Pontevedra · Galicia
Pontevedra
The quintessential old Galego town — compact, charming and very tourist-friendly, its old quarter always lively, supposedly founded by a Greek hero returning from the Trojan War.
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Living in Pontevedra
Pontevedra is the quintessential old Galician town — a compact, charming provincial capital of 83,000 at the head of its ría, its beautifully preserved stone old quarter of colonnaded squares always lively, especially for the Sunday paseo. Mostly Galician and Spanish-born, with a Venezuelan community, it's an easy, human-scaled city. The climate is mild but genuinely wet — soft winters around 11°C, cool summers near 26°C and over 1,500mm of rain a year. It has its own hospital, and Vigo and its airport are both under half an hour away.
Pontevedra'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 Pontevedra's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 96% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
The quintessential old Galego town — compact, charming and very tourist-friendly, its old quarter always lively, supposedly founded by a Greek hero returning from the Trojan War. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 14 km from the sea and mild 25.8°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.8°C
- Rainy days a year 130 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 7
- Winter average temp 10.5°C
Higher than 92% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
The quintessential old Galego town — compact, charming and very tourist-friendly, its old quarter always lively, supposedly founded by a Greek hero returning from the Trojan War. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 14 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Schools in town 53
- PISA maths (region) 486
- Registered long-let rent €6.32/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 85% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
The quintessential old Galego town — compact, charming and very tourist-friendly, its old quarter always lively, supposedly founded by a Greek hero returning from the Trojan War. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.25 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €6.32/m²·mo
Higher than 84% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
The quintessential old Galego town — compact, charming and very tourist-friendly, its old quarter always lively, supposedly founded by a Greek hero returning from the Trojan War. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 14 km from the sea and 83,339 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 98%
- Drive to nearest airport 28 min
- Registered long-let rent €6.32/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.8°C
Higher than 75% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
The quintessential old Galego town — compact, charming and very tourist-friendly, its old quarter always lively, supposedly founded by a Greek hero returning from the Trojan War. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 73 days
- Registered long-let rent €6.32/m²·mo
Higher than 75% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
The quintessential old Galego town — compact, charming and very tourist-friendly, its old quarter always lively, supposedly founded by a Greek hero returning from the Trojan War. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 83,339 people and 14 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €6.32/m²·mo
- Net income per person €15,483
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.8°C
What is the climate like in Pontevedra?
Pontevedra's reported winter average is 10.5°C, while July–August highs reach 25.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 10.5°C top 18% of 8,131 towns 2.7°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 25.8°C top 8% of 8,131 towns 4.4°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 130 days bottom 3% of 8,088 towns 90% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 6.2 h/day bottom 11% of 3,829 towns 14% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 7 top 10% of 8,033 towns 49 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)
- 3.97 ha/km² bottom 8% of 8,132 towns 1.67 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 21 bottom 5% of 8,132 towns 15 above 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 Pontevedra?
Pontevedra's nearest health centre is 1.4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 1.4 km top 7% 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 Pontevedra?
Pontevedra has 53 schools in town; the nearest international school is 3 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 53 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 3 km top 2% 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 Pontevedra?
Pontevedra's reported home price is €2,084/m², while registered long-let rent is €6.32/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,084/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 47% of 306 towns 6% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €6.32/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.88/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €7.98/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 3.64% bottom 23% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €15,483 top 34% of 8,059 towns 7% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 25.5% bottom 47% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Pontevedra?
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 Pontevedra?
Pontevedra's reported population is 83,339.
Who lives here
- Population
- 83,339
- Born in Spain
- 88.2% 0.6% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 1.7% 2.1% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.25 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Pontevedra?
Pontevedra is a reported 28 min drive from the nearest airport, with 95% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 28 min top 6% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 95% top 28% of 8,132 towns 16% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 98% top 30% of 8,132 towns 14% 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 Pontevedra 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 Pontevedra against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 32 min from Vigo, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Pontevedra for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- 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 an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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