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Castelo Branco

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Station Characteristics
Name : Castelo Branco
Country : Portugal
GAW Category : Regional
Platform : Ground base
Location : 39.83ºN   7.47ºW   386m a.m.s.l.
Time Zone :
Address : Centro Coordenador de Castelo Branco
Bairro Buenos Aires
6000-067 Castelo Branco
Portugal
Organization : Instituto de Meteorologia
Description : Located at north east of Castelo Branco town center.
Annual average air temp.=15.7°C
Annual average amount of precip.=780.7 mm.
Rainy season is October to March, about 75.6 % of annual average amount of precipitation.
Dry season is July to August, about 1.6 % of annual average amount of precipitation.
Prevailing winds: W(8.6 km/h).
Reference period (1961/1986).





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