Municipality in Centro, Portugal
Alenquer (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlẽˈkɛɾ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Lisbon District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 43,267,[1] in an area of 304.22 square kilometres (117.46 sq mi).[2] The present Mayor is Pedro Miguel Ferreira Folgado.[3]
History
Alenquer received its Foral in 1212 by the hand of Infanta (Princess) Sancha, Lady of Alenquer, daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal.
Climate
Alenquer has a mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. It has a total of 2763.9 annual hours of sunshine.[4]
| Climate data for Ota Airport, Alenquer, 1961-1990, altitude: 40 m (130 ft)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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21.6
(70.9)
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24.5
(76.1)
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27.3
(81.1)
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29.4
(84.9)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
43.5
(110.3)
|
40.5
(104.9)
|
40.9
(105.6)
|
39.8
(103.6)
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33.6
(92.5)
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29.4
(84.9)
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22.8
(73.0)
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43.5
(110.3)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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14.7
(58.5)
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15.7
(60.3)
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17.7
(63.9)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
25.6
(78.1)
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28.4
(83.1)
|
28.7
(83.7)
|
27.4
(81.3)
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23.1
(73.6)
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18.0
(64.4)
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15.1
(59.2)
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21.3
(70.4)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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10.1
(50.2)
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11.0
(51.8)
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12.8
(55.0)
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14.4
(57.9)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
22.4
(72.3)
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22.5
(72.5)
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21.4
(70.5)
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17.8
(64.0)
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13.4
(56.1)
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10.7
(51.3)
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16.1
(61.0)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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5.5
(41.9)
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6.3
(43.3)
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7.9
(46.2)
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9.6
(49.3)
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11.8
(53.2)
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14.4
(57.9)
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16.4
(61.5)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
15.4
(59.7)
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12.5
(54.5)
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8.8
(47.8)
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6.3
(43.3)
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10.9
(51.7)
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| Average rainfall mm (inches)
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84.6
(3.33)
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88.7
(3.49)
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61.8
(2.43)
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56.7
(2.23)
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44.1
(1.74)
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20.9
(0.82)
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4.5
(0.18)
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5.7
(0.22)
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23.2
(0.91)
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74.1
(2.92)
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103.6
(4.08)
|
89.2
(3.51)
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657.1
(25.86)
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| Source: Instituto de Meteorologia[5]
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