# Arazede, Portugal

> Arazede is a town of 5,906 people in Centro, with January highs of 13°C, 3 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 4.5 km from the centre and Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) 81 km away.

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

## Key facts

- Population: 5,906
- Region: Centro, Portugal
- Coordinates: 40.29°N 8.65°W
- Elevation: 89 m

## Climate (1991-2020 averages, town)

| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 6°C | 11 | – |
| February | 15°C | 6°C | 9 | – |
| March | 17°C | 8°C | 10 | – |
| April | 18°C | 9°C | 12 | – |
| May | 21°C | 12°C | 10 | – |
| June | 25°C | 14°C | 5 | – |
| July | 27°C | 16°C | 2 | – |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 3 | – |
| September | 25°C | 15°C | 6 | – |
| October | 21°C | 12°C | 12 | – |
| November | 16°C | 9°C | 12 | – |
| December | 14°C | 7°C | 11 | – |

- Days with rain a year: 105
- Days above 35°C a year (last ten years): 3.2
- Tropical nights a year: 3
- Frost days a year: 2
- Daylight on 21 December: 9 h 18 min

## Best time to visit

- Walking and cycling: June and September
- Not ideal for reliable dry weather: March to April and October to January

## Housing and safety (municipality of Montemor-o-Velho, official statistics)

- Median rent: €4.98/m² a month (2024, new leases)
- Home price: €1,283/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months)
- Price change over 5 years: +72%
- Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents: 18.8 (2025)
- A 70 m² home: about €350 a month to rent and about €90,000 to buy

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

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

## Getting around (straight-line distances)

- Nearest train station: 12 km (Pereira)
- Nearest bus station: 7.9 km (Estação de Autocarros de Cantanhede)
- Nearest hospital: 4.5 km (Hospital do Arcebisto João Crisóstomo)
- Nearest beach: 17 km (Praia da Tocha)
- Nearest coastline: 17 km
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 81 km

## Common questions

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

January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 6°C; July averages 27°C and 16°C. There are about 105 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.

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

Arazede averaged 3.2 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 1.4 a year in 1991-2000.

### Does it freeze in Arazede?

Arazede averaged 2 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.

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

Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 1 grocery store, 1 pharmacy, no doctors and clinics and 1 café. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 12 km away, the nearest bus station is 7.9 km away, the nearest hospital is 4.5 km away, the nearest beach is 17 km away and the nearest coastline is 17 km away.

### What is the nearest airport to Arazede?

Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 81 km from the centre in a straight line.

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

9 h 18 min on 21 December, against 15 h 03 min on 21 June.

### When is the best time to visit Arazede?

By the published month rules: walking and cycling from June and September.

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

The median rent was €4.98/m² a month (2024, new leases), about €350 for 70 m². Homes sold for €1,283/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months), about €90,000 for 70 m². These are figures for the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho 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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