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Río Grande

Located in Vilar de Santos, Ourense Coordinates: 42°03′10″ N 7°47′46″ W

Map showing the location of Río Grande Río Grande
Location in Spain
Elevation
615 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Vilar de Santos
3.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VGO Vigo Airport71 km
VRL Vila Real Airport87 km

About Río Grande

Río Grande is a river. Location: Vilar de Santos, Ourense. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Rego Lameiras and Río Vidueiro.

Climate of Río Grande

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 199 mm

Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (228 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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Climate of Río Grande
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°11°14°15°18°23°26°27°24°18°13°10°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)21418614813312667313892169199228

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

How to get to Río Grande

The nearest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ourense, 32 km to the north.

Airports

  • Vigo Airport (VGO) Vigo 71 kmwest
  • Vila Real Airport (VRL) Vila Real 87 kmsouth
  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 93 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ourense Population: 105.2K 32 kmnorth
  • Braga Population: 193.3K 76 kmsouthwest
  • Vigo Population: 293.6K 79 kmwest
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 121 kmsouthwest
  • A Coruña Population: 250.4K 155 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Río Grande

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 241 natural sites, 359 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Sierra de Larouca Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Monteagudo Mountain 19 kmS
  • Monte Vindeira Mountain 20 kmN
  • Sierra de Villanueva Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km215 places

  • Serra do Invernadoiro Mountain 40 kmE
  • Alto da Viuveza Mountain 30 kmN
  • Monte Uzal Mountain 38 kmE
  • Alto de Tilleira Mountain 48 kmNW

60–100 km482 places

  • A Illa da Toxa Island 99 kmNW
  • Islas Cíes Island 93 kmW
  • Serra da Garraia Mountain 76 kmSE
  • Playa de San Martín Beach 93 kmW

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