Not to be confused with
Monaco .
Municipality in Norte, Portugal
Monção (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈsɐ̃w] ⓘ ; Spanish : Monzón ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,230,[ 1] in an area of 211.31 km2 .[ 2]
The current mayor is the Social Democrat António Barbosa. The municipal holiday is March 12.
Climate
Monção has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen : Csa ) with mild, rainy winters and hot dry summers. Although short, the summer season is dry enough to avoid being classified has a humid subtropical climate or an oceanic climate like nearby Vigo .
Climate data for Monção (Valinha), 1971-2000 normals and extremes
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
22.2 (72.0)
26.8 (80.2)
28.7 (83.7)
32.7 (90.9)
34.5 (94.1)
39.0 (102.2)
42.0 (107.6)
40.5 (104.9)
38.5 (101.3)
31.7 (89.1)
25.0 (77.0)
25.6 (78.1)
42.0 (107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
12.8 (55.0)
14.7 (58.5)
17.4 (63.3)
18.6 (65.5)
21.0 (69.8)
25.4 (77.7)
28.7 (83.7)
28.9 (84.0)
26.2 (79.2)
20.6 (69.1)
16.1 (61.0)
13.5 (56.3)
20.3 (68.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)
8.6 (47.5)
10.0 (50.0)
12.0 (53.6)
13.2 (55.8)
15.6 (60.1)
19.3 (66.7)
22.0 (71.6)
22.0 (71.6)
19.9 (67.8)
15.7 (60.3)
11.8 (53.2)
9.7 (49.5)
15.0 (59.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
4.5 (40.1)
5.4 (41.7)
6.5 (43.7)
7.8 (46.0)
10.2 (50.4)
13.1 (55.6)
15.3 (59.5)
14.9 (58.8)
13.5 (56.3)
10.7 (51.3)
7.6 (45.7)
6.0 (42.8)
9.6 (49.3)
Record low °C (°F)
−5.2 (22.6)
−3.0 (26.6)
−3.0 (26.6)
−2.0 (28.4)
−0.5 (31.1)
3.8 (38.8)
7.5 (45.5)
7.0 (44.6)
4.0 (39.2)
1.0 (33.8)
−1.5 (29.3)
−2.1 (28.2)
−5.2 (22.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)
147.8 (5.82)
125.7 (4.95)
83.0 (3.27)
100.7 (3.96)
98.3 (3.87)
49.8 (1.96)
21.9 (0.86)
24.0 (0.94)
73.2 (2.88)
134.9 (5.31)
136.3 (5.37)
182.9 (7.20)
1,178.5 (46.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
16.2
14.0
13.1
14.7
14.0
8.7
6.1
5.4
8.6
14.2
14.6
15.5
145.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours
98
105
151
168
196
240
282
265
207
148
118
85
2,063
Source 1: Instituto de Meteorologia [ 3]
Source 2: Portuguese Environment Agency (for sunshine 1967-1990)[ 4]
Notable people
Population
Population of Monção Municipality (1801–2011)
1801
1849
1900
1930
1960
1981
1991
2001
2011
12,095
14,983
26,077
24,585
27,393
23,799
21,799
19,956
19,230
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 24 civil parishes (freguesias ):[ 5]
Abedim
Anhões e Luzio
Barbeita
Barroças e Taias
Bela
Cambeses
Ceivães e Badim
Lara
Longos Vales
Mazedo e Cortes
Merufe
Messegães, Valadares e Sá
Monção e Troviscoso
Moreira
Pias
Pinheiros
Podame
Portela
Riba de Mouro
Sago, Lordelo e Parada
Segude
Tangil
Troporiz e Lapela
Trute
See also
References
External links
International National Geographic Other