Town · Norte, Portugal · 40.98°N 8.58°W
Paços de Brandão, Portugal
Paços de Brandão is a town of 4,637 people in Norte, with January highs of 13°C, 1 day a year above 35°C, a hospital 5.4 km from the centre and Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) 31 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
16°high · low 9°C · 13 rain days
Who Paços de Brandão suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- Car-light living9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
- People who dislike heat26°C July highs and 1 day a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain120 rainy days a year
Climate comfort
45/ 100
Rank 460 of 760 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
73/ 100
Top 18% 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
60/ 100
Top 32% 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
Paços de Brandão compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- Same January warmthAverage January highPaços de Brandão 13°CPorto 13°C
- Same July heatAverage July highPaços de Brandão 26°CPorto 26°C
- 1 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearPaços de Brandão 120Porto 119
- About the same number of very hot daysDays above 35°C per yearPaços de Brandão 1.1Porto 1.0
- 2 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberPaços de Brandão 9 h 14 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatPaços de Brandão is in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira. 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 (158 mm) and July the driest (21 mm).
- JanuaryAir 13° · Sea 14°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 14° · Sea 14°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 16° · Sea 14°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 18° · Sea 15°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 20° · Sea 16°12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneAir 23° · Sea 17°7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 26° · Sea 18°4 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 26° · Sea 18°5 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 24° · Sea 18°7 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberAir 20° · Sea 17°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAir 16° · Sea 16°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 14° · Sea 15°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 stores9
- Pharmacies1
- Doctors & clinics1
- Train stationYes, 0.4 km
30 min by car
- Hospitals16
- Sea beaches60
- People973,920
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00074
- Hospitals58
- Sea beaches152
- People2,453,438
- Nearest train stationPaços de Brandão0.4 km
- Nearest bus stationAuto Viação Feirense, Lda4.4 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital Lusíadas Santa Maria da Feira5.4 km · 11 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsFrancisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)31 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
- 9Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 1PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 10CafésPortugal median: 4
- 15RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 5BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 5Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 5SchoolsPortugal 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 | Paços de Brandão | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.0% | 1.1% |
5.7% 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 (9,354 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 quality10.2 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire1 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 96 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Paços de Brandão
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- LamasNorte87% match
- Santo TirsoNorte83% match
- Valadares (Vila Nova de Gaia)Norte81% match
- Baguim do MonteNorte81% match
- Ferreiros (Vila Nova de Famalicão)Norte80% 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 Paços de Brandão
What is the weather like in Paços de Brandão 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 120 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Paços de Brandão get?
Paços de Brandão averaged 1.1 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0.3 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Paços de Brandão?
Paços de Brandão averaged fewer than one frost day a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Paços de Brandão?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 9 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 1 doctors and clinics and 10 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.4 km away, the nearest bus station is 4.4 km away, the nearest hospital is 5.4 km away, the nearest beach is 5.5 km away and the nearest coastline is 5.5 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Paços de Brandão?
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 31 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Paços de Brandão get in winter?
9 h 14 min on 21 December, against 15 h 08 min on 21 June.
Who is Paços de Brandão a good fit for?
By the published rules: car-light living (9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by); people who dislike heat (26°C July highs and 1 day 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 Paços de Brandão 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 monthly sea surface temperature (Copernicus Climate Data Store) | Sea temperature | monthly_1991-2020 | 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 |