Town · Centro, Portugal · 40.82°N 7.54°W
Aguiar da Beira, Portugal
Aguiar da Beira is a town of 5,473 people in Centro, with January highs of 8°C, 3 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 17.1 km from the centre and Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) 31 km away.
Weather now
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Normal for November, 1991-2020
12°high · low 4°C · 11 rain days
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Who Aguiar da Beira suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- People who dislike heat27°C July highs and 3 days a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
Nothing stands out as a weaker fit.
Climate comfort
35/ 100
Rank 603 of 759 in Portugal
Based on: Average January high, Days above 35°C a year in the last ten years, Days with rain a year, Tropical nights a year in the last ten years, Frost days a year in the last ten years
Car-free living
25/ 100
Rank 684 of 790 in Portugal
Based on: Grocery stores within a 15-minute walk, Pharmacies within a 15-minute walk, Cafés within a 15-minute walk, Distance to the nearest train station, Distance to the nearest bus station
Access to services
32/ 100
Rank 610 of 800 in Portugal
Based on: Distance to the nearest hospital, Distance to the nearest airport with scheduled flights, Grocery stores within a 15-minute walk, Doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk, Schools within a 15-minute walk
How precise is each number?Town-levelmeasured or computed for this townModelledestimated from a grid or a modelRegionalonly available for the wider area
Aguiar da Beira compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 5°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highAguiar da Beira 8°CPorto 13°C
- 1°C hotter in JulyAverage July highAguiar da Beira 27°CPorto 26°C
- 18 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearAguiar da Beira 101Porto 119
- 2 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearAguiar da Beira 2.8Porto 1.0
- 3 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberAguiar da Beira 9 h 15 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatAt these medians, a 70 m² home costs about €34,000 to buy.
Rents, prices and crime are published for each municipality as a whole, not for single towns. Municipalities with too few new leases get no rent figure.
Climate today
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020Month by month
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020August is the warmest month (27°C average high) and January the coolest (8°C). October is the wettest (97 mm) and July the driest (14 mm).
Best time to visit
- Walking and cyclingJune and SeptemberBy the published month rules
- Not ideal for reliable dry weatherApril to May and October to DecemberBy the published month rules
- Not ideal for warm-weather holidaysNovember to FebruaryBy the published month rules
- JanuaryAir 8°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 10°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 13°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 15°12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 19°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 24°6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 27°3 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 27°4 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 23°6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 17°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 12°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 9°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
Crowd levels are for Centro as a whole: nights booked through online platforms in 2025, against the region's busiest month (Eurostat).
Each month links to its own page with temperatures, rain and daylight.
Is it getting hotter?
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysisDays above 35°C per year
Both measured periods come from the same reanalysis as the climate section. The bars run to 10 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores2
- Pharmacies1
- Doctors & clinics1
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals3
- Sea beaches0
- People28,342
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0005
- Hospitals9
- Sea beaches0
- People279,164
- Nearest train stationCelorico da Beira22 km
- Nearest bus stationEstação Rodoviária de Sernancelhe9.9 km
- Nearest hospitalEvidente - Clínica Médica de Trancoso17 km
- Quickest hospital by car25 min
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsAerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE)31 km · 42 min by car
Distances are straight lines from the town centre. Drive times are by road in free-flowing traffic (OSRM on OpenStreetMap roads); people counts add up the towns reached.
Daily life
Town-level · Overture Maps places, 2026-10-21.0Within 1.2 km of the centre
- 2Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 1PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 2CafésPortugal median: 4
- 5RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 1BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 0Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 0SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 1Doctors & clinicsPortugal median: 1
Nature & surroundings
Town-level · WorldCover, Copernicus DEM, Natura 2000, OpenStreetMapPeople & community
Modelled · EU Census 2021 gridUnder 1515 to 6465 and over
International residents
| Share of residents | Aguiar da Beira | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.2% | 1.1% |
6.2% of residents were born abroad, against 7.1% in the median town in Portugal (2021 census). From the 1 km census grid cells within 1.5 km of the centre (1,217 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- EarthquakesNone since 1900No earthquakes of magnitude 5 or larger recorded within 100 km since 1900.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality5.5 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire5 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 83,421 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Aguiar da Beira
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- Moimenta da BeiraNorte84% match
- PenedonoNorte78% match
- SernancelheNorte78% match
- MêdaCentro76% match
- Vila Nova de PaivaCentro72% match
Measures used: Average January high, Average July high, Days above 35°C a year in the last ten years, Days with rain a year, Grocery stores within a 15-minute walk, Cafés within a 15-minute walk, Distance to the nearest train station and Distance to the nearest airport with scheduled flights. A match of 100% would mean the same values on every one.
Common questions about Aguiar da Beira
What is the weather like in Aguiar da Beira through the year?
January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 1°C; July averages 27°C and 14°C. There are about 101 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Aguiar da Beira get?
Aguiar da Beira averaged 2.8 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0.8 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Aguiar da Beira?
Aguiar da Beira averaged 32 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Aguiar da Beira?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 2 grocery stores, 1 pharmacy, 1 doctor or clinic and 2 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 22 km away, the nearest bus station is 9.9 km away and the nearest hospital is 17 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Aguiar da Beira?
Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 31 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Aguiar da Beira get in winter?
9 h 15 min on 21 December, against 15 h 06 min on 21 June.
When is the best time to visit Aguiar da Beira?
By the published month rules: walking and cycling from June and September.
How much does a home cost in Aguiar da Beira?
Homes sold for €484/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months), about €34,000 for 70 m². These are figures for the municipality of Aguiar da Beira as a whole.
Who is Aguiar da Beira a good fit for?
By the published rules: people who dislike heat (27°C July highs and 3 days a year above 35°C).
Sources & methodology
Every value comes from one of the open datasets below and is computed the same way for every town. Each section names how precise its values are: town-level, modelled or regional. Distances are straight lines from the town centre, and amenities are counted within 1.2 km of it. Read the full methodology.
"Who Aguiar da Beira suits" lines come from fixed rules applied to every town in the same way. A rule only uses values that are modelled or better, and each line shows the numbers that triggered it. How the rules work.
| Dataset | Used for | Version | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation) | Elevation | glo30_s120 | Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution) |
| PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map) | Air quality | pm25_2023 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS) | Wildfires | 2016-2025 | CC BY 4.0 |
| ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store) | Climate | points_1991-2025 | CC BY 4.0 |
| ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover) | Land cover | v200_2021 | CC BY 4.0 |
| EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat) | Census grid | V3 | Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy) |
| Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12) | Crowds | 2026-11-01 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Price level indices (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind) | Price level | 2026-11-01 | CC BY 4.0 |
| GeoNames | Place names and populations | 2026-10-31 | CC BY 4.0 |
| INE Portugal (local statistics on rents, house prices, crime and population) | Rents, house prices, crime and population | 2026-11-01 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024) | Protected areas | end2024 | CC BY 4.0 |
| OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts) | Stations, hospitals, beaches, coastline | 2026-10-31 | ODbL 1.0 |
| OurAirports | Airports | 2026-10-31 | Public domain |
| Overture Maps places | Amenities | 2026-10-21.0 | CDLA-Permissive-2.0 |
| TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA) | UV index | v2.0_clim_2004-2020 | Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used |
| USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat) | Earthquakes | 2026-10-31 | Public domain |