Town · Alentejo, Portugal · 39.46°N 7.87°W
Atalaia, Portugal
Atalaia is a town of 1,747 people in the Alentejo, with January highs of 13°C, 26 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 28.0 km from the centre and Badajoz Airport (BJZ) 110 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
16°high · low 8°C · 10 rain days
Who Atalaia suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Atalaia yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
- Heat-sensitive people26 days a year above 35°C
What makes Atalaia stand out
- Atalaia has the most rainy days in Alentejo among towns under 3,000 people (88 a year).
A fact appears when a town ranks first for a measure in Portugal, in its region, or among towns of similar size there.
Climate comfort
30/ 100
Rank 670 of 760 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
12/ 100
Rank 781 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
9/ 100
Rank 801 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
Atalaia compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- Same January warmthAverage January highAtalaia 13°CPorto 13°C
- 6°C hotter in JulyAverage July highAtalaia 32°CPorto 26°C
- 31 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearAtalaia 88Porto 119
- 25 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearAtalaia 26Porto 1.0
- 11 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberAtalaia 9 h 23 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatAtalaia is in the municipality of Gavião. 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 1991-2020July is the warmest month (32°C average high) and January the coolest (13°C). October is the wettest (96 mm) and July the driest (6 mm).
- JanuaryAir 13°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 14°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 17°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 19°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAir 23°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 28°4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 32°2 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 32°2 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 27°6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 22°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 16°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 13°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
Crowd levels are for the Alentejo 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 25.8 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores0
- Pharmacies0
- Doctors & clinics0
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals0
- Sea beaches0
- People13,329
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0006
- Hospitals5
- Sea beaches0
- People195,819
- Nearest train stationBelver8.4 km
- Nearest bus stationTerminal Rodoviário20 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital Doutor Manuel Constâncio28 km · 40 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsBadajoz Airport (BJZ)110 km
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
- 0Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 0PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 0CafésPortugal median: 4
- 0RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 0BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 0Gyms & 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 | Atalaia | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 1.2% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 0.0% | 1.1% |
1.8% 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 (167 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- Earthquakes2 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M5.4.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality5.1 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire1 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 51,872 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Atalaia
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- GaviãoAlentejo82% match
- SardoalOeste e Vale do Tejo77% match
- São Miguel de Rio TortoOeste e Vale do Tejo76% match
- NisaAlentejo76% match
- MontalvinhoOeste e Vale do Tejo75% 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 Atalaia
What is the weather like in Atalaia through the year?
January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 5°C; July averages 32°C and 17°C. There are about 88 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Atalaia get?
Atalaia averaged 26 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 16 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Atalaia?
Atalaia averaged 2 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Atalaia?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 0 grocery stores, 0 pharmacies, 0 doctors and clinics and 0 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 8.4 km away, the nearest bus station is 20 km away and the nearest hospital is 28 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Atalaia?
Badajoz Airport (BJZ), 110 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Atalaia get in winter?
9 h 23 min on 21 December, against 14 h 58 min on 21 June.
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 Atalaia 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 |