
    11 km NE

Sources & licences

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