Pontevedra · Galicia
Tui
The principal Galego frontier town on the Miño, staring across to the Portuguese ramparts of Valença do Minho.
Living in Tui
Tui is a Galician frontier town of 17,000 on the Miño, staring across the river at the ramparts of Valença in Portugal, its skyline dominated by a fortress-like cathedral dedicated to the patron saint of fishermen. An iron bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel carries the road across to Portugal. Being on the border, it has a substantial Portuguese community among a mostly Galician population. The climate is mild but very wet — soft winters around 10°C, cool summers near 25°C and heavy rain. It has a hospital under half an hour away, and Vigo and its airport are both around twenty-five minutes.
Tui'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 Tui's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 98% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
The principal Galego frontier town on the Miño, staring across to the Portuguese ramparts of Valença do Minho. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 16 km from the sea and mild 25.1°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.1°C
- Rainy days a year 126 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 1
- Winter average temp 9.9°C
Higher than 97% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
The principal Galego frontier town on the Miño, staring across to the Portuguese ramparts of Valença do Minho. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 16 km from the sea and 27 min to a hospital.
- Schools in town 16
- PISA maths (region) 486
- Registered long-let rent €4.61/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
Higher than 94% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
The principal Galego frontier town on the Miño, staring across to the Portuguese ramparts of Valença do Minho. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 17,499 people and 16 km from the sea.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 91%
- Drive to nearest airport 25 min
- Registered long-let rent €4.61/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.1°C
Higher than 88% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
The principal Galego frontier town on the Miño, staring across to the Portuguese ramparts of Valença do Minho. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 17,499 people and 16 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €4.61/m²·mo
- Net income per person €12,688
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.1°C
Higher than 83% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
The principal Galego frontier town on the Miño, staring across to the Portuguese ramparts of Valença do Minho. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 27 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 9.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
- Surgical wait (region) 73 days
- Registered long-let rent €4.61/m²·mo
Higher than 83% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
The principal Galego frontier town on the Miño, staring across to the Portuguese ramparts of Valença do Minho. A strong pick for American retirees — 27 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 9.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.63 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €4.61/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Tui?
Tui's reported winter average is 9.9°C, while July–August highs reach 25.1°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 9.9°C top 23% of 8,131 towns 2.1°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 25.1°C top 7% of 8,131 towns 5.1°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 126 days bottom 4% of 8,088 towns 84% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 6.3 h/day bottom 12% of 3,829 towns 13% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- 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)
- 22.9 ha/km² bottom 2% of 8,132 towns 20.6 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 14 bottom 8% of 8,132 towns 8 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 Tui?
Tui's nearest health centre is 9.9 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 27 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 27 min top 36% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 9.9 km bottom 42% 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 Tui?
Tui has 16 schools in town; the nearest international school is 11 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 16 top 4% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 11 km top 10% 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 Tui?
Tui's reported asking price is €1,562/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €1,562/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €4.61/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €3.7/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €5.83/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €12,688 bottom 26% of 8,059 towns 12% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 26.7% top 46% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Tui?
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 Tui?
Tui's reported population is 17,499.
Who lives here
- Population
- 17,499
- Born in Spain
- 86.9% 1.9% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 6% 2.1% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.63 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Tui?
Tui is a reported 25 min drive from the nearest airport, with 75% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 25 min top 5% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 75% bottom 23% of 8,132 towns 4% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 91% bottom 41% of 8,132 towns 7% 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 Tui 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 Tui against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 26 min from Vigo, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Tui 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.
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