River

Río Mestas

Located in Porqueira, Ourense Coordinates: 42°02′36″ N 7°50′41″ W

Location in Spain

Elevation: 611 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Rairiz de Veiga; 5 km N
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: VGO Vigo Airport68 km; VRL Vila Real Airport86 km

About Río Mestas

Río Mestas is a river. Location: Porqueira, Ourense. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Río Vidueiro and Penedo de Raseira.

Climate of Río Mestas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month: August (day 26°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (208 mm)
Driest month: July (29 mm)

9° 2°

11° 3°

14° 4°

15° 6°

18° 8°

22° 11°

25° 13°

26° 13°

23° 12°

18° 9°

13° 5°

10° 3°

Jan

195

Feb

177

Mar

151

Apr

127

May

118

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

158

Nov

185

Dec

208

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 Río Mestas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	11°	14°	15°	18°	22°	25°	26°	23°	18°	13°	10°
Average low (°C)	2°	3°	4°	6°	8°	11°	13°	13°	12°	9°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	195	177	151	127	118	66	29	37	84	158	185	208

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

How to get to Río Mestas

The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ourense, 33 km to the north.

Airports

Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 68 kmwest
Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 86 kmsouth
Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 97 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Ourense Population: 105.2K 33 kmnorth
Braga Population: 193.3K 73 kmsouthwest
Vigo Population: 293.6K 76 kmwest
Porto Population: 252.7K 118 kmsouthwest
A Coruña Population: 250.4K 154 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Río Mestas

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 246 natural sites, 366 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

Sierra de Larouca Mountain 20 kmSE
Monteagudo Mountain 18 kmS
Monte Vindeira Mountain 21 kmN
Sierra de Villanueva Mountain 17 kmNW

25–60 km196 places

Serra do Invernadoiro Mountain 44 kmE
Alto da Viuveza Mountain 32 kmN
Monte Uzal Mountain 42 kmE
Alto de Tilleira Mountain 45 kmNW

60–100 km514 places

Illa de Ons Island 98 kmNW
A Illa da Toxa Island 96 kmNW
Islas Cíes Island 90 kmW
Serra da Garraia Mountain 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Rairiz de Veiga Municipality, Ourense
5 km N
Rairiz de Veiga Village, Rairiz de Veiga
4.6 km N
Porqueira Village, Porqueira
3 km S
Sabucedo Village, Porqueira
3 km SE
Porqueira Village, Porqueira
3.1 km S
Abelendo Village, Porqueira
3.5 km SW

Río Mestas

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Río Vidueiro River, Porqueira
1.8 km NE
Penedo de Raseira Mountain, Bande
4.7 km W
Loma Morta Mountain, Bande
6 km W
Río Grande River, Vilar de Santos
4.2 km E
Rego Lameiras River, Vilar de Santos
4.5 km NE
Monte Calvo Mountain, Rairiz de Veiga
8 km NW
Penedo do Subiado Mountain, Calvos de Randín
11 km S
Rego da Ribeira River, Xinzo de Limia
7 km E

Río Mestas

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026