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Municipality

Aguçadoura

Located in Póvoa de Varzim Municipality, Porto District Coordinates: 41°25′44″ N 8°46′42″ W

Aguçadoura
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Population
4,257
4.3K
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Aguçadoura
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport22 km
VGO Vigo Airport90 km

About Aguçadoura

Aguçadoura is a municipality. Location: Póvoa de Varzim Municipality, Porto District. Population: 4,257. Elevation: 11 m.

From Wikipedia

Aguçadoura is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish") and former civil parish located in Póvoa de Varzim. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 4,530 inhabitants and a total area of 3.47 km2. A 2013 law amalgamated it into the new União das Freguesias de Aguçadoura e Navais. The name of Aguçadoura derives from "petra aguzadoira" (sharp stone or stone to sharp farming tools).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
4 km²

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Aguçadoura

From Wikivoyage

Aguçadoura is a town in the Douro Litoral, Norte region of Portugal. It lies on the Portuguese Coastal Way trail of the Camino de Santiago and has 4,200 inhabitants (2011).

Get in+

The nearest airport is in Porto. From the airport, take the metro, change in Verdes and go to Povoa de Varzim, then take a bus to Aguçadoura.

Other airports around are in Vigo, Lisbon and Santiago de Compostela.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Aguçadoura

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 9° · 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Aguçadoura
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)20117311511310157222577155166209

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

How to get to Aguçadoura

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braga, 33 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 22 kmsouth
  • Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 90 kmnorth
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 90 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Braga Population: 193.3K 33 kmnortheast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 34 kmsoutheast
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 89 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 126 kmnortheast
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 218 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Aguçadoura

Within 100 km: 88 historic and cultural sites, 153 natural sites, 133 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km8 places

  • Praia de Ofir Beach 10 kmN
  • Monte Gentil Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Serra de Rates Mountain 7 kmE
  • Serra do Bougado Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km72 places

  • Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 51 kmN
  • Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 51 kmN
  • Regueiro Lacal River 60 kmN
  • Río Carvallo River 54 kmN

60–100 km294 places

  • Islas Cíes Island 88 kmN
  • Playa de San Martín Beach 86 kmN
  • Playa de Roda Beach 88 kmN
  • Praia dos Muíños Beach 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Aguçadoura

1 place

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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