Castanheira
Located in Paredes de Coura Municipality, Viana do Castelo District Coordinates: 41°53′05″ N 8°32′55″ W
- Population
- 637
- 637
- Elevation
- 568 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- VGO Vigo Airport39 km
- OPO Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport72 km
About Castanheira
Castanheira is a municipality. Location: Paredes de Coura Municipality, Viana do Castelo District. Population: 637. Elevation: 568 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Serra do Formigoso and Monte do Forte.
Climate of Castanheira
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 13° · Night 6° · Rain 186 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- December (229 mm)
- Driest month
- July (30 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) | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 213 | 195 | 150 | 127 | 115 | 67 | 30 | 33 | 90 | 165 | 186 | 229 |
How to get to Castanheira
The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) (72 km). The nearest large city is Braga, 38 km to the south.
Airports
- Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 39 kmnorth
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) Porto 72 kmsouth
- Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 97 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Braga Population: 193.3K 38 kmsouth
- Vigo Population: 293.6K 41 kmnorth
- Ourense Population: 105.2K 76 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 Castanheira
Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 215 natural sites, 326 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km32 places
- Praia de Areeiros Beach 20 kmN
- Serra do Argallo Mountain 23 kmNW
- Parque natural Monte Aloia Natural site 24 kmNW
- Parque da Canuda Natural site 22 kmN
25–60 km307 places
- Islas Cíes Island 47 kmNW
- Playa de San Martín Beach 46 kmNW
- Playa de Roda Beach 47 kmNW
- Praia dos Muíños Beach 39 kmNW
60–100 km368 places
- Illa de Arousa Island 78 kmN
- Illa de Ons Island 64 kmNW
- A Illa da Toxa Island 72 kmN
- Praia da Lagoa Beach 86 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Serra do Formigoso Mountain, Cabração e Moreira do Lima9.7 km SW
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Monte do Forte Mountain, Sapardos11 km NW
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Brejoeira Palace Historic site, Pinheiros18 km N -
Alto dos Carvalhinhos Mountain, Cabração e Moreira do Lima13 km SW
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Serra da Salgosa Mountain, União das freguesias de Candemil e Gondar14 km NW
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Museu do Brinquedo Português Museum, Arcozelo13 km S -
Serra da Gávea Mountain, União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Cerveira e Lovelhe15 km W
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Serra de Gois Mountain, Viana do Castelo District20 km W
Other cities and towns in Paredes de Coura Municipality
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Rubiães Municipality, Paredes de Coura Municipality7.1 km W -
Agualonga Municipality, Paredes de Coura Municipality5.7 km W
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União das freguesias de Cossourado e Linhares Municipality, Paredes de Coura Municipality7.5 km NW
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Mozelos Municipality, Paredes de Coura Municipality5 km N
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União das freguesias de Formariz e Ferreira Municipality, Paredes de Coura Municipality6.6 km NW
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Parada Municipality, Paredes de Coura Municipality4.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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