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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.9441,Lat: 40.9058
Elevation	474 meter above sea level
Local time	23:09:58pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Viseu
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Castro Daire
Name	Castro Daire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Santa Margarida	0.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lamelas de Cá	1.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Castro Daire	1.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Comprido	2 km	NorthEast
5 Mosteiro	2.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	260 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	366 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	577 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Carrapatelo (7 km² at a height of around 46 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 86 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 120 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 17%, low mountains: 74%, moderate high mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Beira Alta

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 73 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (at a distance of 21 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.6 km2

37.7%

Nature

20.4 km2

26%

Agriculture

26.1 km2

33.2%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vale de Matos in country Portugal

Vale de Matos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	25 km	NorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	63 km	NorthWest
3 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	67 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rio Paiva	PT	0.1 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Castro Daire

Type of weather in Castro Daire	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:34 Europe/Amsterdam