Melides
Located in Grândola Municipality, Setúbal District Coordinates: 38°10′46″ N 8°43′16″ W
- Population
- 1,459
- 1.5K
- Elevation
- 73 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport76 km
- CAT Cascais Airport82 km
About Melides
Melides is a municipality. Location: Grândola Municipality, Setúbal District. Population: 1,459. Elevation: 73 m.
Melides (pronounced [mɨˈliðɨʃ], locally [mɫidʒ̊] ) is a parish in the Grândola municipality in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It has an area of 155.2 km2 and had 1,459 inhabitants as of the census of 2021. The agricultural parish borders the Atlantic Ocean and has become a popular area for summer homes. The village is located directly east of the Melides lagoon and its floodplain and its surrounding landscape includes forests of eucalyptus, pine and cork.
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At a glance
- Area
- 155 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Melides
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 18° · Night 10° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 7°)
- Wettest month
- December (107 mm)
- Driest month
- July (4 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 15° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 15° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 73 | 46 | 55 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 67 | 92 | 107 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May June July August September October
How to get to Melides
The nearest airport is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 76 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Setúbal, 41 km to the north.
Airports
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 76 kmnorthwest
- Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 82 kmnorthwest
- Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 115 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Setúbal Population: 118.2K 41 kmnorth
- Lisbon Population: 517.8K 71 kmnorthwest
- Badajoz Population: 150.5K 171 kmnortheast
- Huelva Population: 144.3K 187 kmsoutheast
- Seville Population: 686.7K 258 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Melides
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 136 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Serra de Grândola Mountain 12 kmSE
- Vale de Coelheiros Natural site 11 kmN
- Vale da Chafurda Natural site 11 kmN
25–60 km64 places
- Convento de Santa Teresa de Jesus de Setúbal Attraction 41 kmN
- Castelo dos Mouros (Arrábida) Historic site 42 kmNW
- Galápos Beach Beach 40 kmNW
- Alpertuche Beach Beach 40 kmNW
60–100 km123 places
- Vale do Corvo Natural site 76 kmNE
- Vale Costado Natural site 83 kmNE
- Praia da Amoreira Beach 93 kmS
- Praia da Arrifana Beach 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vale da Chafurda Natural site, Setúbal District11 km N
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Vale de Coelheiros Natural site, Setúbal District11 km N
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Serra de Grândola Mountain, Setúbal District12 km SE
Sources & licences
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