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Municipality

Paço de Sousa

Located in Penafiel Municipality, Porto District Coordinates: 41°09′46″ N 8°21′01″ W

Map showing the location of Paço de Sousa Paço de Sousa
Location in Portugal
Population
3,838
3.8K
Elevation
215 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport29 km
VRL Vila Real Airport54 km

About Paço de Sousa

Paço de Sousa is a municipality. Location: Penafiel Municipality, Porto District. Population: 3,838. Elevation: 215 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Vandoma and Serra de Santo Antoninho.

Climate of Paço de Sousa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
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 Paço de Sousa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°14°16°17°19°22°25°25°23°19°16°13°
Average low (°C)4°5°6°8°10°13°14°14°13°11°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)1841631201059454182060132144183

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

How to get to Paço de Sousa

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 29 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Porto, 22 km to the west.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 29 kmwest
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 54 kmeast
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 62 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Porto Population: 252.7K 22 kmwest
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 44 kmnorth
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 123 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 137 kmnorth
  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 227 kmeast

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

Day trips from Paço de Sousa

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 144 natural sites, 31 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Serra de Luzim Mountain 7 kmE
  • Monte do Telégrafo Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Monte Senhora da Lapa Mountain 19 kmS
  • Serra de São Tiago Mountain 10 kmN

25–60 km66 places

  • Praia de Ofir Beach 54 kmNW
  • Monte de Lijó Mountain 41 kmN
  • Serra da Infesta Mountain 37 kmNE
  • Serra da Gravia Mountain 44 kmS

60–100 km119 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 86 kmE
  • Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 90 kmNW
  • Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 91 kmNW
  • Monteagudo Mountain 91 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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