Porto Covo
Local name: Freguesia de Porto Covo
Located in Sines Municipality, Setúbal District Coordinates: 37°50′31″ N 8°46′37″ W
- Population
- 1,091
- 1.1K
- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Porto Covo
- Airports
- PRM Portimão Airport79 km
- LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport109 km
About Porto Covo
Porto Covo is a municipality. Location: Sines Municipality, Setúbal District. Population: 1,091. Elevation: 52 m.
Porto Covo is one of the two civil parishes in the municipality of Sines, located along the western Alentejo coast of Portugal, about 170 km (110 mi) south of Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 1,038, in an area of 50.72 km2. Known for its beaches and ties to the ocean, the name Porto Covo likely translates as port of the covos, the term covo referring to a fishing net, used for capturing lobsters and crabs.
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Climate of Porto Covo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 18° · Night 11° · Rain 89 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 8°)
- Wettest month
- December (103 mm)
- Driest month
- July (3 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 15° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 26° | 22° | 18° | 15° |
| Average low (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 72 | 47 | 53 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 64 | 89 | 103 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May June July August September October
How to get to Porto Covo
The nearest airport is Portimão Airport (PRM), 79 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) (109 km). The nearest large city is Setúbal, 76 km to the north.
Airports
- Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 79 kmsouth
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 109 kmnorth
- Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 110 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Setúbal Population: 118.2K 76 kmnorth
- Lisbon Population: 517.8K 103 kmnorth
- Huelva Population: 144.3K 174 kmeast
- Badajoz Population: 150.5K 195 kmnortheast
- Seville Population: 686.7K 253 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Porto Covo
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 80 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Morro do Paneiro Mountain 10 kmNE
- Castelo de Sines Historic site 15 kmNW
- Serra do Cercal Mountain 11 kmSE
- Pessegueiro Island Island 2 kmSW
25–60 km11 places
- Vale de Coelheiros Natural site 49 kmN
- Vale da Chafurda Natural site 48 kmN
- Praia da Baía dos Tiros Beach 48 kmS
- Castelo de Aljustrel Historic site 54 kmE
60–100 km103 places
- Serra de Vila Nova Mountain 82 kmNE
- Castelo de Alcácer do Sal Historic site 63 kmN
- Castle of Viana do Alentejo Historic site 87 kmNE
- Pinheiro da Cruz Mountain 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Porto Covo
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pessegueiro Island Island, Setúbal District2 km SW
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Morro do Paneiro Mountain, Cercal10 km NE
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Serra do Cercal Mountain, Setúbal District11 km SE
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Castelo de Sines Historic site, Sines15 km NW -
Cape Sines Natural site, Setúbal District16 km NW
Sources & licences
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