Town · Alentejo, Portugal · 38.78°N 7.42°W
Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Vila Viçosa is a town of 8,319 people in the Alentejo, with January highs of 12°C, 29 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 24.6 km from the centre and Badajoz Airport (BJZ) 53 km away.
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Normal for November, 1991-2020
16°high · low 8°C · 9 rain days
Who Vila Viçosa suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
No good-fit verdicts for Vila Viçosa yet. Verdicts only use values that are precise enough to judge with.
Weaker fit for
- Heat-sensitive people29 days a year above 35°C
Climate comfort
30/ 100
Rank 672 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
56/ 100
Top 38% 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
37/ 100
Rank 541 of 801 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 Viçosa compared with Porto
Pick another town in Portugal to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highVila Viçosa 12°CPorto 13°C
- 6°C hotter in JulyAverage July highVila Viçosa 32°CPorto 26°C
- 43 fewer rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearVila Viçosa 76Porto 119
- 28 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearVila Viçosa 29Porto 1.0
- 15 min more daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberVila Viçosa 9 h 27 minPorto 9 h 12 min
Housing & costs
Official · INE Portugal, EurostatRents, 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 1991-2020July is the warmest month (32°C average high) and January the coolest (12°C). October is the wettest (79 mm) and July the driest (3 mm).
- JanuaryAir 12°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 14°7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 17°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 19°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAir 23°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 28°3 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 32°1 rain dayCrowds: High
- AugustAir 32°1 rain dayCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 27°5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 22°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 16°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 13°9 rain daysCrowds: Low
Crowd levels are for the Alentejo 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 28.7 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores6
- Pharmacies3
- Doctors & clinics2
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals0
- Sea beaches0
- People28,100
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0001
- Hospitals2
- Sea beaches0
- People122,579
- Nearest train stationElvas27 km
- Nearest bus stationTerminal Rodoviário de Alandroal1.0 km
- Nearest hospitalUnidade Local de Saúde do Norte Alentejano, EPE - Hospital de Santa Luzia25 km · 32 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsBadajoz Airport (BJZ)53 km
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
- 6Grocery stores & supermarketsPortugal median: 3
- 3PharmaciesPortugal median: 1
- 6CafésPortugal median: 4
- 27RestaurantsPortugal median: 9
- 3BakeriesPortugal median: 2
- 3Gyms & fitness studiosPortugal median: 1
- 1SchoolsPortugal median: 2
- 2Doctors & 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 Viçosa | Median town in Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 0.4% | 1.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 2.0% | 5.5% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 0.6% | 1.1% |
2.4% 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 (4,502 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- Earthquakes2 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M5.4.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality6.1 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; 216 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Vila Viçosa
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- BorbaAlentejo88% match
- RedondoAlentejo72% match
- EstremozAlentejo71% match
- FronteiraAlentejo69% match
- CorucheOeste e Vale do Tejo67% 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 Viçosa
What is the weather like in Vila Viçosa through the year?
January averages a high of 12°C and a low of 4°C; July averages 32°C and 17°C. There are about 76 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Vila Viçosa get?
Vila Viçosa averaged 29 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 14 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Vila Viçosa?
Vila Viçosa averaged 3 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Vila Viçosa?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 6 grocery stores, 3 pharmacies, 2 doctors and clinics and 6 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 27 km away, the nearest bus station is 1.0 km away and the nearest hospital is 25 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Vila Viçosa?
Badajoz Airport (BJZ), 53 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Vila Viçosa get in winter?
9 h 27 min on 21 December, against 14 h 53 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 Viçosa 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 |