# Alfena, Portugal

> Alfena is a town of 15,211 people in Norte, with January highs of 13°C, 1 day a year above 35°C, a hospital 1.6 km from the centre and Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) 13 km away.

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

## Key facts

- Population: 15 211
- Region: Norte, Portugal
- Coordinates: 41,24°N 8,52°O
- Elevation: 117 m

## Climate (1991-2020 averages, town)

| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 6°C | 13 | – |
| February | 14°C | 6°C | 10 | – |
| March | 16°C | 7°C | 11 | – |
| April | 18°C | 9°C | 13 | – |
| May | 20°C | 12°C | 12 | – |
| June | 24°C | 15°C | 7 | – |
| July | 26°C | 17°C | 5 | – |
| August | 27°C | 17°C | 5 | – |
| September | 24°C | 15°C | 8 | – |
| October | 20°C | 13°C | 13 | – |
| November | 16°C | 9°C | 14 | – |
| December | 13°C | 7°C | 13 | – |

- Days with rain a year: 123
- Days above 35°C a year (last ten years): 1,4
- Tropical nights a year: 8
- Frost days a year: 1
- Daylight on 21 December: 9 h 12 min

## Best time to visit

- Not ideal for reliable dry weather: outubro a maio
- Not ideal for warm-weather holidays: janeiro

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

- Median rent: 7,75 €/m² a month (2024, new leases)
- Home price: 2320 €/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months)
- Price change over 5 years: +96%
- Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents: 24,2 (2025)
- A 70 m² home: cerca de 540 € por mês para arrendar e cerca de 162 000 € para comprar

## Within a 15-minute walk (1,2 km of the centre)

- Grocery stores & supermarkets: 6
- Pharmacies: 2
- Cafés: 11
- Restaurants: 14
- Bakeries: 6
- Gyms & fitness studios: 3
- Schools: 6
- Doctors & clinics: 0
- Parks: 4

## Getting around (straight-line distances)

- Nearest train station: 2,0 km (Cabeda)
- Nearest bus station: 5,2 km (Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã)
- Nearest hospital: 1,6 km (Hospital Privado de Alfena)
- Nearest beach: 15 km (Praia de Matosinhos)
- Nearest coastline: 16 km (Forcada das Caxinas)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 13 km

## Who it suits (published rules)

- Good fit for people who dislike heat: 26°C July highs and 1 day a year above 35°C
- Weaker fit for anyone who dislikes rain: 123 rainy days a year

## Common questions

### Como é o tempo em Alfena ao longo do ano?

Em janeiro, a máxima média é de 13°C e a mínima de 6°C; em julho, de 26°C e 17°C. Há cerca de 123 dias de chuva por ano. São médias de 1991-2020.

### Quantos dias muito quentes tem Alfena?

Alfena teve em média 1,4 dias por ano acima de 35°C em 2016-2025, face a 0,4 por ano em 1991-2000.

### Há geadas em Alfena?

Alfena teve em média 1 dia de geada por ano (abaixo de 0°C) em 2016-2025.

### O que fica a uma curta distância a pé do centro de Alfena?

A menos de 1,2 km do centro há 6 mercearias, 2 farmácias, nenhum médico ou clínica e 11 cafés. Em linha reta, a estação de comboios mais próxima fica a 2,0 km, a estação de autocarros mais próxima fica a 5,2 km, o hospital mais próximo fica a 1,6 km, a praia mais próxima fica a 15 km e a linha de costa mais próxima fica a 16 km.

### Qual é o aeroporto mais próximo de Alfena?

Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), a 13 km do centro em linha reta.

### Quantas horas de luz tem Alfena no inverno?

9 h 12 min a 21 de dezembro, face a 15 h 09 min a 21 de junho.

### Quanto custa uma casa em Alfena?

A renda mediana era de 7,75 €/m² por mês (2024, novos contratos de arrendamento), cerca de 540 € por 70 m². As casas venderam-se a 2320 €/m² (2.º trimestre de 2026, mediana dos últimos 12 meses), cerca de 162 000 € por 70 m². Estes valores referem-se ao concelho de Valongo no seu todo.

### A quem convém Alfena?

Segundo as regras publicadas: quem não gosta de calor (máximas de 26°C em julho e 1 dia por ano acima de 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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