Town · Lisbon area, Portugal · 38.93°N 9.26°W
Malveira, Portugal
Malveira is a town of 9,647 people in the Lisbon area, with January highs of 13°C, no days a year above 35°C, a hospital 13.3 km from the centre and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) 20 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
16°high · low 11°C · 12 rain days
Who Malveira suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- Car-light living8 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
- People who dislike heat23°C July highs and no days a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
Nothing stands out as a weaker fit.
What makes Malveira stand out
- Malveira has the fewest nights above 20°C in Lisbon area among towns of 3,000 to 10,000 people (2 a year).
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
71/ 100
Top 16% 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
78/ 100
Top 14% 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
56/ 100
Top 37% 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
Malveira compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- Same January warmthAverage January highMalveira 13°CPorto 13°C
- 3°C cooler in JulyAverage July highMalveira 23°CPorto 26°C
- 29 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearMalveira 90Porto 119
- 1 fewer very hot day a yearDays above 35°C per yearMalveira 0Porto 1.0
- 14 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberMalveira 9 h 26 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatMalveira is in the municipality of Mafra. 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 (24°C average high) and January the coolest (13°C). November is the wettest (98 mm) and July the driest (4 mm).
- JanuaryAir 13°11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryAir 14°9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAir 15°9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAir 16°10 rain daysCrowds: High
- MayAir 19°7 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneAir 21°3 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAir 23°1 rain dayCrowds: Peak
- AugustAir 24°2 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 22°5 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberAir 19°10 rain daysCrowds: High
- NovemberAir 16°12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberAir 14°11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
Crowd levels are for the Lisbon area 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 stores8
- Pharmacies1
- Doctors & clinics3
- Train stationYes, 0.4 km
30 min by car
- Hospitals33
- Sea beaches25
- People1,522,104
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00070
- Hospitals79
- Sea beaches209
- People2,960,343
- Nearest train stationMalveira0.4 km
- Nearest bus stationVenda do Pinheiro (Eco Parque)1.8 km
- Nearest hospitalUnidade de Cuidados de Saúde Personalizados Caneças13 km
- Quickest hospital by carHospital Beatriz Ângelo21 min
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)20 km · 27 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
- 8Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 1PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 9CafésPortugal median: 4
- 31RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 4BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 4Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 7SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 3Doctors & 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 | Malveira | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 13.0% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 0.8% | 1.1% |
14.5% 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 (7,031 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- Earthquakes1 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M6.0.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality6.3 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire2 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 321 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Malveira
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- MafraLisbon area82% match
- Pero PinheiroLisbon area78% match
- TerrugemLisbon area76% match
- Venda do PinheiroLisbon area76% match
- QueijasLisbon area73% 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 Malveira
What is the weather like in Malveira through the year?
January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 8°C; July averages 23°C and 17°C. There are about 90 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Malveira get?
Malveira had no days above 35°C in 2016-2025, nor in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Malveira?
Malveira averaged no frost days a year in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Malveira?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 8 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 3 doctors and clinics and 9 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.4 km away, the nearest bus station is 1.8 km away, the nearest hospital is 13 km away, the nearest beach is 13 km away and the nearest coastline is 14 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Malveira?
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 20 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Malveira get in winter?
9 h 26 min on 21 December, against 14 h 54 min on 21 June.
Who is Malveira a good fit for?
By the published rules: car-light living (8 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by); people who dislike heat (23°C July highs and no 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 Malveira 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 |