# Boticas, Portugal

> Boticas is a town of 5,750 people in Norte, with January highs of 10°C, 3 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 16.7 km from the centre and Vila Real Airport (VRL) 46 km away.

Source: [hexplace](https://hexplace.org/pt/portugal/boticas/), 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). Boticas, Portugal: town data. https://hexplace.org/pt/portugal/boticas/

## Key facts

- Population: 5750
- Region: Norte, Portugal
- Coordinates: 41,69°N 7,67°O
- Elevation: 500 m

## Climate (1991-2020 averages, town)

| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | 4°C | 12 | – |
| February | 11°C | 4°C | 10 | – |
| March | 15°C | 6°C | 11 | – |
| April | 16°C | 7°C | 14 | – |
| May | 20°C | 10°C | 13 | – |
| June | 24°C | 13°C | 8 | – |
| July | 27°C | 15°C | 5 | – |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 5 | – |
| September | 24°C | 14°C | 8 | – |
| October | 18°C | 11°C | 13 | – |
| November | 13°C | 7°C | 13 | – |
| December | 11°C | 4°C | 12 | – |

- Days with rain a year: 124
- Days above 35°C a year (last ten years): 3,4
- Tropical nights a year: 12
- Frost days a year: 8
- Daylight on 21 December: 9 h 09 min

## Best time to visit

- Not ideal for reliable dry weather: março a maio e outubro a janeiro
- Not ideal for warm-weather holidays: dezembro a fevereiro

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

- Home price: 396 €/m² (2026 Q2, median of the last 12 months)
- Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents: 25,6 (2025)
- A 70 m² home: cerca de 28 000 € para comprar

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

- Grocery stores & supermarkets: 4
- Pharmacies: 2
- Cafés: 2
- Restaurants: 5
- Bakeries: 1
- Gyms & fitness studios: 2
- Schools: 0
- Doctors & clinics: 0
- Parks: 0

## Getting around (straight-line distances)

- Nearest train station: 56 km (Pinhão)
- Nearest bus station: 17 km (Rodonorte)
- Nearest hospital: 17 km (Hospital Privado de Chaves)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Vila Real Airport (VRL), 46 km

## Who it suits (published rules)

- Weaker fit for anyone who dislikes rain: 124 rainy days a year

## Common questions

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

Em janeiro, a máxima média é de 10°C e a mínima de 4°C; em julho, de 27°C e 15°C. Há cerca de 124 dias de chuva por ano. São médias de 1991-2020.

### Quantos dias muito quentes tem Boticas?

Boticas teve em média 3,4 dias por ano acima de 35°C em 2016-2025, face a 1,1 por ano em 1991-2000.

### Há geadas em Boticas?

Boticas teve em média 8 dias de geada por ano (abaixo de 0°C) em 2016-2025.

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

A menos de 1,2 km do centro há 4 mercearias, 2 farmácias, nenhum médico ou clínica e 2 cafés. Em linha reta, a estação de comboios mais próxima fica a 56 km, a estação de autocarros mais próxima fica a 17 km e o hospital mais próximo fica a 17 km.

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

Vila Real Airport (VRL), a 46 km do centro em linha reta.

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

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

### Quanto custa uma casa em Boticas?

As casas venderam-se a 396 €/m² (2.º trimestre de 2026, mediana dos últimos 12 meses), cerca de 28 000 € por 70 m². Estes valores referem-se ao concelho de Boticas no seu todo.

## 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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