Town · Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal · 39.47°N 8.35°W
Praia do Ribatejo, Portugal
Praia do Ribatejo is a town of 1,702 people in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, with January highs of 14°C, 22 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 9.7 km from the centre and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) 102 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
17°high · low 9°C · 10 rain days
Who Praia do Ribatejo suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Praia do Ribatejo yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
- Heat-sensitive people22 days a year above 35°C
What makes Praia do Ribatejo stand out
- Praia do Ribatejo is the closest town in Portugal among towns under 3,000 people to a train station (0.2 km).
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
44/ 100
Rank 479 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
42/ 100
Rank 479 of 791 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
22/ 100
Rank 754 of 801 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
Praia do Ribatejo compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C warmer in JanuaryAverage January highPraia do Ribatejo 14°CPorto 13°C
- 5°C hotter in JulyAverage July highPraia do Ribatejo 31°CPorto 26°C
- 30 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearPraia do Ribatejo 89Porto 119
- 22 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearPraia do Ribatejo 23Porto 1.0
- 11 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberPraia do Ribatejo 9 h 23 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatPraia do Ribatejo is in the municipality of Vila Nova da Barquinha. Rents, prices and crime are published for each municipality as a whole, not for single towns. Municipalities with too few new leases get no rent figure.
Climate today
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020Month by month
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020August is the warmest month (31°C average high) and January the coolest (14°C). October is the wettest (95 mm) and July the driest (6 mm).
- JanuaryAir 14°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 15°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 19°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 20°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAir 24°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 28°4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 31°2 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 31°2 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 28°5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 23°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 17°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 15°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
Crowd levels are for Oeste e Vale do Tejo 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 22.5 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores1
- Pharmacies1
- Doctors & clinics0
- Train stationYes, 0.2 km
30 min by car
- Hospitals5
- Sea beaches0
- People123,895
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00012
- Hospitals17
- Sea beaches0
- People466,565
- Nearest train stationPraia do Ribatejo0.2 km
- Nearest bus stationTerminal Rodoviária de Abrantes12 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital São João Baptista9.7 km · 11 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)102 km · 88 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
- 1Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 1PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 2CafésPortugal median: 4
- 1RestaurantsPortugal 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 | Praia do Ribatejo | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 2.8% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 0.9% | 1.1% |
3.3% 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 (761 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- Earthquakes3 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M6.0.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality6.4 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire3 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 4,978 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Praia do Ribatejo
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- Vila Nova da BarquinhaOeste e Vale do Tejo92% match
- Santa Margarida da CoutadaOeste e Vale do Tejo89% match
- TramagalOeste e Vale do Tejo89% match
- MontalvinhoOeste e Vale do Tejo85% match
- MontalvoOeste e Vale do Tejo85% 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 Praia do Ribatejo
What is the weather like in Praia do Ribatejo through the year?
January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 6°C; July averages 31°C and 17°C. There are about 89 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Praia do Ribatejo get?
Praia do Ribatejo averaged 23 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 15 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Praia do Ribatejo?
Praia do Ribatejo averaged 2 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Praia do Ribatejo?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 1 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 0 doctors and clinics and 2 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.2 km away, the nearest bus station is 12 km away and the nearest hospital is 9.7 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Praia do Ribatejo?
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 102 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Praia do Ribatejo get in winter?
9 h 23 min on 21 December, against 14 h 58 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 Praia do Ribatejo 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 |