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Póvoa de Varzim Municipality

Located in Porto District, Portugal Coordinates: 41°23′30″ N 8°45′26″ W

Póvoa de Varzim Municipality
Aver-o-Mar · Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
63,408
63.4K
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
12
listed under Póvoa de Varzim Municipality
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport17 km
VRL Vila Real Airport88 km

About Póvoa de Varzim Municipality

Póvoa de Varzim Municipality is a district. Location: Porto District, Portugal. Population: 63,408. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Mosteiro de Leça do Balio and Estádio do Mar.

Climate of Póvoa de Varzim Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
Wettest month
December (209 mm)
Driest month
July (22 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 Póvoa de Varzim Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°14°16°17°19°22°24°24°23°20°16°14°
Average low (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Precipitation (mm)20117311511310157222577155166209

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

How to get to Póvoa de Varzim Municipality

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Porto, 30 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 17 kmsouth
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 88 kmeast
  • Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 94 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Porto Population: 252.7K 30 kmsoutheast
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 33 kmnortheast
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 93 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 129 kmnortheast
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 222 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Póvoa de Varzim Municipality

Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 148 natural sites, 124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Praia de Ofir Beach 14 kmN
  • Monte Gentil Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Serra de Rates Mountain 6 kmNE
  • Serra do Bougado Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km65 places

  • Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 55 kmN
  • Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 55 kmN
  • Río Carvallo River 58 kmN
  • Rio Minho River 54 kmN

60–100 km283 places

  • Islas Cíes Island 92 kmN
  • Playa de San Martín Beach 91 kmN
  • Playa de Roda Beach 92 kmN
  • Praia dos Muíños Beach 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Póvoa de Varzim Municipality

12 places
  1. 1 Póvoa de Varzim 28.4K
  2. 2 A Ver-O-Mar 8.7K
  3. 3 Aguçadoura 4.3K
  4. 4 Beiriz 3.7K
  5. 5 Amorim 2.8K
  6. 6 Terroso 2.5K
  7. 7 Balazar 2.5K
  8. 8 Rates 2.5K
  9. 9 Estela 2.3K
  10. 10 Argivai 2.2K
  11. 11 Laundos 1.9K
  12. 12 Navais 1.5K

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

Nature and heritage in Póvoa de Varzim Municipality

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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