Measures · Portugal

Every measure, town by town

What each number on a town page means, where it comes from, and how the 800 towns in Portugal spread on it.

ClimateTown-levelAverage January high
Mean of daily maximum temperatures for each month over the normal period, moved to the town's elevation.
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ClimateTown-levelAverage July high
Mean of daily maximum temperatures for each month over the normal period, moved to the town's elevation.
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ClimateTown-levelDays above 35°C a year in the last ten years
Average number of days per year with a maximum temperature above 35°C.
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ClimateTown-levelDays above 35°C a year in 1991-2000
Average number of days per year with a maximum temperature above 35°C.
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ClimateTown-levelTropical nights a year in the last ten years
Average number of nights per year when the temperature stays above 20°C.
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ClimateTown-levelFrost days a year in the last ten years
Average number of days per year with a minimum temperature below 0°C.
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ClimateTown-levelDays with rain a year
Average number of days with at least 1 mm of precipitation.
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AstronomyExactDaylight on 21 December
Time between sunrise and sunset on the solstices and equinoxes, calculated from latitude.
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AmenitiesTown-levelGrocery stores within a 15-minute walk
Number of places of each type within the walking radius of the town centre (straight line).
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AmenitiesTown-levelPharmacies within a 15-minute walk
Number of places of each type within the walking radius of the town centre (straight line).
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AmenitiesTown-levelCafés within a 15-minute walk
Number of places of each type within the walking radius of the town centre (straight line).
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AmenitiesTown-levelRestaurants within a 15-minute walk
Number of places of each type within the walking radius of the town centre (straight line).
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AmenitiesTown-levelDoctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk
Number of places of each type within the walking radius of the town centre (straight line).
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AmenitiesTown-levelSchools within a 15-minute walk
Number of places of each type within the walking radius of the town centre (straight line).
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NearestTown-levelDistance to the nearest train station
Straight-line distance from the town centre to the nearest place of each type (for a sea beach, its nearest edge; for the coastline, its nearest point).
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NearestTown-levelDistance to the nearest bus station
Straight-line distance from the town centre to the nearest place of each type (for a sea beach, its nearest edge; for the coastline, its nearest point).
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NearestTown-levelDistance to the nearest hospital
Straight-line distance from the town centre to the nearest place of each type (for a sea beach, its nearest edge; for the coastline, its nearest point).
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NearestTown-levelDistance to the nearest beach
Straight-line distance from the town centre to the nearest place of each type (for a sea beach, its nearest edge; for the coastline, its nearest point).
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NearestTown-levelDistance to the coast
Straight-line distance from the town centre to the nearest place of each type (for a sea beach, its nearest edge; for the coastline, its nearest point).
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DriveTown-levelDrive to the nearest hospital
Minutes by car from the town centre to the nearest hospital or airport with scheduled flights, in free-flowing traffic (OSRM car profile on OpenStreetMap roads).
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LandTown-levelTree cover within a 15-minute walk
Share of the land within the walking radius of the town centre covered by trees, by any vegetation (trees, shrubs, grassland, wetland), and by buildings and paved surfaces (ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m).
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TerrainTown-levelAverage slope within a 15-minute walk
Average slope of the land within the walking radius of the town centre, in percent (rise per 100 m), from the 30 m Copernicus DEM.
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DriveTown-levelPeople within 60 minutes by car
What lies within an hour by car in free-flowing traffic: people (the populations of the towns reached, the town itself included), other towns of 10,000 people or more, hospitals and sea beaches.
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AccessTown-levelDistance to the nearest airport with scheduled flights
Straight-line distance to the nearest large or medium airport with scheduled service.
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HazardsTown-levelEarthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 100 km since 1900
Earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more recorded within 100 km since 1900.
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HousingOfficialMedian rent per m² (municipality)
Median monthly rent per square metre in the town's municipality over the year (Portugal: new leases; Spain: all rentals declared to the tax office).
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HousingOfficialHome price per m² (municipality)
Price per square metre of the homes sold in the town's municipality (Portugal: median over the last 12 months; Spain: yearly average).
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HousingOfficialRecorded crime per 1,000 residents (municipality)
Crimes recorded by the police in the town's municipality in a year, per 1,000 residents.
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SeaModelledSea temperature in August
Average sea surface temperature of the open water nearest the town for each month over the normal period (ERA5, 0.25°). Beaches can be a degree or two warmer in summer.
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