Town · Lisbon area, Portugal · 39.08°N 9.03°W
Meca, Portugal
Meca is a town of 1,719 people in Lisbon area, with January highs of 14°C, 5 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 5.6 km from the centre and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) 34 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
17°high · low 10°C · 11 rain days
Who Meca suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Meca yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
Nothing stands out as a weaker fit.
Climate comfort
57/ 100
Top 37% 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
24/ 100
Rank 704 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
33/ 100
Rank 600 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
Meca compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C warmer in JanuaryAverage January highMeca 14°CPorto 13°C
- 2°C hotter in JulyAverage July highMeca 28°CPorto 26°C
- 32 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearMeca 87Porto 119
- 4 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearMeca 4.6Porto 1.0
- 13 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberMeca 9 h 25 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatMeca is in the municipality of Alenquer. 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 (28°C average high) and January the coolest (14°C). November is the wettest (84 mm) and July the driest (5 mm).
- JanuaryAir 14°10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryAir 15°8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAir 18°9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAir 19°10 rain daysCrowds: High
- MayAir 22°8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneAir 25°3 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAir 28°1 rain dayCrowds: Peak
- AugustAir 28°2 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 26°5 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberAir 22°10 rain daysCrowds: High
- NovemberAir 17°11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberAir 15°10 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).
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
- Pharmacies0
- Doctors & clinics0
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals7
- Sea beaches1
- People155,311
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00063
- Hospitals78
- Sea beaches108
- People2,634,102
- Nearest train stationVila Nova da Rainha10 km
- Nearest bus stationAlenquer (Lg. Rainha Santa Isabel)3.7 km
- Nearest hospitalcentro de saude5.6 km · 9 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)35 km · 42 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
- 0PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 0CafésPortugal median: 4
- 2RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 0BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 0Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 0SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 0Doctors & 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 | Meca | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 1.9% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.2% | 1.1% |
2.9% 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 (933 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; 610 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Meca
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- OlhalvoLisbon area88% match
- VentosaLisbon area86% match
- OtaLisbon area85% match
- AbrigadaLisbon area84% match
- Arruda dos VinhosLisbon area79% 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 Meca
What is the weather like in Meca through the year?
January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 7°C; July averages 28°C and 17°C. There are about 87 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Meca get?
Meca averaged 4.6 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 2.5 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Meca?
Meca averaged fewer than one frost day a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Meca?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 0 grocery stores, 0 pharmacies, 0 doctors and clinics and 0 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 10 km away, the nearest bus station is 3.7 km away, the nearest hospital is 5.6 km away, the nearest beach is 19 km away and the nearest coastline is 15 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Meca?
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 35 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Meca get in winter?
9 h 25 min on 21 December, against 14 h 55 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 Meca 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 |