Town · Norte, Portugal · 41.25°N 8.18°W
Vila Meã, Portugal
Vila Meã is a town of 5,000 people in Norte, with January highs of 12°C, 4 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 4.1 km from the centre and Vila Real Airport (VRL) 39 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
15°high · low 7°C · 14 rain days
Who Vila Meã suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Vila Meã yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain128 rainy days a year
Climate comfort
24/ 100
Rank 733 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
53/ 100
Top 45% 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
54/ 100
Top 40% 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
Vila Meã compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highVila Meã 12°CPorto 13°C
- 1°C hotter in JulyAverage July highVila Meã 27°CPorto 26°C
- 9 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearVila Meã 128Porto 119
- 3 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearVila Meã 3.7Porto 1.0
- Same daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberVila Meã 9 h 12 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatVila Meã is in the municipality of Amarante. 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 (28°C average high) and January the coolest (12°C). December is the wettest (195 mm) and July the driest (31 mm).
- JanuaryAir 12°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 13°10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 16°12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 18°14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayAir 21°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneAir 24°8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 27°5 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 28°6 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 25°8 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberAir 20°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAir 15°14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 13°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).
Each month links to its own page with temperatures, rain and daylight.
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 stores2
- Pharmacies3
- Doctors & clinics3
- Train stationYes, 0.6 km
30 min by car
- Hospitals13
- Sea beaches0
- People360,260
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,00072
- Hospitals71
- Sea beaches124
- People2,576,516
- Nearest train stationVila Meã0.6 km
- Nearest bus stationRodonorte Lixa8.7 km
- Nearest hospitalCentro de Saúde de Caíde de Rei4.1 km · 9 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsVila Real Airport (VRL)39 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, 2026-10-21.0Within 1.2 km of the centre
- 2Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 3PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 6CafésPortugal median: 4
- 10RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 2BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 0Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 2SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 3Doctors & 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 | Vila Meã | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 2.1% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 1.1% | 1.1% |
3.1% 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 (3,607 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 quality8.6 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire7 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 14,046 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Vila Meã
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- CandosoNorte90% match
- BarrosasNorte87% match
- Moreira de ConegosNorte85% match
- Santo IzidoroNorte84% match
- VilarinhoNorte84% 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 Vila Meã
What is the weather like in Vila Meã through the year?
January averages a high of 12°C and a low of 4°C; July averages 27°C and 16°C. There are about 128 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Vila Meã get?
Vila Meã averaged 3.7 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 1.3 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Vila Meã?
Vila Meã averaged 10 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Vila Meã?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 2 grocery stores, 3 pharmacies, 3 doctors and clinics and 6 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.6 km away, the nearest bus station is 8.7 km away, the nearest hospital is 4.1 km away, the nearest beach is 41 km away and the nearest coastline is 42 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Vila Meã?
Vila Real Airport (VRL), 39 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Vila Meã get in winter?
9 h 12 min on 21 December, against 15 h 09 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 Vila Meã 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 |