Coimbra
City in Portugal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Portugal no mês de Julho de Dois Mil e Catorze P7171096 (14747696335): Luca Boldrini, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Coimbra is a city in Portugal. About 140,796 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Portugal in our atlas.
It lies at 40.21° N, 8.42° W, about 59 m (194 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Lisbon time zone.
Location
Red dot: Coimbra. Green dots: other major cities of Portugal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Coimbra has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (37°F). Around 846 mm (33 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
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
- Leiria · 61 km
- Viseu · 67 km
- Porto · 106 km
- Braga · 149 km
- Amadora · 175 km
- Lisbon · 176 km
- Setúbal · 191 km
- Funchal · 1,105 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2740637 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3348861 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Portugal no mês de Julho de Dois Mil e Catorze P7171096 (14747696335): Luca Boldrini, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)