Town · Norte, Portugal · 41.40°N 8.62°W
Balazar, Portugal
Balazar is a town of 2,543 people in Norte, with January highs of 13°C, 1 day a year above 35°C, a hospital 7.6 km from the centre and Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) 18 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
16°high · low 9°C · 13 rain days
Who Balazar suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- People who dislike heat26°C July highs and 1 days a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain122 rainy days a year
Climate comfort
44/ 100
Rank 487 of 766 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
29/ 100
Rank 644 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
41/ 100
Rank 477 of 807 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
Balazar compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- Same January warmthAverage January highBalazar 13°CPorto 13°C
- Same July heatAverage July highBalazar 26°CPorto 26°C
- 3 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearBalazar 122Porto 119
- About the same number of very hot daysDays above 35°C per yearBalazar 1.1Porto 1.0
- 1 min less daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberBalazar 9 h 11 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatBalazar is in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. 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 (13°C). October is the wettest (184 mm) and July the driest (25 mm).
- JanuaryAir 13°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 14°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 16°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 18°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 20°12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneAir 23°7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 26°4 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 26°5 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 24°7 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberAir 20°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAir 16°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 14°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
Crowd levels are for Norte 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
- Hospitals15
- Sea beaches72
- People441,056
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00067
- Hospitals65
- Sea beaches162
- People2,498,165
- Nearest train stationFamalicão7.9 km
- Nearest bus stationEstação Rodoviária de Famalicão9.1 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital Senhor do Bonfim7.6 km
- Quickest hospital by carTrofa Saúde Hospital Central - Senhor do Bonfim11 min
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsFrancisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)18 km · 26 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
- 0CafésPortugal median: 4
- 2RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 1BakeriesPortugal 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 | Balazar | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 1.6% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.5% | 1.1% |
2.7% 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 (1,238 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 quality8.6 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire3 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 214 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Balazar
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- GueralNorte90% match
- Macieira de RatesNorte88% match
- Macieira da MaiaNorte87% match
- JovimNorte87% match
- NegreirosNorte86% 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 Balazar
What is the weather like in Balazar through the year?
January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 6°C; July averages 26°C and 17°C. There are about 122 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Balazar get?
Balazar averaged 1.1 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0.3 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Balazar?
Balazar averaged 1 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Balazar?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 2 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 0 doctors and clinics and 0 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 7.9 km away, the nearest bus station is 9.1 km away, the nearest hospital is 7.6 km away, the nearest beach is 12 km away and the nearest coastline is 12 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Balazar?
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 18 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Balazar get in winter?
9 h 11 min on 21 December, against 15 h 11 min on 21 June.
Who is Balazar a good fit for?
By the published rules: people who dislike heat (26°C July highs and 1 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 Balazar 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 |