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Gulpilhares

Located in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Porto District Coordinates: 41°04′35″ N 8°38′12″ W

Map showing the location of Gulpilhares Gulpilhares
Location in Portugal
Population
11,341
11.3K
Elevation
62 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Gulpilhares
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport19 km
VSE Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)74 km

About Gulpilhares

Gulpilhares is a municipality. Location: Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Porto District. Population: 11,341. Elevation: 62 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Monte da Virgem and Palácio da Bolsa.

Climate of Gulpilhares

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
Wettest month
January (177 mm)
Driest month
July (16 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 Gulpilhares
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°15°17°18°20°23°25°25°23°20°17°14°
Average low (°C)6°6°7°9°11°14°15°15°14°12°9°7°
Precipitation (mm)1771601251008852161957128137172

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

How to get to Gulpilhares

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Porto, 8 km to the north.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 19 kmnorth
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 74 kmsoutheast
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 80 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Porto Population: 252.7K 8 kmnorth
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 56 kmnorth
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 129 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 154 kmnortheast
  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 250 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gulpilhares

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 105 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km18 places

  • Monte Gentil Mountain 23 kmN
  • Serra de São Domingos Mountain 25 kmE
  • Serra de Santo Antoninho Mountain 21 kmE
  • Serra da Parada Mountain 21 kmSE

25–60 km43 places

  • Praia de Ofir Beach 51 kmN
  • Serra de Luzim Mountain 33 kmE
  • Serra da Gravia Mountain 49 kmSE
  • Serra da Gralheira Mountain 55 kmE

60–100 km88 places

  • Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 91 kmN
  • Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 92 kmN
  • Serra de Santa Eufemia Mountain 96 kmNE
  • Río Carvallo River 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gulpilhares

2 places
  1. 1 Azenha 12.3K
  2. 2 Vila Nova da Telha 5.8K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Monte da Virgem Mountain, Oliveira do Douro
    5.4 km NE
  • Palácio da Bolsa Historic site, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    7.4 km N
  • Igreja do Carmo Attraction, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    8.1 km N
  • Coliseu do Porto Attraction, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    8.3 km N
  • Estádio do Bessa Landmark, Ramalde
    9.6 km N
  • Estádio de São Miguel Landmark, União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim
    10 km NE
  • Estádio do Mar Landmark, Senhora da Hora
    12 km N
  • Monte Crasto Mountain, União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim
    11 km NE

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