Leiria
City in Portugal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
LeiriaView: Fulviusbsas, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Leiria is a city in Portugal. About 128,640 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Portugal in our atlas.
It lies at 39.74° N, 8.81° W, about 33 m (108 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Lisbon time zone.
Location
Red dot: Leiria. Green dots: other major cities of Portugal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Leiria 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 Jan at about 5°C (41°F). Around 660 mm (26 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
- Coimbra · 61 km
- Amadora · 116 km
- Lisbon · 117 km
- Viseu · 128 km
- Setúbal · 136 km
- Porto · 157 km
- Braga · 203 km
- Funchal · 1,048 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2267095 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3348464 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- LeiriaView: Fulviusbsas, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)