Included in this municipality is Tróia (part of Carvalhal parish), a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Sado River. Also within the municipality is Serra de Grândola (Grândola Mountain). The nearest city is Alcácer do Sal. The coastal portions of the municipality are part of the Comporta region.
The municipal holiday is October 22.
Grândola has its own railway station on the main line between Lisbon and Faro. Passenger trains are operated by Comboios de Portugal (CP).
Grândola has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild wet winters. The highest and lowest temperatures registered in the town were respectively 45 °C (113 °F) and −4.5 °C (23.9 °F).[3]
Climate data for Grândola, 1991-2020 normals, 1982-2000 extremes, altitude: 95 m (312 ft)
grândola, grandola, redirects, here, italian, municipality, grandola, uniti, song, about, this, town, vila, morena, portuguese, pronunciation, ˈɡɾɐ, dulɐ, listen, town, vila, municipality, setúbal, district, portugal, population, 2011, area, municipalityflagco. Grandola redirects here For the Italian municipality see Grandola ed Uniti For the song about this town see Grandola Vila Morena Grandola Portuguese pronunciation ˈɡɾɐ dulɐ listen is a town vila and municipality in Setubal District in Portugal The population in 2011 was 14 826 1 in an area of 825 94 km2 2 GrandolaMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsCoordinates 38 10 N 8 34 W 38 17 N 8 56 W 38 17 8 56 Coordinates 38 10 N 8 34 W 38 17 N 8 56 W 38 17 8 56Country PortugalRegionAlentejoIntermunic comm Alentejo LitoralDistrictSetubalParishes4Government PresidentAntonio Figueira Mendes CDU Area Total825 94 km2 318 90 sq mi Population 2011 Total14 826 Density18 km2 46 sq mi Time zoneUTC 00 00 WET Summer DST UTC 01 00 WEST Local holidayMary mother of JesusOctober 22Websitehttp www cm grandola ptIncluded in this municipality is Troia part of Carvalhal parish a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Sado River Also within the municipality is Serra de Grandola Grandola Mountain The nearest city is Alcacer do Sal The coastal portions of the municipality are part of the Comporta region The municipal holiday is October 22 Grandola has its own railway station on the main line between Lisbon and Faro Passenger trains are operated by Comboios de Portugal CP Contents 1 Climate 2 Parishes 3 Notable inhabitants 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksClimate EditGrandola has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild wet winters The highest and lowest temperatures registered in the town were respectively 45 C 113 F and 4 5 C 23 9 F 3 Climate data for Grandola 1991 2020 normals 1982 2000 extremes altitude 95 m 312 ft Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 21 2 70 2 26 0 78 8 30 0 86 0 34 0 93 2 35 0 95 0 38 5 101 3 45 0 113 0 40 5 104 9 40 5 104 9 33 7 92 7 27 0 80 6 26 5 79 7 45 0 113 0 Average high C F 14 3 57 7 15 6 60 1 18 5 65 3 20 6 69 1 23 7 74 7 27 5 81 5 30 2 86 4 31 0 87 8 28 2 82 8 23 7 74 7 18 5 65 3 15 1 59 2 22 2 72 1 Daily mean C F 9 3 48 7 10 5 50 9 12 9 55 2 14 6 58 3 17 3 63 1 20 7 69 3 22 8 73 0 23 2 73 8 20 8 69 4 17 5 63 5 13 1 55 6 10 4 50 7 16 1 61 0 Average low C F 4 3 39 7 5 4 41 7 7 2 45 0 8 5 47 3 10 9 51 6 13 5 56 3 15 4 59 7 15 3 59 5 13 3 55 9 11 2 52 2 7 7 45 9 5 6 42 1 9 9 49 7 Record low C F 4 5 23 9 3 8 25 2 3 0 26 6 1 3 29 7 4 0 39 2 5 0 41 0 5 5 41 9 8 5 47 3 5 5 41 9 1 5 34 7 1 5 29 3 4 0 24 8 4 5 23 9 Average rainfall mm inches 71 8 2 83 56 4 2 22 44 8 1 76 46 9 1 85 36 3 1 43 8 2 0 32 1 5 0 06 3 1 0 12 30 0 1 18 75 7 2 98 80 6 3 17 86 4 3 40 541 7 21 32 Source Portuguese Environment Agency 3 Parishes EditAdministratively the municipality is divided into four civil parishes freguesias 4 Azinheira dos Barros e Sao Mamede do Sadao Carvalhal Melides Grandola e Santa Margarida da SerraNotable inhabitants EditDinis Vital 1932 2014 a Portuguese football goalkeeper with upwards of 461 club caps Helder Costa born 1939 in Grandola a Portuguese dramatist and playwrightGallery Edit Monument to the Carnation Revolution Roman Dam of Pego da MouraSee also Edit Grandola Vila Morena a song by Jose Afonso associated with the Carnation RevolutionReferences Edit Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Areas das freguesias concelhos distritos e pais Archived from the original on 2018 11 05 Retrieved 2018 11 05 a b Grandola 24F 01C APA Retrieved 13 June 2021 Diario da Republica Law nr 11 A 2013 page 552 54 pdf in Portuguese Retrieved 23 July 2014 External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Grandola Website of the Municipality of Grandola This Setubal location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grandola amp oldid 1117285849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
