Póvoa de Varzim topographic map

Name: Póvoa de Varzim topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Póvoa de Varzim, Porto, Portugal (41.36457 -8.78906 41.47197 -8.59065)

Average elevation: 82 ft

Minimum elevation: -7 ft

Maximum elevation: 617 ft

There are no full-days below freezing, yet temperatures below 0 °C (32.0 °F) can occur at the height of winter during the night and early morning. The city possesses a microclimate and is considered the region least subject to frosts in all northern Portugal. Cold waves are absent and snowfall is firmly uncommon, the last occurred in January 1986. More recently, snowfall occurred inland. This is due to the winter maritime winds that normally blow from the south and southwest. Most of the rain is concentrated in the winter months, due to the Azores High which influences the subsidence of the air resulting in dry air during the summer. Topography and distance from the sea influence precipitation even at short distances. The urban core receives over 900 millimetres (35 in), the outskirts can get up to 1,200 millimetres (47 in) of rain per year, while the city's countryside can get up to 1,500 millimetres (59 in).