# Alcains, Portugal

> Alcains is a town of 4,616 people in Centro, with January highs of 11°C, 17 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 11.0 km from the centre and Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) 97 km away.

Source: [hexplace](https://hexplace.org/portugal/alcains/), data release of 1 November 2026. Every value comes from an open dataset and says how precise it is.
Cite as: hexplace (2026). Alcains, Portugal: town data. https://hexplace.org/portugal/alcains/

## Key facts

- Population: 4,616
- Region: Centro, Portugal
- Coordinates: 39.92°N 7.46°W
- Elevation: 369 m

## Climate (1991-2020 averages, town)

| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | 3°C | 9 | – |
| February | 13°C | 4°C | 7 | – |
| March | 16°C | 6°C | 9 | – |
| April | 18°C | 8°C | 10 | – |
| May | 22°C | 11°C | 9 | – |
| June | 27°C | 14°C | 4 | – |
| July | 31°C | 17°C | 2 | – |
| August | 31°C | 17°C | 2 | – |
| September | 26°C | 15°C | 5 | – |
| October | 20°C | 11°C | 10 | – |
| November | 15°C | 7°C | 10 | – |
| December | 12°C | 4°C | 9 | – |

- Days with rain a year: 85
- Days above 35°C a year (last ten years): 17.1
- Tropical nights a year: 18
- Frost days a year: 9
- Daylight on 21 December: 9 h 20 min

## Best time to visit

- Not ideal for reliable dry weather: November
- Not ideal for warm-weather holidays: December to February

## Housing and safety (municipality of Castelo Branco, official statistics)

- Median rent: €4.54/m² a month (2024, new leases)
- Home price: €1,065/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months)
- Price change over 5 years: +59%
- Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents: 30.0 (2025)
- A 70 m² home: about €320 a month to rent and about €75,000 to buy

## Within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km of the centre)

- Grocery stores & supermarkets: 8
- Pharmacies: 1
- Cafés: 2
- Restaurants: 7
- Bakeries: 1
- Gyms & fitness studios: 2
- Schools: 2
- Doctors & clinics: 0
- Parks: 0

## Getting around (straight-line distances)

- Nearest train station: 1.8 km (Alcains)
- Nearest bus station: 11 km (Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Castelo Branco)
- Nearest hospital: 11 km (Unidade Local de Saúde de Castelo Branco, EPE - Hospital Amato Lusitano)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 97 km

## Who it suits (published rules)

- Weaker fit for heat-sensitive people: 17 days a year above 35°C

## Common questions

### What is the weather like in Alcains through the year?

January averages a high of 11°C and a low of 3°C; July averages 31°C and 17°C. There are about 85 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.

### How many very hot days does Alcains get?

Alcains averaged 17 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 9.6 a year in 1991-2000.

### Does it freeze in Alcains?

Alcains averaged 9 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.

### What is within walking distance of the centre of Alcains?

Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 8 grocery stores, 1 pharmacy, no doctors and clinics and 2 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 1.8 km away, the nearest bus station is 11 km away and the nearest hospital is 11 km away.

### What is the nearest airport to Alcains?

Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 97 km from the centre in a straight line.

### How much daylight does Alcains get in winter?

9 h 20 min on 21 December, against 15 h 01 min on 21 June.

### How much does a home cost in Alcains?

The median rent was €4.54/m² a month (2024, new leases), about €320 for 70 m². Homes sold for €1,065/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months), about €75,000 for 70 m². These are figures for the municipality of Castelo Branco as a whole.

## Sources

- Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation) (Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution)): Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30, © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA
- PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map) (CC BY 4.0): Air quality: European Environment Agency, interpolated PM2.5 map
- Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS) (CC BY 4.0): Wildfires: European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), Copernicus EMS
- ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store) (CC BY 4.0): Climate: ERA5-Land, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store, contains modified Copernicus information
- ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover) (CC BY 4.0): Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat) (Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy)): Census grid: © European Union, Eurostat (aggregated by hexplace)
- Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12) (CC BY 4.0): Crowds: Eurostat, nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (tour_ce_omn12)
- Price level indices (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind) (CC BY 4.0): Price level: Eurostat (prc_ppp_ind)
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): Place names and populations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
- INE Portugal (local statistics on rents, house prices, crime and population) (CC BY 4.0): Rents, house prices, crime and population: Statistics Portugal (INE) and DGPJ
- Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024) (CC BY 4.0): Protected areas: Natura 2000, © European Union, DG Environment (EEA)
- OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts) (ODbL 1.0): © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OurAirports (Public domain): Airports: OurAirports (public domain)
- Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): © Overture Maps Foundation, overturemaps.org
- TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA) (Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used): UV index: TEMIS, KNMI / ESA (www.temis.nl)
- USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat) (Public domain): Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey

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