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Valadares

Located in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Porto District Coordinates: 41°05′37″ N 8°38′21″ W

Map showing the location of Valadares Valadares
Location in Portugal
Population
10,678
10.7K
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Valadares
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport18 km
VSE Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)75 km

About Valadares

Valadares is a municipality. Location: Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Porto District. Population: 10,678. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Palácio da Bolsa and Monte da Virgem.

Climate of Valadares

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 Valadares
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°15°17°18°20°23°25°25°24°21°17°15°
Average low (°C)6°6°8°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 Valadares

The nearest airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 18 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Porto, 7 km to the north.

Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 18 kmnorth
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 75 kmsoutheast
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 80 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Porto Population: 252.7K 7 kmnorth
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 54 kmnorth
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 127 kmnorth
  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 152 kmnortheast
  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 251 kmeast

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

Day trips from Valadares

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 105 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

  • Monte Gentil Mountain 21 kmN
  • Serra de Santo Antoninho Mountain 21 kmE
  • Serra da Parada Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Serra do Castiçal Mountain 15 kmE

25–60 km46 places

  • Praia de Ofir Beach 49 kmN
  • Monte de Lijó Mountain 60 kmNE
  • Serra de Luzim Mountain 32 kmE
  • Serra da Gravia Mountain 50 kmSE

60–100 km89 places

  • Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 89 kmN
  • Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 90 kmN
  • Serra de Santa Eufemia Mountain 94 kmNE
  • Serra do Argallo Mountain 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Valadares

1 place
  1. 1 Valadares 22.3K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Palácio da Bolsa Historic site, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    5.6 km N
  • Monte da Virgem Mountain, Oliveira do Douro
    4.6 km E
  • Igreja do Carmo Attraction, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    6.3 km N
  • Coliseu do Porto Attraction, União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
    6.6 km NE
  • Estádio do Bessa Landmark, Ramalde
    7.6 km N
  • Estádio de São Miguel Landmark, União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim
    9.4 km NE
  • Estádio do Mar Landmark, Senhora da Hora
    10 km N
  • Monte Crasto Mountain, União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim
    10 km NE

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