Mora, Portugal
Mora | |
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| Town of Mora | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Mora | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′N 8°09′W / 38.933°N 8.150°W | |
| Country |  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 |
| • Density | 11.21/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]
The present Mayor is Paula Cristina Calado Chuço, elected by the Socialist Party in 2021. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
Prehistory
[edit]The municipality contains several prehistoric sites. These include the Cromeleque das Fontainhas, a megalithic stone circle and the Anta de Pavia, a Neolithic burial tomb that was converted into a chapel in the early 17th-century. These and other sites are well represented by the Museu Interactivo do Megalitismo (Interactive Megalithic Museum) in Mora town.[3][4]
Climate
[edit]Mora is situated at 58 m height near the river Sorraia. With a hot summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa), it has mild, humid winters and hot, dry summers. The meteorological station is situated at 129 m height and therefore shows slightly lower temperatures than measured in Mora proper.
Nevertheless, on the 29 June 2025 it registered 46.6 °C (115.9 °F), a new Portuguese record for the month of June eclipsing the 45.4 °C (113.7 °F) 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 °C (115 °F). On May 27, 2026, Mora recorded a maximum temperature of 40.3 °C (104.5 °F), the highest value ever recorded in Portugal for the month of May.[5]
| Climate data for Mora (1991-2020), extremes (1981-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
40.3 (104.5) |
46.6 (115.9) |
45.4 (113.7) |
45.7 (114.3) |
43.7 (110.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
46.6 (115.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.8 (49.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.0 (2.52) |
47.1 (1.85) |
47.0 (1.85) |
49.4 (1.94) |
44.7 (1.76) |
10.6 (0.42) |
2.4 (0.09) |
4.7 (0.19) |
27.3 (1.07) |
71.3 (2.81) |
74.8 (2.94) |
67.1 (2.64) |
510.4 (20.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 68.1 |
| Source: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera[6] | |||||||||||||
Parishes
[edit]Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[7]
- Brotas
- Cabeção
- Mora
- Pavia
Gallery
[edit]
Main church of Mora
The Megalithic Museum
Notable people
[edit]- José Pedro Biléu (1932–2016) a former Portuguese footballer with 303 caps with Lusitano de Évora
References
[edit]- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "Anta – Capela de São Dinis". Mora Municipality. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Martins, A. "Cromeleque do Monte das Fontaínhas Velhas". Património Cultural. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Heatwave in Portugal" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IPMA. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dataclima". Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera.
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 79" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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