Serra do Caramulo

Serra do Caramulo
Highest point
PeakCaramulinho
Elevation1,076.57 m (3,532.1 ft)[1]
Coordinates40°34′49.6″N 8°10′35″W / 40.580444°N 8.17639°W / 40.580444; -8.17639
Geography
Serra do Caramulo is located in Portugal
Serra do Caramulo
Serra do Caramulo
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Geology
Rock type(s)Granite, Schist[1]

Serra do Caramulo is a mountain range in Central Portugal. The mountain is part of the intermunicipal community of Viseu Dão Lafões and is populated by villages with granite houses and espigueiros typical of this region. Some traces of Neolithic and Roman occupation, such as the megaliths and stone tracks, can still be found in the range. It has a rich flora, predominated by Genista tridentata and heather and also the rare Rhododendron ponticum.[1][2]

The Caramulinho is the highest peak of the range where the Atlantic Ocean and Serra da Estrela are visible in the clearest days.[1]

The small locality of Caramulo is also part of the range.[2]

Climate

The range has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb, Thornthwaite: AB1'ra'), with warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters.[3][4]

Climate data for Serra do Caramulo, altitude: 810 m (2,660 ft), 1961-1990 normals and extremes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8) 		18.8
(65.8) 		22.6
(72.7) 		26.2
(79.2) 		31.5
(88.7) 		34.8
(94.6) 		36.4
(97.5) 		36.8
(98.2) 		35.8
(96.4) 		30
(86) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		36.8
(98.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		11.9
(53.4) 		13.7
(56.7) 		16.7
(62.1) 		21.0
(69.8) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.7
(76.5) 		22.4
(72.3) 		17.2
(63.0) 		12.2
(54.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		16.1
(61.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2) 		6.8
(44.2) 		8.2
(46.8) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		17.8
(64.0) 		13.7
(56.7) 		9.1
(48.4) 		6.8
(44.2) 		12.2
(53.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8) 		3.6
(38.5) 		4.5
(40.1) 		5.7
(42.3) 		8.2
(46.8) 		11.8
(53.2) 		14.3
(57.7) 		14.3
(57.7) 		13.3
(55.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		6.0
(42.8) 		3.9
(39.0) 		8.2
(46.8)
Record low °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		0.9
(33.6) 		3.6
(38.5) 		6.9
(44.4) 		7.0
(44.6) 		4.5
(40.1) 		1.4
(34.5) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−7.3
(18.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 377.1
(14.85) 		374.0
(14.72) 		219.5
(8.64) 		179.8
(7.08) 		151.2
(5.95) 		94.3
(3.71) 		24.0
(0.94) 		21.9
(0.86) 		94.2
(3.71) 		214.9
(8.46) 		283.4
(11.16) 		303.0
(11.93) 		2,337.3
(92.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 16.3 15.3 14.2 13.6 11.6 8.4 3.9 4.0 7.6 11.9 14.8 13.8 135.4
Average snowy days 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.7 4.2
Average relative humidity (%) 82.5 80.0 73.5 73.5 72 69 61 61 67.5 75 80.5 81.5 73.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 104 132 168 206 250 266 323 316 214 177 132 128 2,416
Source: Instituto de Meteorologia[3][5][4]
Climate data for Serra da Muna, altitude: 628 m (2,060 ft), 1961-1990 normals and extremes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) — — — — — — — 38.7
(101.7) 		— — — — 38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7) 		11.4
(52.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		15.5
(59.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.3
(81.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		18.9
(66.0) 		13.6
(56.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		18.0
(64.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1) 		7.4
(45.3) 		9.1
(48.4) 		10.6
(51.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.2
(68.4) 		18.5
(65.3) 		14.2
(57.6) 		9.7
(49.5) 		7.1
(44.8) 		12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		3.5
(38.3) 		4.4
(39.9) 		5.6
(42.1) 		8.0
(46.4) 		11.4
(52.5) 		13.3
(55.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		9.5
(49.1) 		5.8
(42.4) 		3.6
(38.5) 		7.8
(46.1)
Record low °C (°F) — — — — — — — — — — — −7.0
(19.4) 		−7.0
(19.4)
Average relative humidity (%) (at 9:00 AM) 85 83 75 73 71 68 65 63 68 76 81 85 74
Source: Instituto de Meteorologia[5]
  • Wind farm
    Wind farm
  • View of the range
    View of the range
  • View from Caramulinho
    View from Caramulinho
  • Malhada do Cambarinho Dolmen
    Malhada do Cambarinho Dolmen

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Serra do Caramulo". Turismo Centro Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Caramulo". www.visitportugal.com (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Plano Diretor Municipal de Tondela". Tondela Municipality. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Caracterização Física de Tondela". Câmara Municipal de Tondela. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Plano de Gestão das Bacias Hidrográficas dos rios Vouga, Mondego e Lis Integrados na Região Hidrográfica 4" (PDF). Administração da Região Hidrográfica do Centro. Retrieved 7 July 2021.


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