Porto
City in Portugal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Porto is a city in Portugal. About 252,687 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Portugal in our atlas.
It lies at 41.15° N, 8.61° W, about 91 m (299 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Lisbon time zone.
Location
Red dot: Porto. Green dots: other major cities of Portugal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Porto has a Mediterranean (warm summer) climate (Köppen Csb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 24°C (76°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 8°C (46°F). Around 1,010 mm (40 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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.
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- Braga · 47 km
- Viseu · 80 km
- Coimbra · 106 km
- Leiria · 157 km
- Amadora · 271 km
- Lisbon · 273 km
- Setúbal · 292 km
- Funchal · 1,170 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2735943 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q33707919 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.