Town · Norte, Portugal · 41.52°N 7.80°W

Sobreira, Portugal

Sobreira is a town of 4,219 people in Norte, with January highs of 11°C, 4 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 24.1 km from the centre and Vila Real Airport (VRL) 29 km away.

Updated 1 November 2026 · 10 of 10 core measures available · 16 open datasets · How we calculate this

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Normal for November, 1991-2020

14°high · low 7°C · 13 rain days

Good fit for

No good-fit verdicts for Sobreira yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.

Weaker fit for

  • Anyone who dislikes rain
    127 rainy days a year

Climate comfort

21/ 100

Rank 757 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

11/ 100

Rank 790 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

24/ 100

Rank 726 of 807 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

Sobreira compared with Porto

Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.

  • 2°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highSobreira 11°CPorto 13°C
  • 2°C hotter in JulyAverage July highSobreira 28°CPorto 26°C
  • 8 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearSobreira 127Porto 119
  • 3 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearSobreira 4.4Porto 1.0
  • 2 min less daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberSobreira 9 h 10 minPorto 9 h 12 min

Housing & costs

Official · INE Portugal, Eurostat
Sale price €313/m²2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months · Portugal €2,264/m²
Price change, 5 years −36%Since 2021 Q2 · Portugal +86%
Crimes per 1,000 residents 39.6Recorded by the police in 2025 · Portugal 32.0
Price level, Portugal 85EU average = 100 (whole country, 2024)

Sobreira is in the municipality of Ribeira de Pena. 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 1991-2020
Average daily high (°C)Average daily low (°C)
Days with rain 1271 mm or more, per year
Tropical nights 9Nights staying above 20°C, 2016-2025
Feels 32°C or hotter 12Days a year when heat and humidity feel like 32°C or more, 2016-2025
Daylight on 21 Dec 9 h 10 min15 h 11 min on 21 Jun
Windy days 0Hourly wind of 30 km/h or more, per year, 2016-2025
Wettest month Dec170 mm on average
Frost days 9Below 0°C, per year, 2016-2025
Days above 35°C 4.4Per year, 2016-2025
Highest UV index Modelled9June and July, noon on a clear day

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020

August is the warmest month (28°C average high) and January the coolest (11°C). December is the wettest (170 mm) and July the driest (26 mm).

  • JanuaryAir 11°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  • FebruaryAir 12°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  • MarchAir 15°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  • AprilAir 17°14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • MayAir 20°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • JuneAir 25°8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • JulyAir 28°5 rain daysCrowds: High
  • AugustAir 28°5 rain daysCrowds: Peak
  • SeptemberAir 24°8 rain daysCrowds: High
  • OctoberAir 19°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • NovemberAir 14°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  • DecemberAir 11°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 reanalysis

Days above 35°C per year

1991-20001.8 days
2016-20254.4 days

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 distances

Within 1.2 km of the centre

  • Grocery stores0
  • Pharmacies1
  • Doctors & clinics0
  • Train stationNo

30 min by car

  • Hospitals0
  • Sea beaches0
  • People31,853

60 min by car

  • Towns over 10,00011
  • Hospitals24
  • Sea beaches0
  • People651,861
  • Nearest train stationGodim40 km
  • Nearest bus stationCentral de Camionagem de Vila Pouca de Aguiar14 km
  • Nearest hospitalUnidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro24 km
  • Quickest hospital by carHospital de Fafe32 min
  • Nearest airport with scheduled flightsVila Real Airport (VRL)29 km · 40 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, 2026-10-21.0

Within 1.2 km of the centre

  • 0Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
  • 1PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
  • 1CafésPortugal median: 4
  • 5RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
  • 1BakeriesPortugal median: 2
  • 0Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
  • 2SchoolsPortugal median: 2
  • 0Doctors & clinicsPortugal median: 1

Nature & surroundings

Town-level · WorldCover, Copernicus DEM, Natura 2000, OpenStreetMap
Parks within 1.2 km 1Portugal median: 0
Nearest sea beach None within 60 kmStraight line to its nearest edge
Distance to the coast None within 60 kmStraight line from the town centre
Tree cover within 1.2 km 58%Portugal town median: 29%
Terrain SteepAverage slope 22%; 916 m between the lowest and highest land within 5 km
Protected nature 2.5 kmAlvão / Marão (Natura 2000)

People & community

Modelled · EU Census 2021 grid
Population 4,219Town figure from GeoNames
Population change since 2013 −6%Municipality of Ribeira de Pena · Portugal +7% (official estimates)
Age structure
Sobreira
Median town in Portugal

Under 1515 to 6465 and over

International residents

Share of residentsSobreiraMedian town in Portugal
Born in another EU country4.8%1.6%
Born outside the EU2.9%5.5%
Moved here from abroad in the past year0.6%1.1%

7.7% 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 (1,427 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 quality4.4 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
  • Wildfire10 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 18,347 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS

Places like Sobreira

Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access

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 Sobreira

What is the weather like in Sobreira through the year?

January averages a high of 11°C and a low of 4°C; July averages 28°C and 16°C. There are about 127 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.

How many very hot days does Sobreira get?

Sobreira averaged 4.4 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 1.8 a year in 1991-2000.

Does it freeze in Sobreira?

Sobreira averaged 9 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.

What is within walking distance of the centre of Sobreira?

Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 0 grocery stores, 1 pharmacies, 0 doctors and clinics and 1 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 40 km away, the nearest bus station is 14 km away and the nearest hospital is 24 km away.

What is the nearest airport to Sobreira?

Vila Real Airport (VRL), 29 km from the centre in a straight line.

How much daylight does Sobreira get in winter?

9 h 10 min on 21 December, against 15 h 11 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 Sobreira 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.

DatasetUsed forVersionLicence
Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation)Elevationglo30_s120Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution)
PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map)Air qualitypm25_2023CC BY 4.0
Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS)Wildfires2016-2025CC BY 4.0
ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store)Climatepoints_1991-2025CC BY 4.0
ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover)Land coverv200_2021CC BY 4.0
EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat)Census gridV3Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy)
Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12)Crowds2026-11-01CC BY 4.0
Price level indices (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind)Price level2026-11-01CC BY 4.0
GeoNamesPlace names and populations2026-10-31CC BY 4.0
INE Portugal (local statistics on rents, house prices, crime and population)Rents, house prices, crime and population2026-11-01CC BY 4.0
Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024)Protected areasend2024CC BY 4.0
OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts)Stations, hospitals, beaches, coastline2026-10-31ODbL 1.0
OurAirportsAirports2026-10-31Public domain
Overture Maps placesAmenities2026-10-21.0CDLA-Permissive-2.0
TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA)UV indexv2.0_clim_2004-2020Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used
USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat)Earthquakes2026-10-31Public domain