Town · Norte, Portugal · 41.78°N 6.76°W
Samil, Portugal
Samil is a town of 1,246 people in Norte, with January highs of 8°C, 2 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 3.0 km from the centre and Bragança Airport (BGC) 10 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
12°high · low 4°C · 12 rain days
Who Samil suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- People who dislike heat27°C July highs and 2 days a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain112 rainy days a year
Climate comfort
32/ 100
Rank 642 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
24/ 100
Rank 706 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)
Built on 75% of its inputs; the rest are not published for this town.
Access to services
47/ 100
Top 50% 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
Samil compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 5°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highSamil 8°CPorto 13°C
- 1°C hotter in JulyAverage July highSamil 27°CPorto 26°C
- 7 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearSamil 112Porto 119
- 2 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearSamil 2.5Porto 1.0
- 4 min less daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberSamil 9 h 08 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatSamil is in the municipality of Bragança. 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 (27°C average high) and January the coolest (8°C). October is the wettest (139 mm) and July the driest (21 mm).
- JanuaryAir 8°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 10°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 13°11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 15°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 19°12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneAir 24°7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 27°4 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 27°4 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 23°6 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberAir 17°12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAir 12°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 9°12 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 stores0
- Pharmacies0
- Doctors & clinics0
30 min by car
- Hospitals4
- Sea beaches0
- People43,153
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0002
- Hospitals7
- Sea beaches0
- People69,296
- Nearest train stationNone within 60 km
- Nearest bus stationTerminal de Camionagem de Bragança3.8 km
- Nearest hospitalUnidade Local de Saúde do Nordeste3.1 km · 8 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsBragança Airport (BGC)10 km · 17 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
- 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 | Samil | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 3.9% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 3.3% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.2% | 1.1% |
7.2% 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 (1,354 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 quality4.3 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire1 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 33 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Samil
Matched on climate, amenities and access
- FavaiosNorte83% match
- VilelaNorte83% match
- SabrosaNorte82% match
- VinhaisNorte80% match
- Vila Nova de PaivaCentro79% 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) and Nearest airport with scheduled flights. A match of 100% would mean the same values on every one.
Common questions about Samil
What is the weather like in Samil through the year?
January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 1°C; July averages 27°C and 14°C. There are about 112 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Samil get?
Samil averaged 2.5 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0.1 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Samil?
Samil averaged 36 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Samil?
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 bus station is 3.8 km away and the nearest hospital is 3.1 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Samil?
Bragança Airport (BGC), 10 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Samil get in winter?
9 h 08 min on 21 December, against 15 h 13 min on 21 June.
Who is Samil a good fit for?
By the published rules: people who dislike heat (27°C July highs and 2 days 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 Samil 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 |