Town · Norte, Portugal · 41.44°N 8.63°W
Macieira de Rates, Portugal
Macieira de Rates is a town of 2,083 people in Norte, with January highs of 13°C, 1 day a year above 35°C, a hospital 8.8 km from the centre and Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) 22 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
16°high · low 9°C · 13 rain days
Who Macieira de Rates 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
45/ 100
Rank 475 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
23/ 100
Rank 719 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
39/ 100
Rank 516 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
Macieira de Rates compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- Same January warmthAverage January highMacieira de Rates 13°CPorto 13°C
- Same July heatAverage July highMacieira de Rates 26°CPorto 26°C
- 3 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearMacieira de Rates 122Porto 119
- About the same number of very hot daysDays above 35°C per yearMacieira de Rates 1.0Porto 1.0
- 1 min less daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberMacieira de Rates 9 h 11 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatMacieira de Rates is in the municipality of Barcelos. 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 13°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 stores0
- Pharmacies1
- Doctors & clinics1
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals17
- Sea beaches76
- People574,165
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00067
- Hospitals71
- Sea beaches162
- People2,512,164
- Nearest train stationNine7.7 km
- Nearest bus stationEstação Rodoviária de Famalicão10 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital Senhor do Bonfim8.8 km
- Quickest hospital by carHospital Particular Barcelos12 min
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsFrancisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)22 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
- 0Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 1PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 3CafésPortugal median: 4
- 1RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 1BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 0Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 1SchoolsPortugal 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 | Macieira de Rates | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 2.5% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.0% | 1.1% |
4.0% 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 (1,694 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 quality9.2 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire3 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 171 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Macieira de Rates
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- SermondeNorte91% match
- NegreirosNorte91% match
- GueralNorte90% match
- BalazarNorte88% match
- GrijóNorte88% 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 Macieira de Rates
What is the weather like in Macieira de Rates through the year?
January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 6°C; July averages 26°C and 16°C. There are about 122 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Macieira de Rates get?
Macieira de Rates averaged 1.0 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0.3 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Macieira de Rates?
Macieira de Rates averaged 1 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Macieira de Rates?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 0 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 1 doctors and clinics and 3 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 7.7 km away, the nearest bus station is 10 km away, the nearest hospital is 8.8 km away, the nearest beach is 12 km away and the nearest coastline is 12 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Macieira de Rates?
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 22 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Macieira de Rates get in winter?
9 h 11 min on 21 December, against 15 h 11 min on 21 June.
Who is Macieira de Rates 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 Macieira de Rates 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 |