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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.7525,Lat: 41.3881
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	23:47:35pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Porto
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Póvoa de Varzim
Name	Póvoa de Varzim, Beiriz e Argivai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Paredes	1.3 km	East
2 Agra	1.7 km	NorthEast
3 Calves	1.8 km	EastSouthEast
4 Silvas	1.9 km	East
5 Amorim de Cima	1.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	296 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	443 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	657 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Crestuma-Lever (8.3 km² at a height of around 12 meter above sea level) at a distance of 41.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 54.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 77 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 15%, low location: 85%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 17 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.5 km2

9.9%

Nature

1.8 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

30.7 km2

55.3%

Urban area

15.6 km2

28%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

Rock-Sand

1 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Póvoa de Varzim in country Portugal

Póvoa de Varzim at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	30 km	South
2 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	36 km	EastNorthEast
3 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	39 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	9.4 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Póvoa de Varzim Municipality

Type of weather in Póvoa de Varzim Municipality	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	07:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:36 Europe/Amsterdam