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Friões

Located in Valpaços Municipality, Vila Real District Coordinates: 41°40′26″ N 7°24′07″ W

Map showing the location of Friões Friões
Location in Portugal
Population
447
447
Elevation
788 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VRL Vila Real Airport52 km
BGC Bragança Airport61 km

About Friões

Friões is a municipality. Location: Valpaços Municipality, Vila Real District. Population: 447. Elevation: 788 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Vila Real Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Castelo de Chaves and Serra de Santa Isabel.

Climate of Friões

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 190 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (224 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 Friões
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°12°14°17°21°24°25°22°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)1°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)21617611312311862262988155190224

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

How to get to Friões

The nearest airport is Vila Real Airport (VRL), 52 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ourense, 83 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 52 kmsouthwest
  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 61 kmeast
  • Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) Viseu 113 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 86 kmwest
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 117 kmsouthwest
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 126 kmnorthwest
  • Salamanca Population: 144.8K 165 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Friões

Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 224 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Río Porto River 21 kmN
  • Ribeira de Fezes River 14 kmN
  • Serra de Leiranco Mountain 22 kmW
  • Serra das Travessas Mountain 22 kmNE

25–60 km140 places

  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 26 kmS
  • Sierra de la Gamoneda Mountain 60 kmNE
  • Sierra de Larouca Mountain 35 kmNW
  • Monteagudo Mountain 43 kmNW

60–100 km309 places

  • Lago de Sanabria Lake 75 kmNE
  • Sierra de Casica Mountain 81 kmE
  • Alto da Viuveza Mountain 75 kmN
  • Monte Vindeira Mountain 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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