Town · Alentejo, Portugal · 38.01°N 7.86°W
Beja, Portugal
Beja is a town of 34,760 people in Alentejo, with January highs of 14°C, 29 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 0.6 km from the centre and Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO) 112 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
17°high · low 9°C · 8 rain days
Who Beja suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- Car-light living15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
Weaker fit for
- Heat-sensitive people29 days a year above 35°C
What makes Beja stand out
- Beja has the fewest rainy days in Alentejo among towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people (68 a year).
- Beja has the most cafés within a 15-minute walk in Alentejo among towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people (38).
- Beja has the longest December days in Alentejo among towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people (571 minutes of daylight).
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
45/ 100
Rank 476 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
90/ 100
Top 4% 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
75/ 100
Top 16% 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
Beja compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C warmer in JanuaryAverage January highBeja 14°CPorto 13°C
- 6°C hotter in JulyAverage July highBeja 32°CPorto 26°C
- 51 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearBeja 68Porto 119
- 28 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearBeja 29Porto 1.0
- 19 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberBeja 9 h 31 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatRents, 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 1991-2020July is the warmest month (32°C average high) and January the coolest (14°C). October is the wettest (67 mm) and July the driest (2 mm).
- JanuaryAir 14°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 15°7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 18°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 20°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAir 24°7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 29°2 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 32°0 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 32°1 rain dayCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 28°4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 23°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 17°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 15°8 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).
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 28.6 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores15
- Pharmacies10
- Doctors & clinics8
- Train stationYes, 0.6 km
30 min by car
- Hospitals2
- Sea beaches0
- People63,798
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0000
- Hospitals2
- Sea beaches0
- People106,636
- Nearest train stationBeja0.6 km
- Nearest bus stationGare Rodoviária0.7 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital José Joaquim Fernandes0.6 km · 3 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)112 km · 107 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
- 15Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 10PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 38CafésPortugal median: 4
- 73RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 7BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 14Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 25SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 8Doctors & 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 | Beja | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.0% | 1.1% |
7.2% 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 (21,050 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 quality6.6 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- WildfireNone nearbyNo fire of 30 ha or more burnt within 10 km of the centre in 2016-2025.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Beja
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- ÉvoraAlentejo76% match
- Castelo BrancoCentro61% match
- AbrantesAlentejo61% match
- TomarAlentejo60% match
- EntroncamentoAlentejo57% 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 Beja
What is the weather like in Beja through the year?
January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 5°C; July averages 32°C and 17°C. There are about 68 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Beja get?
Beja averaged 29 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 14 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Beja?
Beja averaged 2 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Beja?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 15 grocery stores, 10 pharmacies, 8 doctors and clinics and 38 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.6 km away, the nearest bus station is 0.7 km away and the nearest hospital is 0.6 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Beja?
Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), 112 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Beja get in winter?
9 h 31 min on 21 December, against 14 h 48 min on 21 June.
Who is Beja a good fit for?
By the published rules: car-light living (15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by).
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 Beja 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 |