# Manteigas

Manteigas (European Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,430, in an area of 121.98 square kilometres (47.10 sq mi).
The municipality is located in Guarda District; in Centro Region and Beira Interior Norte Subregion. It is located in the Serra da Estrela Mountains, the highest elevation in mainland Portugal. Cities nearby: Guarda, Seia, Gouveia and Covilhã.
The municipal holiday is March 4.

## Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):
* Sameiro
* Santa Maria (Town of Manteigas)
* São Pedro (Town of Manteigas)
* Vale de Amoreira

## Notable people

* Adelino Nunes (born 1960 in Manteigas) a retired Portuguese footballer with 355 club caps and 18 for Portugal.

## Climate

Climate data for Manteigas, elevation: 799 m or 2,621 ft :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 8.6 (47.5) | 16.5 (61.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | 12.3 (54.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.2 (41.4) | 2.7 (36.9) | 8.1 (46.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 188 (7.4) | 173 (6.8) | 127 (5.0) | 100 (3.9) | 85 (3.3) | 57 (2.2) | 12 (0.5) | 12 (0.5) | 52 (2.0) | 117 (4.6) | 168 (6.6) | 143 (5.6) | 1,234 (48.4) |
| Source: climate-data.org ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Penhas Douradas, Manteigas, elevation: 1,380 m or 4,530 ft, 1981-2010 normals and 1971-2000 extremes :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 33.2 (91.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 13.3 (56.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.7 (49.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.7 (49.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 0.7 (33.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | 1.3 (34.3) | 6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) | −10 (14) | −10.2 (13.6) | −6.1 (21.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | −3.3 (26.1) | −6.4 (20.5) | −7.3 (18.9) | −11.2 (11.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 187.8 (7.39) | 143.1 (5.63) | 103.3 (4.07) | 139.8 (5.50) | 108.3 (4.26) | 48.8 (1.92) | 18.6 (0.73) | 21.8 (0.86) | 71.4 (2.81) | 194.8 (7.67) | 224.2 (8.83) | 248.5 (9.78) | 1,510.4 (59.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.1 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 136.5 |
| Average snowy days | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 24.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 55 | 63 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126.1 | 129.1 | 185.0 | 172.8 | 226.2 | 275.9 | 344.0 | 327.8 | 229.3 | 163.7 | 128.6 | 102.5 | 2,411 |
| Source 1: Instituto de Meteorologia (normals and precipitation) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Instituto de Meteorologia (extremes, precipitation days and sunshine hours) ||||||||||||||