# Ventosa, Portugal

> Ventosa is a town of 5,215 people in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, with January highs of 14°C, 3 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 1.0 km from the centre and Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) 39 km away.

Source: [hexplace](https://hexplace.org/portugal/ventosa/), data release of 1 November 2026. Every value comes from an open dataset and says how precise it is.
Cite as: hexplace (2026). Ventosa, Portugal: town data. https://hexplace.org/portugal/ventosa/

## Key facts

- Population: 5,215
- Region: Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal
- Coordinates: 39.13°N 9.08°W
- Elevation: 133 m

## Climate (1991-2020 averages, town)

| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 7°C | 10 | – |
| February | 15°C | 7°C | 8 | – |
| March | 17°C | 9°C | 9 | – |
| April | 18°C | 11°C | 10 | – |
| May | 21°C | 13°C | 8 | – |
| June | 24°C | 16°C | 4 | – |
| July | 27°C | 17°C | 1 | – |
| August | 27°C | 18°C | 2 | – |
| September | 25°C | 16°C | 5 | – |
| October | 21°C | 14°C | 11 | – |
| November | 17°C | 10°C | 11 | – |
| December | 15°C | 8°C | 10 | – |

- Days with rain a year: 89
- Days above 35°C a year (last ten years): 2.7
- Tropical nights a year: 5
- Frost days a year: 0
- Daylight on 21 December: 9 h 25 min

## Best time to visit

- Walking and cycling: June and September
- Not ideal for reliable dry weather: October to January

## Housing and safety (municipality of Alenquer, official statistics)

- Median rent: €7.82/m² a month (2024, new leases)
- Home price: €2,035/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months)
- Price change over 5 years: +124%
- Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents: 24.8 (2025)
- A 70 m² home: about €550 a month to rent and about €142,000 to buy

## Within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km of the centre)

- Grocery stores & supermarkets: 0
- Pharmacies: 0
- Cafés: 1
- Restaurants: 0
- Bakeries: 0
- Gyms & fitness studios: 0
- Schools: 0
- Doctors & clinics: 0
- Parks: 0

## Getting around (straight-line distances)

- Nearest train station: 11 km (Outeiro)
- Nearest bus station: 10 km (Alenquer (Lg. Rainha Santa Isabel))
- Nearest hospital: 1.0 km (centro de saude)
- Nearest beach: 24 km (Praia de Porto Novo)
- Nearest coastline: 21 km (Mouchão de Alhandra)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 39 km

## Who it suits (published rules)

- Good fit for people who dislike heat: 27°C July highs and 3 days a year above 35°C

## Common questions

### What is the weather like in Ventosa through the year?

January averages a high of 14°C and a low of 7°C; July averages 27°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 Ventosa get?

Ventosa averaged 2.7 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0.7 a year in 1991-2000.

### Does it freeze in Ventosa?

Ventosa averaged fewer than one frost day a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.

### What is within walking distance of the centre of Ventosa?

Within 1.2 km of the centre there are no grocery stores, no pharmacies, no doctors and clinics and 1 café. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 11 km away, the nearest bus station is 10 km away, the nearest hospital is 1.0 km away, the nearest beach is 24 km away and the nearest coastline is 21 km away.

### What is the nearest airport to Ventosa?

Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 39 km from the centre in a straight line.

### How much daylight does Ventosa get in winter?

9 h 25 min on 21 December, against 14 h 55 min on 21 June.

### When is the best time to visit Ventosa?

By the published month rules: walking and cycling from June and September.

### How much does a home cost in Ventosa?

The median rent was €7.82/m² a month (2024, new leases), about €550 for 70 m². Homes sold for €2,035/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months), about €142,000 for 70 m². These are figures for the municipality of Alenquer as a whole.

### Who is Ventosa a good fit for?

By the published rules: people who dislike heat (27°C July highs and 3 days a year above 35°C).

## Sources

- Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation) (Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution)): Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30, © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA
- PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map) (CC BY 4.0): Air quality: European Environment Agency, interpolated PM2.5 map
- Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS) (CC BY 4.0): Wildfires: European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), Copernicus EMS
- ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store) (CC BY 4.0): Climate: ERA5-Land, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store, contains modified Copernicus information
- ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover) (CC BY 4.0): Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat) (Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy)): Census grid: © European Union, Eurostat (aggregated by hexplace)
- Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12) (CC BY 4.0): Crowds: Eurostat, nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (tour_ce_omn12)
- Price level indices (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind) (CC BY 4.0): Price level: Eurostat (prc_ppp_ind)
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): Place names and populations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
- INE Portugal (local statistics on rents, house prices, crime and population) (CC BY 4.0): Rents, house prices, crime and population: Statistics Portugal (INE) and DGPJ
- Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024) (CC BY 4.0): Protected areas: Natura 2000, © European Union, DG Environment (EEA)
- OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts) (ODbL 1.0): © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OurAirports (Public domain): Airports: OurAirports (public domain)
- Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): © Overture Maps Foundation, overturemaps.org
- TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA) (Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used): UV index: TEMIS, KNMI / ESA (www.temis.nl)
- USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat) (Public domain): Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey

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