Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
Located in Viana do Castelo District, Portugal Coordinates: 41°52′25″ N 8°25′34″ W
- Population
- 22,847
- 22.8K
- Elevation
- 65 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 36
- listed under Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
- Airports
- VGO Vigo Airport43 km
- OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport73 km
About Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
Arcos de Valdevez Municipality is a district. Location: Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. Population: 22,847. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Brejoeira Palace and Museu do Brinquedo Português.
Climate of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 9° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 6°)
- Wettest month
- December (216 mm)
- Driest month
- July (26 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) | 13° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 13° |
| Average low (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 188 | 177 | 148 | 117 | 108 | 64 | 26 | 34 | 81 | 152 | 179 | 216 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO), 43 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) (73 km). The nearest large city is Braga, 36 km to the south.
Airports
- Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 43 kmnorth
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 73 kmsouth
- Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 89 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Braga Population: 193.3K 36 kmsouth
- Vigo Population: 293.6K 47 kmnorthwest
- Ourense Population: 105.2K 69 kmnortheast
- Porto Population: 252.7K 82 kmsouth
- A Coruña Population: 250.4K 166 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 228 natural sites, 341 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km19 places
- Serra de Santa Eufemia Mountain 24 kmE
- Parque da Canuda Natural site 24 kmN
- Río Caselas River 23 kmNW
- Río Termes River 23 kmN
25–60 km332 places
- Islas Cíes Island 55 kmNW
- Playa de San Martín Beach 53 kmNW
- Playa de Roda Beach 55 kmNW
- Praia dos Muíños Beach 46 kmNW
60–100 km385 places
- Illa de Arousa Island 83 kmNW
- Illa de Ons Island 70 kmNW
- A Illa da Toxa Island 77 kmNW
- Serra da Garraia Mountain 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
36 places- 1 União das freguesias de Arcos de Valdevez (Salvador), Vila Fonche e Parada 2.8K
- 2 União das freguesias de Arcos de Valdevez (São Paio) e Giela 1.7K
- 3 União das freguesias de Guilhadeses e Santar 1.2K
- 4 Paçô 970
- 5 União das freguesias de Souto e Tabaçô 913
- 6 Gondoriz 861
- 7 União das freguesias de Távora (Santa Maria e São Vicente) 848
- 8 Prozelo 815
- 9 União das freguesias de São Jorge e Ermelo 713
- 10 Aguiã 707
- 11 Soajo 670
- 12 Vale 662
- 13 Couto 646
- 14 Rio Frio 536
- 15 União das freguesias de Vilela, São Cosme e São Damião e Sá 476
- 16 União das freguesias de Grade e Carralcova 450
- 17 Rio de Moinhos 433
- 18 União das freguesias de Jolda (Madalena) e Rio Cabrão 421
- 19 Sabadim 410
- 20 União das freguesias de Alvora e Loureda 378
- 21 União das freguesias de Padreiro (Salvador e Santa Cristina) 349
- 22 Oliveira 327
- 23 Cabreiro 324
- 24 União das freguesias de Portela e Extremo 323
- 25 União das freguesias de Eiras e Mei 322
- 26 Jolda (São Paio) 316
- 27 Cendufe 308
- 28 Aboim das Choças 295
- 29 Gavieira 258
- 30 Miranda 245
- 31 Ázere 207
- 32 Sistelo 199
- 33 Padroso 197
- 34 Monte Redondo 196
- 35 Cabana Maior 177
- 36 Senharei 164
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brejoeira Palace Historic site, Pinheiros20 km N -
Museu do Brinquedo Português Museum, Arcozelo18 km SW -
Alto dos Carvalhinhos Mountain, Cabração e Moreira do Lima19 km SW
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Monte do Forte Mountain, Sapardos21 km W
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Monte del Quinxo Mountain, Entrimo22 km E
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Serra da Salgosa Mountain, União das freguesias de Candemil e Gondar24 km W
Sources & licences
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