Town · Norte, Portugal · 41.80°N 8.42°W
Ponte da Barca, Portugal
Ponte da Barca is a town of 4,372 people in Norte, with January highs of 13°C, 3 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 0.3 km from the centre and Vigo Airport (VGO) 51 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
16°high · low 8°C · 14 rain days
Who Ponte da Barca suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Ponte da Barca yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain139 rainy days a year
Climate comfort
27/ 100
Rank 710 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
49/ 100
Rank 399 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
69/ 100
Top 23% 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
Ponte da Barca compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- Same January warmthAverage January highPonte da Barca 13°CPorto 13°C
- 1°C hotter in JulyAverage July highPonte da Barca 27°CPorto 26°C
- 20 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearPonte da Barca 139Porto 119
- 2 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearPonte da Barca 3.4Porto 1.0
- 4 min less daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberPonte da Barca 9 h 08 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatRents, 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 (27°C average high) and January the coolest (13°C). December is the wettest (250 mm) and July the driest (41 mm).
- JanuaryAir 13°14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 14°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 17°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 18°15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 21°14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneAir 24°9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 27°6 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 27°6 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 25°9 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberAir 21°14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAir 16°14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 14°14 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 stores6
- Pharmacies4
- Doctors & clinics1
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals8
- Sea beaches0
- People107,782
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00016
- Hospitals37
- Sea beaches78
- People795,031
- Nearest train stationDurrães28 km
- Nearest bus stationCentro Coordenador de Transportes5.3 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital da Misericórdia0.3 km · 1 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsVigo Airport (VGO)51 km
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
- 6Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 4PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 9CafésPortugal median: 4
- 22RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 5BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 4Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 4SchoolsPortugal 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 | Ponte da Barca | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 4.0% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.8% | 1.1% |
8.8% 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 (4,109 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 quality6.5 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire10 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 23,758 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Ponte da Barca
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- Arcos de ValdevezNorte78% match
- AroucaCentro72% match
- MozelosNorte71% match
- Vieira do MinhoNorte68% match
- Cabeceiras de BastoNorte67% 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 Ponte da Barca
What is the weather like in Ponte da Barca through the year?
January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 5°C; July averages 27°C and 16°C. There are about 139 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Ponte da Barca get?
Ponte da Barca averaged 3.4 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 1.2 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Ponte da Barca?
Ponte da Barca averaged 5 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Ponte da Barca?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 6 grocery stores, 4 pharmacies, 1 doctors and clinics and 9 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 28 km away, the nearest bus station is 5.3 km away, the nearest hospital is 0.3 km away, the nearest beach is 37 km away and the nearest coastline is 37 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Ponte da Barca?
Vigo Airport (VGO), 51 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Ponte da Barca get in winter?
9 h 08 min on 21 December, against 15 h 13 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 Ponte da Barca 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 |