Municipality in Centro, Portugal
Manteigas (European Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐ̃ˈtɐjɣɐʃ] ⓘ ) is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,430,[ 1] in an area of 121.98 square kilometres (47.10 sq mi).[ 2]
The municipality is located in Guarda District ; in Centro Region and Beira Interior Norte Subregion . It is located in the Serra da Estrela Mountains, the highest elevation in mainland Portugal . Cities nearby: Guarda , Seia , Gouveia and Covilhã .
The municipal holiday is March 4 .
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias ):[ 3]
Sameiro
Santa Maria (Town of Manteigas)
São Pedro (Town of Manteigas)
Vale de Amoreira
Notable people
Adelino Nunes (born 1960 in Manteigas) a retired Portuguese footballer with 355 club caps and 18 for Portugal .
Climate
Climate data for Manteigas, elevation: 799 m or 2,621 ft
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
8.2 (46.8)
9.8 (49.6)
12.0 (53.6)
14.8 (58.6)
17.5 (63.5)
22.9 (73.2)
26.2 (79.2)
26.5 (79.7)
22.6 (72.7)
17.3 (63.1)
11.7 (53.1)
8.6 (47.5)
16.5 (61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)
5.2 (41.4)
6.2 (43.2)
8.3 (46.9)
10.5 (50.9)
13.0 (55.4)
17.7 (63.9)
20.4 (68.7)
20.7 (69.3)
17.7 (63.9)
13.4 (56.1)
8.4 (47.1)
5.6 (42.1)
12.3 (54.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
2.3 (36.1)
2.6 (36.7)
4.6 (40.3)
6.2 (43.2)
8.5 (47.3)
12.5 (54.5)
14.7 (58.5)
15.0 (59.0)
12.9 (55.2)
9.5 (49.1)
5.2 (41.4)
2.7 (36.9)
8.1 (46.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)
188 (7.4)
173 (6.8)
127 (5.0)
100 (3.9)
85 (3.3)
57 (2.2)
12 (0.5)
12 (0.5)
52 (2.0)
117 (4.6)
168 (6.6)
143 (5.6)
1,234 (48.4)
Source: climate-data.org[ 4]
Climate data for Penhas Douradas, Manteigas, elevation: 1,380 m or 4,530 ft, 1981-2010 normals and 1971-2000 extremes
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
16.4 (61.5)
17.8 (64.0)
20.3 (68.5)
22.9 (73.2)
24.9 (76.8)
31.0 (87.8)
32.6 (90.7)
33.2 (91.8)
32.1 (89.8)
32.1 (89.8)
24.4 (75.9)
16.8 (62.2)
33.2 (91.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
6.1 (43.0)
7.0 (44.6)
9.5 (49.1)
10.4 (50.7)
13.5 (56.3)
19.1 (66.4)
22.6 (72.7)
23.0 (73.4)
19.4 (66.9)
13.4 (56.1)
9.1 (48.4)
7.0 (44.6)
13.3 (56.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)
3.2 (37.8)
3.8 (38.8)
5.9 (42.6)
6.7 (44.1)
9.7 (49.5)
14.9 (58.8)
17.9 (64.2)
18.2 (64.8)
15.2 (59.4)
10.1 (50.2)
6.3 (43.3)
4.1 (39.4)
9.7 (49.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
0.3 (32.5)
0.7 (33.3)
2.3 (36.1)
3.0 (37.4)
5.9 (42.6)
10.6 (51.1)
13.3 (55.9)
13.3 (55.9)
11.0 (51.8)
6.8 (44.2)
3.5 (38.3)
1.3 (34.3)
6.0 (42.8)
Record low °C (°F)
−11.2 (11.8)
−10 (14)
−10.2 (13.6)
−6.1 (21.0)
−3.9 (25.0)
−0.5 (31.1)
3.3 (37.9)
3.0 (37.4)
−0.3 (31.5)
−3.3 (26.1)
−6.4 (20.5)
−7.3 (18.9)
−11.2 (11.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
187.8 (7.39)
143.1 (5.63)
103.3 (4.07)
139.8 (5.50)
108.3 (4.26)
48.8 (1.92)
18.6 (0.73)
21.8 (0.86)
71.4 (2.81)
194.8 (7.67)
224.2 (8.83)
248.5 (9.78)
1,510.4 (59.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
14.1
13.8
11.9
14.8
14.0
9.0
4.7
3.6
8.2
13.4
13.8
15.2
136.5
Average snowy days
5.3
4.6
4.0
3.8
1.5
0.1
0
0
0
0.4
2.0
3.2
24.9
Average relative humidity (%)
80
81
77
76
73
68
57
55
63
75
79
78
72
Mean monthly sunshine hours
126.1
129.1
185.0
172.8
226.2
275.9
344.0
327.8
229.3
163.7
128.6
102.5
2,411
Source 1: Instituto de Meteorologia (normals and precipitation)[ 5]
Source 2: Instituto de Meteorologia (extremes, precipitation days and sunshine hours)[ 6]
See also
References
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