Mora, Portugal

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Mora
Municipality
Town of Mora
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Mora, Portugal
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Coordinates: 38°56′N8°09′W / 38.933°N 8.150°W / 38.933; -8.150
CountryFlag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Region Alentejo
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Central
District Évora
Parishes 4
Government
 •  President Paula Cristina Calado Chuço (PS)
Area
 • Total
443.95 km2 (171.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,978
 • Density11.21/km2 (29.04/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday Easter Monday
date varies
Website http://www.cm-mora.pt

Mora (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmɔɾɐ] ⓘ ), officially the Town of Mora (Portuguese : Vila de Mora), is a town and municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,978, [1] in an area of 443.95 km2. [2]

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The present Mayor is Paula Cristina Calado Chuço, elected by the Socialist Party in 2021. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Climate

Mora is situated at 58 m height near the river Sorraia. It has mild, humid winters but warm to hot and very dry summers. The meteorological station is situated at 120 m height and therefore shows slightly lower temperatures than measured in Mora proper. Nevertheless, on the 29 June 2025 it registered 46.6 degrees Celsius, a new Portuguese record for the month of June eclipsing the 45.4 C which was reached in Alvega just a day before. This value also meant a new Iberian record, beating the recent record of El Granado in Spain (a couple of metres from the Spanish/Portuguese border) of 46.0 C just a day earlier representing a new European heat record for June.

Climate data for Mora, 1971-2000 normals and extremes
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)21.0
(69.8)		25.9
(78.6)		29.5
(85.1)		36.9
(98.4)		36.0
(96.8)		46.6
(115.9)		43.2
(109.8)		42.0
(107.6)		41.9
(107.4)		34.1
(93.4)		27.5
(81.5)		21.7
(71.1)		46.6
(115.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)14.2
(57.6)		15.7
(60.3)		18.5
(65.3)		19.6
(67.3)		22.9
(73.2)		27.7
(81.9)		31.4
(88.5)		31.3
(88.3)		28.6
(83.5)		23.0
(73.4)		18.0
(64.4)		15.0
(59.0)		22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)9.1
(48.4)		10.6
(51.1)		12.8
(55.0)		14.1
(57.4)		16.9
(62.4)		20.7
(69.3)		23.5
(74.3)		23.3
(73.9)		21.3
(70.3)		17.2
(63.0)		12.8
(55.0)		10.3
(50.5)		16.1
(60.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.1
(39.4)		5.6
(42.1)		7.1
(44.8)		8.6
(47.5)		10.9
(51.6)		13.6
(56.5)		15.6
(60.1)		15.3
(59.5)		14.1
(57.4)		11.4
(52.5)		7.6
(45.7)		5.6
(42.1)		10.0
(49.9)
Record low °C (°F)−9.0
(15.8)		−5.0
(23.0)		−3.5
(25.7)		−1.0
(30.2)		4.0
(39.2)		5.5
(41.9)		7.5
(45.5)		7.5
(45.5)		4.0
(39.2)		−1.0
(30.2)		−9.8
(14.4)		−6.5
(20.3)		−9.8
(14.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)65.7
(2.59)		61.0
(2.40)		43.5
(1.71)		53.0
(2.09)		47.1
(1.85)		18.4
(0.72)		9.1
(0.36)		5.5
(0.22)		25.0
(0.98)		68.6
(2.70)		70.6
(2.78)		87.6
(3.45)		555.1
(21.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)11.011.38.510.48.44.51.61.34.59.89.612.293.1
Source: Instituto de Meteorologia [3]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes ( freguesias ): [4]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Monthly Averages for Mora (1971–2000)" (PDF). Instituto de Meteorologia.
  4. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 79" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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