Serra do Caramulo
# Serra do Caramulo

Serra do Caramulo is a mountain range in Central Portugal. The mountain is part of the intermunicipal community of Viseu Dão Lafões and is populated by villages with granite houses and espigueiros typical of this region. Some traces of Neolithic and Roman occupation, such as the megaliths and stone tracks, can still be found in the range. It has a rich flora, predominated by Genista tridentata and heather and also the rare Rhododendron ponticum.

The Caramulinho is the highest peak of the range where the Atlantic Ocean and Serra da Estrela are visible in the clearest days.

The small locality of Caramulo is also part of the range.

## Climate

The range has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb, Thornthwaite: AB1'ra'), with warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters.

Climate data for Serra do Caramulo, altitude: 810 m (2,660 ft), 1961-1990 normals and extremes :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 26.2 (79.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.8 (98.2) | 35.8 (96.4) | 30 (86) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 36.8 (98.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 16.1 (61.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 9.7 (49.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.2 (53.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.6 (38.5) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) | −4.2 (24.4) | −4.5 (23.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 6.9 (44.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | 1.4 (34.5) | −3.6 (25.5) | −7.3 (18.9) | −7.3 (18.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 377.1 (14.85) | 374.0 (14.72) | 219.5 (8.64) | 179.8 (7.08) | 151.2 (5.95) | 94.3 (3.71) | 24.0 (0.94) | 21.9 (0.86) | 94.2 (3.71) | 214.9 (8.46) | 283.4 (11.16) | 303.0 (11.93) | 2,337.3 (92.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.3 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 135.4 |
| Average snowy days | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.5 | 80.0 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 67.5 | 75 | 80.5 | 81.5 | 73.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 104 | 132 | 168 | 206 | 250 | 266 | 323 | 316 | 214 | 177 | 132 | 128 | 2,416 |
| Source: Instituto de Meteorologia ||||||||||||||

Climate data for Serra da Muna, altitude: 628 m (2,060 ft), 1961-1990 normals and extremes :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.7 (101.7) | — | — | — | — | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.7 (56.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.6 (56.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 18.0 (64.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.9 (55.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.4 (39.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.8 (42.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | 7.8 (46.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −7.0 (19.4) | −7.0 (19.4) |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 9:00 AM) | 85 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 74 |
| Source: Instituto de Meteorologia ||||||||||||||

* Wind farm
* View of the range
* View from Caramulinho
* Malhada do Cambarinho Dolmen
