Town · Centro, Portugal · 40.21°N 8.42°W
Coimbra, Portugal
Coimbra is a city of 140,796 people in Centro, with January highs of 14°C, 7 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 0.3 km from the centre and Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) 73 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
17°high · low 8°C · 13 rain days
Who Coimbra suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Coimbra yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain112 rainy days a year
What makes Coimbra stand out
- Coimbra has the most cafés within a 15-minute walk in Centro (54).
- Coimbra has the most restaurants within a 15-minute walk in Centro (204).
- Coimbra has the most pharmacies within a 15-minute walk in Centro (15).
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
43/ 100
Rank 498 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
83/ 100
Top 8% 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
81/ 100
Top 11% 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
Coimbra compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C warmer in JanuaryAverage January highCoimbra 14°CPorto 13°C
- 2°C hotter in JulyAverage July highCoimbra 28°CPorto 26°C
- 7 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearCoimbra 112Porto 119
- 6 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearCoimbra 7.2Porto 1.0
- 6 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberCoimbra 9 h 18 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 1991-2020August is the warmest month (29°C average high) and January the coolest (14°C). October is the wettest (130 mm) and July the driest (12 mm).
- JanuaryAir 14°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 15°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 18°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 19°12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 22°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 26°6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 28°3 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 29°4 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 26°7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 22°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 17°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 14°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
Crowd levels are for Centro 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 stores23
- Pharmacies15
- Doctors & clinics19
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals13
- Sea beaches0
- People291,163
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00020
- Hospitals36
- Sea beaches25
- People939,166
- Nearest train stationCoimbra-B2.6 km
- Nearest bus stationTerminal Rodoviário de Coimbra1.8 km
- Nearest hospitalCentro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra0.3 km
- Quickest hospital by carMaternidade Doutor Daniel de Matos2 min
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsAerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE)73 km · 82 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
- 23Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 15PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 54CafésPortugal median: 4
- 204RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 25BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 15Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 25SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 19Doctors & 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 | Coimbra | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.8% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 13.0% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 2.2% | 1.1% |
14.8% 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 (29,430 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 quality9.9 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire4 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 6,738 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Coimbra
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- LeiriaCentro63% match
- GuimarãesNorte61% match
- AveiroCentro60% match
- Caldas da RainhaOeste e Vale do Tejo59% match
- BarcelosNorte58% 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 Coimbra
What is the weather like in Coimbra through the year?
January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 5°C; July averages 28°C and 16°C. There are about 112 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Coimbra get?
Coimbra averaged 7.2 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 5.5 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Coimbra?
Coimbra averaged 5 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Coimbra?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 23 grocery stores, 15 pharmacies, 19 doctors and clinics and 54 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 2.6 km away, the nearest bus station is 1.8 km away, the nearest hospital is 0.3 km away, the nearest beach is 38 km away and the nearest coastline is 38 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Coimbra?
Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), 73 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Coimbra get in winter?
9 h 18 min on 21 December, against 15 h 02 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 Coimbra 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 |