Town · Centro, Portugal · 39.62°N 8.78°W
Alqueidão da Serra, Portugal
Alqueidão da Serra is a town of 1,208 people in Centro, with January highs of 13°C, 2 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 14.3 km from the centre and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) 98 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
16°high · low 9°C · 12 rain days
Who Alqueidão da Serra suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- People who dislike heat26°C July highs and 2 days a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
Nothing stands out as a weaker fit.
Climate comfort
51/ 100
Top 44% in Portugal
Based on: Average daily high (January), Days above 35°C (recent), Days with rain (year), Tropical nights (recent), Frost days (recent)
Car-free living
26/ 100
Rank 674 of 791 in Portugal
Based on: Places within a 15-minute walk (grocery), Places within a 15-minute walk (pharmacy), Places within a 15-minute walk (cafe), Distance to nearest (train station), Distance to nearest (bus station)
Access to services
23/ 100
Rank 745 of 801 in Portugal
Based on: Distance to nearest (hospital), Nearest airport with scheduled flights, Places within a 15-minute walk (grocery), Places within a 15-minute walk (doctor), Places within a 15-minute walk (school)
How precise is each number?Town-levelmeasured or computed for this townModelledestimated from a grid or a modelRegionalonly available for the wider area
Alqueidão da Serra compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- Same January warmthAverage January highAlqueidão da Serra 13°CPorto 13°C
- Same July heatAverage July highAlqueidão da Serra 26°CPorto 26°C
- 17 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearAlqueidão da Serra 102Porto 119
- 1 more very hot day a yearDays above 35°C per yearAlqueidão da Serra 1.5Porto 1.0
- 10 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberAlqueidão da Serra 9 h 22 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatAlqueidão da Serra is in the municipality of Porto de Mós. Rents, prices and crime are published for each municipality as a whole, not for single towns.
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 (13°C). November is the wettest (104 mm) and July the driest (8 mm).
- JanuaryAir 13°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 14°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 16°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 17°11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 20°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 24°5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 26°2 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 27°3 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 24°6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 20°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 16°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 14°11 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).
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 bar scale runs to 10 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores2
- Pharmacies1
- Doctors & clinics0
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals4
- Sea beaches0
- People216,335
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00013
- Hospitals22
- Sea beaches35
- People566,653
- Nearest train stationMartingança16 km
- Nearest bus stationTerminal Rodoviário de Fátima8.9 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital de Santo André14 km
- Quickest hospital by carCentro Hospitalar de São Francisco23 min
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)98 km · 98 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
- 1CafésPortugal median: 4
- 2RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 0BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 0Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 1SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 0Doctors & 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 | Alqueidão da Serra | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 4.7% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 3.5% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.3% | 1.1% |
8.2% 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 (1,243 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- Earthquakes1 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M6.0.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality7.4 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire2 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 1,489 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Alqueidão da Serra
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- FátimaOeste e Vale do Tejo86% match
- Santa Catarina da SerraCentro83% match
- LoureiraCentro82% match
- JuncalCentro75% match
- ArazedeCentro75% match
Measures used: Average daily high (January), Average daily high (July), Days above 35°C (recent), Days with rain (year), Places within a 15-minute walk (grocery), Places within a 15-minute walk (cafe), Distance to nearest (train station) and Nearest airport with scheduled flights. A match of 100% would mean the same values on every one.
Common questions about Alqueidão da Serra
What is the weather like in Alqueidão da Serra through the year?
January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 5°C; July averages 26°C and 16°C. There are about 102 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Alqueidão da Serra get?
Alqueidão da Serra averaged 1.5 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0.6 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Alqueidão da Serra?
Alqueidão da Serra averaged 2 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Alqueidão da Serra?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 2 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 0 doctors and clinics and 1 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 16 km away, the nearest bus station is 8.9 km away, the nearest hospital is 14 km away, the nearest beach is 25 km away and the nearest coastline is 25 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Alqueidão da Serra?
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 98 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Alqueidão da Serra get in winter?
9 h 22 min on 21 December, against 14 h 59 min on 21 June.
Who is Alqueidão da Serra a good fit for?
By the published rules: people who dislike heat (26°C July highs and 2 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 Alqueidão da Serra 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 |