Caminha Municipality
Located in Viana do Castelo District, Portugal Coordinates: 41°50′47″ N 8°48′05″ W
- Population
- 16,684
- 16.7K
- Elevation
- 57 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 14
- listed under Caminha Municipality
- Airports
- VGO Vigo Airport45 km
- OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport67 km
About Caminha Municipality
Caminha Municipality is a district. Location: Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. Population: 16,684. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Serra de Gois and Praia de Camposancos.
Climate of Caminha Municipality
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 15° · Night 9° · Rain 186 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 6°)
- Wettest month
- December (229 mm)
- Driest month
- July (31 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° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 13° |
| Average low (°C) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 216 | 189 | 134 | 124 | 114 | 64 | 31 | 32 | 94 | 168 | 186 | 229 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Caminha Municipality
The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO), 45 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) (67 km). The nearest large city is Vigo, 43 km to the north.
Airports
- Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 45 kmnorth
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 67 kmsouth
- Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 110 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Vigo Population: 293.6K 43 kmnorth
- Braga Population: 193.3K 45 kmsoutheast
- Porto Population: 252.7K 79 kmsouth
- Ourense Population: 105.2K 95 kmnortheast
- A Coruña Population: 250.4K 173 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Caminha Municipality
Within 100 km: 151 historic and cultural sites, 189 natural sites, 287 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km29 places
- Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island 6 kmNW
- Monte de Santa Trega Mountain 7 kmNW
- Serra da Groba Mountain 22 kmN
- Serra do Argallo Mountain 15 kmN
25–60 km236 places
- Islas Cíes Island 41 kmN
- Playa de San Martín Beach 40 kmN
- Playa de Roda Beach 42 kmN
- Praia dos Muíños Beach 37 kmN
60–100 km362 places
- Illa de Arousa Island 78 kmN
- Illa de Ons Island 60 kmN
- A Illa da Toxa Island 71 kmN
- Praia da Lagoa Beach 83 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Caminha Municipality
14 places- 1 Vila Praia de Âncora 4.6K
- 2 União das freguesias de Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho 2.4K
- 3 União das freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo 1.5K
- 4 Seixas 1.4K
- 5 Âncora 1.2K
- 6 Lanhelas 897
- 7 União das freguesias de Venade e Azevedo 881
- 8 Vilar de Mouros 725
- 9 Riba de Âncora 680
- 10 União das freguesias de Gondar e Orbacém 398
- 11 Argela 375
- 12 Dem 309
- 13 Vile 288
- 14 União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João) 159
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Serra de Gois Mountain, Viana do Castelo District6.1 km N
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Praia de Camposancos Beach, Galicia5 km NW -
Illa Canosa Island, A Guarda7.1 km NW -
Illa Ariño da Pasaxe Island, A Guarda5.7 km NW
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Monte de Santa Trega Mountain, A Guarda6.8 km NW
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Rio Minho River, Spain5.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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