🇵🇹 Portugal
Lisbon
24 parishes
- Foreign residents
- 5-33 % of residents (2021)
- Sea
- the Tagus waterfront, ocean beaches outside the city
- Criteria
- 23
Best neighborhoods to live in Portugal
The finder covers 1 city in Portugal: Lisbon (24 parishes). Lisbon averages 11.5 °C in January and a 27.9 °C daytime high in July. Open the finder, pick a goal and your criteria: the areas are ranked by how well they match.
The city in figures
| Figure | Lisbon |
|---|---|
| Areas in the finder | 24 parishes |
| Residents | 545,796 · 2021 |
| City area | 86 km² |
| Density | 6,320 residents per km² |
| Foreign residents | 10.1 % of residents · 2021 |
| Parks and woodland | 24 % of the area |
| Metro, rail and tram stops | 3.4 per 10,000 residents |
| Cycle lanes | 3.9 km per 10,000 residents |
| Schools and nurseries | 8.4 per 10,000 residents |
| Cafés | 21.3 per 10,000 residents |
| Bars and clubs | 7.8 per 10,000 residents |
| Sea | the Tagus waterfront, ocean beaches outside the city |
| January, average temperature | 11.5 °C |
| July, average daytime high | 27.9 °C |
| Days a year with 1 mm of rain or more | 75 |
| Rain a year | 766 mm |
Data as of October 2026.
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Where the data comes from
- Residents, area and foreign residents: totals of the city’s areas, from the same statistics as the neighborhood finder (Lisbon - 2021 census).
- Parks, stations, cycle lanes, schools, cafés, bars: © OpenStreetMap contributors, extract of 18 October 2026, per 10,000 residents of the whole city.
- Climate: 1981-2010 normals of the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), weather stations: Lisbon - Geophysical Observatory.
Data as of October 2026.
FAQ
Which cities in Portugal are covered?
1 city: Lisbon (24 parishes).
What is the climate like in Lisbon?
11.5 °C is the average January temperature and 27.9 °C the average July daytime high, with 75 days a year of 1 mm of rain or more. These are 1981-2010 normals of the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
Where in Portugal can I live by the sea?
10 of Lisbon’s 24 parishes are within 1.5 km of the Tagus waterfront, and the ocean beaches are just outside the city, in Cascais and Costa da Caparica.
How many foreigners live in Lisbon?
10.1% of residents are foreign nationals (2021). Shares differ more between areas: see the neighborhood finder.
How do I choose an area if I have never been to the city?
3 steps: open the Lisbon neighborhood finder, pick a goal, set a budget and compare 2-3 areas. Then check the street in person with the checklist from our guide to choosing an area.
Can Murblz help with moving to Portugal?
Yes. Message a manager in the chat: the manager will help you choose the city and area, find a home, check the lease and prepare the residence permit papers. The cost of support is on request from the manager.
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