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Luz (Continente)

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Luz

General information - Location

CountryPortugal
Location in country South
Location in Europe South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -8.7309,Lat: 37.0909 marker
Elevation70 meter above sea level
Local time20:58:02pm
Name province/region (Continente)Continente
Wiki-website Distrito (Distrito)Faro
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityLagos
Name FreguesiaLuz
Other place with same name 1 Luz Região Autónoma Dos Açores - Ilha da Graciosa
Other place with same name 2 Luz Continente - Braga
Other place with same name 3 Luz Continente - Évora

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Monte Lemos0.7 km West
2 Espiche1.3 km NorthNorthWest
3 Montinhos da Luz1.5 km West
4 Pedra Alçada3.1 km East
5 Almádena3.5 km WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 LisboaPortugal185 km North
2 Gibraltar   Gibraltar324 km EastSouthEast
3 Madrid   Spain569 km EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Luz lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Bravura (3.6 km2 at a height of around 83 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 116.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 163 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 69 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 14 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   4 km2 
 7.8% 
 Agriculture   34.3 km2 
 67.1% 
 Viticulture   1.1 km2 
 2.2% 
 Urban area   10.3 km2 
 20.1% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Luz in country Portugal


Luz at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Luz Portugal Location marker for Luz

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Historic Centre of ÉvoraPortugal178 km NorthEast
2 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in LisbonPortugal183 km North
3 Cultural Landscape of SintraPortugal198 km North

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Costa SudoestePT0.6 km SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lagos Municipality

Type of weather in Lagos Municipalityclear sky weericoon
Current temperature: 21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 3.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: North
Air pressure: 1024 mb
Humidity: 72 %
Daylength at 13 October 2026:11 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :08:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:01 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Lagos Municipality - PT (longitude: -8.7309, latitude: 37.0909)
Distance weather station to place (direction