Town · Alentejo, Portugal · 38.17°N 7.89°W
Cuba, Portugal
Cuba is a town of 4,878 people in Alentejo, with January highs of 14°C, 34 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 17.0 km from the centre and Badajoz Airport (BJZ) 123 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
18°high · low 10°C · 8 rain days
Who Cuba suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- Car-light living3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
Weaker fit for
- Heat-sensitive people34 days a year above 35°C
What makes Cuba stand out
- Cuba is the closest town in Alentejo to a train station (0.3 km).
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
49/ 100
Top 49% 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
51/ 100
Top 48% 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
25/ 100
Rank 720 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
Cuba compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C warmer in JanuaryAverage January highCuba 14°CPorto 13°C
- 7°C hotter in JulyAverage July highCuba 33°CPorto 26°C
- 48 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearCuba 71Porto 119
- 33 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearCuba 34Porto 1.0
- 19 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberCuba 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. 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 (33°C average high) and January the coolest (14°C). October is the wettest (73 mm) and July the driest (2 mm).
- JanuaryAir 14°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 16°7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 19°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 20°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAir 24°7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 29°2 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 33°1 rain dayCrowds: High
- AugustAir 33°1 rain dayCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 28°5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 23°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 18°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).
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 33.5 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores3
- Pharmacies1
- Doctors & clinics1
- Train stationYes, 0.3 km
30 min by car
- Hospitals1
- Sea beaches0
- People56,978
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0002
- Hospitals3
- Sea beaches0
- People141,464
- Nearest train stationCuba0.3 km
- Nearest bus stationGare Rodoviária17 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital José Joaquim Fernandes17 km · 21 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsBadajoz Airport (BJZ)123 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
- 3Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 1PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 7CafésPortugal median: 4
- 9RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 2BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 1Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 0SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 1Doctors & 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 | Cuba | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 2.6% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 4.9% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 0.8% | 1.1% |
7.5% 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 (3,013 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- Earthquakes1 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M5.4.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality6.0 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; 184 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Cuba
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- NevesAlentejo77% match
- AlvitoAlentejo77% match
- Penedo GordoAlentejo76% match
- Ponte de SôrAlentejo76% match
- PegoOeste e Vale do Tejo74% 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 Cuba
What is the weather like in Cuba through the year?
January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 6°C; July averages 33°C and 18°C. There are about 71 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Cuba get?
Cuba averaged 34 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 17 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Cuba?
Cuba averaged fewer than one frost day a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Cuba?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 3 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 1 doctors and clinics and 7 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.3 km away, the nearest bus station is 17 km away, the nearest hospital is 17 km away and the nearest coastline is 60 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Cuba?
Badajoz Airport (BJZ), 123 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Cuba get in winter?
9 h 31 min on 21 December, against 14 h 49 min on 21 June.
Who is Cuba a good fit for?
By the published rules: car-light living (3 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 Cuba 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 |