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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.7479,Lat: 37.0878
Elevation	59 meter above sea level
Local time	17:38:43pm
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)	Faro
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lagos
Name	Luz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Lemos	0.9 km	East
2 Luz	1.5 km	East
3 Espiche	1.8 km	NorthEast
4 Almádena	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Burgau	2.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	185 km	North
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	325 km	EastSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	570 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Montinhos da Luz lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Bravura (3.6 km² at a height of around 83 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 118.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 165 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 94%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Algarve

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 71 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 16 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

7.2 km2

14.1%

Agriculture

35.4 km2

69.2%

Viticulture

1.1 km2

2.2%

Urban area

6.4 km2

12.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montinhos da Luz in country Portugal

Montinhos da Luz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	178 km	NorthEast
2 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	183 km	North
3 Cultural Landscape of Sintra	Portugal	198 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Costa Sudoeste	PT	1.1 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lagos Municipality

Type of weather in Lagos Municipality	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	10 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	08:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:21 Europe/Amsterdam