Lugo · Galicia
Viveiro
Now much more of a tourist centre than a port, its old town still protected by the vestiges of its Renaissance walls.
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Living in Viveiro
Viveiro is a northern Galician town of 15,000 on its own ría, its largely traffic-free old town of glass-fronted, wood-framed houses still entered through the gates of its Renaissance walls. Once a port, it now leans on summer visitors drawn to Praia de Covas across the causeway. It's mostly Galician with a Peruvian and Dominican community. The climate is cool and very wet — mild winters around 11°C, cool summers near 22°C, and rain on some 137 days a year. A hospital is about thirty-five minutes away, but cities are far: Lugo is nearly an hour and a half, so it's a self-contained coastal town.
Viveiro'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 Viveiro's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 100% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
Now much more of a tourist centre than a port, its old town still protected by the vestiges of its Renaissance walls. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 5 km from the sea and 15,091 people.
- Schools in town 10
- PISA maths (region) 486
- Registered long-let rent €4.17/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 36 min
Higher than 99% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
Now much more of a tourist centre than a port, its old town still protected by the vestiges of its Renaissance walls. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 5 km from the sea and mild 22.1°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.1°C
- Rainy days a year 137 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 7
- Winter average temp 11°C
Higher than 98% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
Now much more of a tourist centre than a port, its old town still protected by the vestiges of its Renaissance walls. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 5 km from the sea and 15,091 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 97%
- Drive to nearest airport 92 min
- Registered long-let rent €4.17/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.1°C
Higher than 97% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
Now much more of a tourist centre than a port, its old town still protected by the vestiges of its Renaissance walls. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 5 km from the sea and 15,091 people.
- Registered long-let rent €4.17/m²·mo
- Net income per person €14,698
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.1°C
Higher than 88% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
Now much more of a tourist centre than a port, its old town still protected by the vestiges of its Renaissance walls. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 36 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11°C
- Drive to a hospital 36 min
- Surgical wait (region) 73 days
- Registered long-let rent €4.17/m²·mo
Higher than 87% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
Now much more of a tourist centre than a port, its old town still protected by the vestiges of its Renaissance walls. A strong pick for American retirees — 36 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11°C
- Drive to a hospital 36 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.52 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €4.17/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Viveiro?
Viveiro's reported winter average is 11°C, while July–August highs reach 22.1°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11°C top 16% of 8,131 towns 3.2°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 22.1°C top 2% of 8,131 towns 8.1°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 137 days bottom 2% of 8,088 towns 100% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- 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)
- 0 ha/km² top 1% of 8,132 towns 2.31 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 0 top 1% of 8,132 towns 6 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 17.8% top 4% of 8,130 towns 5% 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 Viveiro?
Viveiro's nearest health centre is 3.8 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 36 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 36 min bottom 47% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 3.8 km top 20% 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 Viveiro?
Viveiro has 10 schools in town; the nearest international school is 73 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 10 top 6% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 73 km bottom 24% 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 Viveiro?
Viveiro's reported asking price is €1,596/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €1,596/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €4.17/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €3.05/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €5.33/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €14,698 top 44% of 8,059 towns about the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 24.1% bottom 39% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Viveiro?
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 Viveiro?
Viveiro's reported population is 15,091.
Who lives here
- Population
- 15,091
- Born in Spain
- 85.4% 3.4% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.9% 0.9% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.52 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Viveiro?
Viveiro is a reported 92 min drive from the nearest airport, with 92% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 92 min bottom 32% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 92% top 39% of 8,132 towns 13% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 97% top 33% 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 Viveiro 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 Viveiro against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 82 min from Lugo, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Viveiro 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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