Town · Lisbon area, Portugal · 38.52°N 9.01°W
Azeitão, Portugal
Azeitão is a town of 18,877 people in Lisbon area, with January highs of 14°C, 0 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 7.7 km from the centre and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) 31 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
17°high · low 12°C · 10 rain days
Who Azeitão suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- People who dislike heat25°C July highs and 0 days a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
Nothing stands out as a weaker fit.
Climate comfort
78/ 100
Top 3% 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
36/ 100
Rank 547 of 797 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
50/ 100
Top 47% 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
Azeitão compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C warmer in JanuaryAverage January highAzeitão 14°CPorto 13°C
- 1°C cooler in JulyAverage July highAzeitão 25°CPorto 26°C
- 41 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearAzeitão 78Porto 119
- 1 fewer very hot day a yearDays above 35°C per yearAzeitão 0.2Porto 1.0
- 17 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberAzeitão 9 h 29 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatAzeitão is in the municipality of Setúbal. 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 (26°C average high) and January the coolest (14°C). December is the wettest (84 mm) and July the driest (3 mm).
- JanuaryAir 14° · Sea 15°9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryAir 15° · Sea 15°8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAir 17° · Sea 15°8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAir 18° · Sea 16°9 rain daysCrowds: High
- MayAir 20° · Sea 17°6 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneAir 23° · Sea 18°2 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAir 25° · Sea 19°1 rain dayCrowds: Peak
- AugustAir 26° · Sea 19°1 rain dayCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 24° · Sea 19°4 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberAir 21° · Sea 18°9 rain daysCrowds: High
- NovemberAir 17° · Sea 17°10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberAir 15° · Sea 16°10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
Crowd levels are for the Lisbon area as a whole: nights booked through online platforms in 2025, against the region's busiest month (Eurostat).
Each month links to its own page with temperatures, rain and daylight.
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 stores3
- Pharmacies1
- Doctors & clinics2
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals11
- Sea beaches59
- People667,709
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00063
- Hospitals68
- Sea beaches172
- People2,721,832
- Nearest train stationCoina8.0 km
- Nearest bus stationTerminal Rodoviário de Palmela11 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital Ortopédico Santiago d'Outão7.7 km
- Quickest hospital by carCentro Hospitalar de Setúbal, EPE - Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental12 min
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)31 km · 45 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
- 3Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 1PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 6CafésPortugal median: 4
- 13RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 4BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 2Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 2SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 2Doctors & 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 | Azeitão | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 7.6% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.3% | 1.1% |
9.8% 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 (7,224 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- Earthquakes2 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M6.0.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality7.2 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; 446 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Azeitão
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- SobredaLisbon area77% match
- CampelosLisbon area77% match
- AzueiraLisbon area76% match
- Vila Verde dos FrancosLisbon area76% match
- Cabanas de TorresLisbon area75% 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 Azeitão
What is the weather like in Azeitão through the year?
January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 9°C; July averages 25°C and 18°C. There are about 78 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Azeitão get?
Azeitão averaged 0.2 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0.1 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Azeitão?
Azeitão averaged no frost days a year in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Azeitão?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 3 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 2 doctors and clinics and 6 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 8.0 km away, the nearest bus station is 11 km away, the nearest hospital is 7.7 km away, the nearest beach is 5.2 km away and the nearest coastline is 5.3 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Azeitão?
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 31 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Azeitão get in winter?
9 h 29 min on 21 December, against 14 h 52 min on 21 June.
Who is Azeitão a good fit for?
By the published rules: people who dislike heat (25°C July highs and 0 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 Azeitão 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 monthly sea surface temperature (Copernicus Climate Data Store) | Sea temperature | monthly_1991-2020 | 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 |