Braga
City in Portugal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Braga-Arca da Porta Nova-02-2011-gje: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Braga is a city in Portugal. About 193,324 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Portugal in our atlas.
It lies at 41.55° N, 8.42° W, about 190 m (623 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Lisbon time zone.
Location
Red dot: Braga. Green dots: other major cities of Portugal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Braga has a Mediterranean (warm summer) climate (Köppen Csb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 2°C (36°F). Around 1,033 mm (41 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in PortugalNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Porto · 47 km
- Viseu · 108 km
- Coimbra · 149 km
- Leiria · 203 km
- Amadora · 318 km
- Lisbon · 319 km
- Setúbal · 338 km
- Funchal · 1,213 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2742032 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3344946 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Braga-Arca da Porta Nova-02-2011-gje: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)