Setúbal

City in Portugal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Plaza del ayuntamiento, Setúbal, Portugal, 2012-05-11, DD 03

Plaza del ayuntamiento, Setúbal, Portugal, 2012-05-11, DD 03: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Setúbal is a city in Portugal. About 118,166 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Portugal in our atlas.

It lies at 38.52° N, 8.89° W, about 16 m (52 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Lisbon time zone.

Location

Red dot: Setúbal. Green dots: other major cities of Portugal. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Setúbal has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 6°C (44°F). Around 533 mm (21 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.

15°6°Jan6016°6°Feb5118°8°Mar6020°10°Apr5424°12°May3428°15°Jun1330°16°Jul331°16°Aug528°16°Sep2823°14°Oct7818°9°Nov8615°7°Dec61mm

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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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Plaza del ayuntamiento, Setúbal, Portugal, 2012-05-11, DD 03: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)