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Santo Tirso Municipality

Located in Porto District, Portugal Coordinates: 41°19′49″ N 8°26′18″ W

Santo Tirso Municipality
Aves · Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
71,530
71.5K
Elevation
457 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
14
listed under Santo Tirso Municipality
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport22 km
VRL Vila Real Airport60 km

About Santo Tirso Municipality

Santo Tirso Municipality is a district. Location: Porto District, Portugal. Population: 71,530. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Pico Alto and Ponte de Lagoncinha.

Climate of Santo Tirso Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (197 mm)
Driest month
July (20 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 Santo Tirso Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°12°14°16°18°22°24°24°22°18°14°12°
Average low (°C)3°4°5°6°9°12°13°13°12°9°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)19317612411410160202267143156197

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

How to get to Santo Tirso Municipality

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Braga, 25 km to the north.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 22 kmsouthwest
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 60 kmeast
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 82 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Braga Population: 193.3K 25 kmnorth
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 25 kmsouthwest
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 103 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 122 kmnortheast
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 227 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Santo Tirso Municipality

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 174 natural sites, 73 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Serra de Luzim Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Monte Gentil Mountain 17 kmW
  • Monte do Telégrafo Mountain 15 kmE
  • Serra de São Tiago Mountain 12 kmSE

25–60 km77 places

  • Praia de Ofir Beach 36 kmNW
  • Monte de Lijó Mountain 29 kmNE
  • Serra das Lojas Mountain 55 kmNE
  • Serra da Infesta Mountain 35 kmE

60–100 km210 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 88 kmE
  • Praia dos Muíños Beach 99 kmN
  • Praia América Beach 95 kmN
  • Praia de Areeiros Beach 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Santo Tirso Municipality

14 places
  1. 1 União das freguesias de Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães 20.6K
  2. 2 Aves 7.9K
  3. 3 União das freguesias de Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira 6.4K
  4. 4 Vila Nova do Campo 6.3K
  5. 5 Monte Córdova 3.8K
  6. 6 Negrelos (São Tomé) 3.8K
  7. 7 Vilarinho 3.6K
  8. 8 Roriz 3.3K
  9. 9 Rebordões 3.1K
  10. 10 Água Longa 2.3K
  11. 11 União das freguesias de Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave 2K
  12. 12 União das freguesias de Lamelas e Guimarei 1.6K
  13. 13 Agrela 1.5K
  14. 14 Reguenga 1.4K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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