Town · Centro, Portugal · 39.80°N 8.86°W
Amor, Portugal
Amor is a town of 4,870 people in Centro, with January highs of 14°C, less than one day a year above 35°C, a hospital 7.2 km from the centre and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) 116 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
17°high · low 11°C · 13 rain days
Who Amor suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- People who dislike heat24°C July highs and less than one day a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
Nothing stands out as a weaker fit.
Climate comfort
73/ 100
Top 13% 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
34/ 100
Rank 568 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
27/ 100
Rank 684 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
Amor compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C warmer in JanuaryAverage January highAmor 14°CPorto 13°C
- 2°C cooler in JulyAverage July highAmor 24°CPorto 26°C
- 12 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearAmor 107Porto 119
- 1 fewer very hot day a yearDays above 35°C per yearAmor 0.2Porto 1.0
- 9 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberAmor 9 h 21 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatAmor is in the municipality of Leiria. 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 (24°C average high) and January the coolest (14°C). November is the wettest (114 mm) and July the driest (9 mm).
- JanuaryAir 14°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 15°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 17°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 17°12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 20°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 22°5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 24°2 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 24°3 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 23°6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 21°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 17°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 15°12 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
- Hospitals3
- Sea beaches9
- People231,154
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00015
- Hospitals22
- Sea beaches49
- People649,110
- Nearest train stationMonte Real5.9 km
- Nearest bus stationEstação Rodoviária de Leiria8.0 km
- Nearest hospitalCentro Hospitalar de São Francisco7.2 km · 13 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)116 km · 100 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
- 0RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 0BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 1Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 0SchoolsPortugal 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 | Amor | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 2.9% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 2.7% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.1% | 1.1% |
5.6% 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 (1,395 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 quality8.0 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; 22,800 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Amor
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- LavosCentro85% match
- MilagresCentro83% match
- Monte RealCentro82% match
- Boa VistaCentro82% match
- CarreiraCentro81% 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 Amor
What is the weather like in Amor through the year?
January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 8°C; July averages 24°C and 16°C. There are about 107 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Amor get?
Amor averaged 0.2 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Amor?
Amor averaged no frost days a year in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Amor?
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 5.9 km away, the nearest bus station is 8.0 km away, the nearest hospital is 7.2 km away, the nearest beach is 12 km away and the nearest coastline is 12 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Amor?
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 116 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Amor get in winter?
9 h 21 min on 21 December, against 15 h 00 min on 21 June.
Who is Amor a good fit for?
By the published rules: people who dislike heat (24°C July highs and less than one day 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 Amor 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 |