Pontevedra · Galicia
Guarda, A
A workaday port largely rebuilt by emigrants returned from Puerto Rico, but also an ancient site home to remarkable prehistoric ruins.
Living in Guarda, A
A Guarda is a workaday Galician fishing port of 10,000 at the very mouth of the Miño, where Spain meets Portugal, much of it rebuilt with money sent home by emigrants who had crossed to Puerto Rico. Above town rises Monte Santa Trega, a remarkable pre-Roman hill-fort of over a hundred stone dwellings. Being on the Portuguese border, it has a notable Portuguese and Brazilian community among a mostly Galician population. The climate is soft, wet Atlantic — mild winters around 11°C, cool summers near 27°C and heavy rain. The catch is the hospital: the nearest is at Vigo, close to an hour away.
Guarda, A's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Guarda, A's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 99% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A workaday port largely rebuilt by emigrants returned from Puerto Rico, but also an ancient site home to remarkable prehistoric ruins. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 2 km from the sea and 9,994 people.
- Schools in town 9
- PISA maths (region) 486
- Registered long-let rent €4.43/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 51 min
Higher than 98% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A workaday port largely rebuilt by emigrants returned from Puerto Rico, but also an ancient site home to remarkable prehistoric ruins. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 2 km from the sea and mild 26.8°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.8°C
- Rainy days a year 123 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 1
- Winter average temp 10.8°C
Higher than 98% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A workaday port largely rebuilt by emigrants returned from Puerto Rico, but also an ancient site home to remarkable prehistoric ruins. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 2 km from the sea and 9,994 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 50 min
- Registered long-let rent €4.43/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.8°C
Higher than 97% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A workaday port largely rebuilt by emigrants returned from Puerto Rico, but also an ancient site home to remarkable prehistoric ruins. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 2 km from the sea and 9,994 people.
- Registered long-let rent €4.43/m²·mo
- Net income per person €12,638
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.8°C
Higher than 91% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A workaday port largely rebuilt by emigrants returned from Puerto Rico, but also an ancient site home to remarkable prehistoric ruins. A strong pick for American retirees — a health centre close by and 2 km from the sea.
- Winter average temp 10.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 51 min
- U.S.-born residents 2.5 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €4.43/m²·mo
Higher than 76% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A workaday port largely rebuilt by emigrants returned from Puerto Rico, but also an ancient site home to remarkable prehistoric ruins. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a health centre close by and 2 km from the sea.
- Winter average temp 10.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 51 min
- Surgical wait (region) 73 days
- Registered long-let rent €4.43/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Guarda, A?
Guarda, A's reported winter average is 10.8°C, while July–August highs reach 26.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 10.8°C top 17% of 8,131 towns 3°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 26.8°C top 13% of 8,131 towns 3.4°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 123 days bottom 6% of 8,088 towns 79% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 1 top 1% of 8,033 towns 55 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 10.8 ha/km² bottom 4% of 8,132 towns 8.51 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 2 bottom 42% of 8,132 towns 4 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 16% top 2% of 8,130 towns 6.9% below the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Guarda, A?
Guarda, A's nearest health centre is 0.2 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 51 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 51 min bottom 25% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 0.2 km top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 73 days #3 of 17 regions, −30 days vs national 32% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Guarda, A?
Guarda, A has 9 schools in town; the nearest international school is 33 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 9 top 7% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 33 km top 38% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 486 #8 of 17 regions, +7 vs national 5 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Guarda, A?
Guarda, A's reported asking price is €1,395/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €1,395/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €4.43/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €3.24/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €5.83/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €12,638 bottom 25% of 8,059 towns 13% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 26.8% top 45% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Guarda, A?
Galician and Spanish are co-official in Galicia. Public schools use both languages, with substantial Galician-medium teaching rather than a Spanish-only default; the balance can vary by school. See the Galicia region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Guarda, A?
Guarda, A's reported population is 9,994.
Who lives here
- Population
- 9,994
- Born in Spain
- 88.1% 0.7% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 4.4% 0.6% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 2.5 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Guarda, A?
Guarda, A is a reported 50 min drive from the nearest airport, with 92% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 50 min top 24% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 92% top 39% of 8,132 towns 13% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 16% of 8,132 towns 16% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Guarda, A fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Guarda, A against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 50 min from Vigo, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Guarda, A for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Ask what recent sales closed at; the published figure is asking price.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask about summer rental crowds and parking near the coast.
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