Town · Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal · 39.31°N 8.63°W
Vale de Figueira, Portugal
Vale de Figueira is a town of 2,000 people in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, with January highs of 14°C, 15 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 9.2 km from the centre and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) 73 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
17°high · low 10°C · 10 rain days
Who Vale de Figueira suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Vale de Figueira yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
- Heat-sensitive people15 days a year above 35°C
Climate comfort
48/ 100
Rank 398 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
32/ 100
Rank 606 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 732 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
Vale de Figueira compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C warmer in JanuaryAverage January highVale de Figueira 14°CPorto 13°C
- 4°C hotter in JulyAverage July highVale de Figueira 30°CPorto 26°C
- 33 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearVale de Figueira 86Porto 119
- 14 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearVale de Figueira 15Porto 1.0
- 12 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberVale de Figueira 9 h 24 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatVale de Figueira is in the municipality of Santarém. 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 (30°C average high) and January the coolest (14°C). October is the wettest (84 mm) and July the driest (5 mm).
- JanuaryAir 14°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 15°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 18°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 20°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAir 23°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 27°4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 30°1 rain dayCrowds: High
- AugustAir 30°2 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 27°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 15.4 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores0
- Pharmacies0
- Doctors & clinics0
- Train stationYes, 0.9 km
30 min by car
- Hospitals4
- Sea beaches0
- People99,383
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00021
- Hospitals20
- Sea beaches6
- People631,358
- Nearest train stationVale de Figueira0.9 km
- Nearest bus stationTerminal Rodoviário de Santarém9.3 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital Distrital de Santarém9.3 km · 17 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)73 km · 68 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
- 2CafésPortugal median: 4
- 2RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 0BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 0Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 1SchoolsPortugal 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 | Vale de Figueira | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 2.7% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.2% | 1.1% |
7.5% 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 (819 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- Earthquakes3 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M6.0.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality6.6 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- WildfireNone nearbyNo fire of 30 ha or more burnt within 10 km of the centre in 2016-2025.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Vale de Figueira
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- São Vicente do PaulOeste e Vale do Tejo85% match
- AlcanhõesOeste e Vale do Tejo84% match
- Vale de SantarémOeste e Vale do Tejo78% match
- Meia ViaOeste e Vale do Tejo78% match
- AlpiarçaOeste e Vale do Tejo77% 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 Vale de Figueira
What is the weather like in Vale de Figueira through the year?
January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 6°C; July averages 30°C and 17°C. There are about 86 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Vale de Figueira get?
Vale de Figueira averaged 15 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 11 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Vale de Figueira?
Vale de Figueira averaged 2 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Vale de Figueira?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 0 grocery stores, 0 pharmacies, 0 doctors and clinics and 2 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.9 km away, the nearest bus station is 9.3 km away, the nearest hospital is 9.3 km away, the nearest beach is 49 km away and the nearest coastline is 48 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Vale de Figueira?
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 73 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Vale de Figueira get in winter?
9 h 24 min on 21 December, against 14 h 57 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 Vale de Figueira 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 |