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Municipality

Cristoval

Located in Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District Coordinates: 42°07′58″ N 8°12′09″ W

Map showing the location of Cristoval Cristoval
Location in Portugal
Population
422
422
Elevation
333 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Cristoval
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VGO Vigo Airport37 km
SCQ Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport87 km

About Cristoval

Cristoval is a municipality. Location: Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District. Population: 422. Elevation: 333 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Rio Trancoso and Río Ribadil.

Climate of Cristoval

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 7° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
December (200 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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Climate of Cristoval
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°12°15°17°20°24°27°26°24°19°14°12°
Average low (°C)4°5°6°8°10°13°15°15°14°10°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)17016515211110764263977143174200

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Cristoval

The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO), 37 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ) (87 km). The nearest large city is Ourense, 36 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 37 kmwest
  • Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ) Santiago de Compostela 87 kmnorth
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 103 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 36 kmnortheast
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 44 kmwest
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 67 kmsouth
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 115 kmsouth
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 138 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Cristoval

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 234 natural sites, 409 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Sierra de Villanueva Mountain 21 kmE
  • Alto de Tilleira Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Penedo de Silva Mountain 20 kmE
  • Alto da Serra Mountain 7 kmN

25–60 km365 places

  • Islas Cíes Island 59 kmW
  • Playa de San Martín Beach 58 kmW
  • Playa de Roda Beach 58 kmW
  • Praia dos Muíños Beach 51 kmW

60–100 km392 places

  • Illa de Arousa Island 72 kmNW
  • Illa de Ons Island 66 kmNW
  • A Illa da Toxa Island 66 kmNW
  • Praia da Lagoa Beach 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Cristoval

1 place

Cities & villages1

Nearby attractions & nature

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