Portugal
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Portugal
Official name: | Portuguese Republic |
Capital: | Lisbon |
Area: | total: 92,391 sq km land: 91,951 sq km note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands water: 440 sq km |
Climate: | maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south |
Location: | Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain |
Geographic coordinates: | 39 30 N, 8 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Indiana |
Land boundaries: | total: 1,214 km border countries: Spain 1,214 km |
Coastline: | 1,793 km |
Terrain: | mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m |
Map of Portugal