Porto

Porto, Portugal, scores 68 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #76 of 309 destinations. 26 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 84% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 68
• OECD: 69
• UN Tourism: 71
• UNDRR: 77

Strongest

• Recovery against 2019: 136.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Pordata / Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 5 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Turismo do Porto e Norte de Portugal (TPNP), 2024). Grade 1/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 53 % average annual occupancy (metro figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) - Grao de ocupación e estadía media, 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.

Portugal in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Portugal is #11 of 110 countries (4.91 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 67 on the CIRA Index; Porto is 1 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 54

• Nights in the three busiest months: 31.8 % of annual nights (INE via Câmara Municipal do Porto / O Primeiro de Janeiro, 2023). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 16.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (INE (Statistics Portugal) - Estatísticas do Turismo 2025, 2025). Between 15 and 25: grade 1/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 16.8 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (INE (Statistics Portugal) - Estatísticas do Turismo 2025 / Porto and North Portugal Tourism Statistics, 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 136.9 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Pordata / Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 2 nights per visitor (metro figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) - Grao de ocupación e estadía media / Retorno de Informação aos Respondentes Municípios, 2024). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 53 % average annual occupancy (metro figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) - Grao de ocupación e estadía media, 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 83

• Jobs in tourism industries: 6.5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Turismo de Portugal / INE - População Empregada, 2025). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 6.3 % of the labour force (region figure) (INE (Statistics Portugal) / TERA Porto, 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 53,146 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 85

• Extreme heat days: 0.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 5 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4. Source
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 1.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4. Source

Water and environment: 75

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Águas e Energia do Porto, EM / ERSAR - Relatório e Contas, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 554.6 kg per resident per year (Câmara Municipal do Porto / CESOP Local (citing INE - Estatísticas dos Resíduos Urbanos), Índice de Sustentabilidade Municipal 2026, 2024). Between 550 and 700: grade 1/4. Source
• Green space: 40 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Municipality of Porto / ResearchGate, Green Structure of Porto study, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4. Source

Community and housing: 38

• Tourism intensity: 26.8 visitor nights per resident per year (INE (Statistics Portugal) - Atividade Turística (Dezembro de 2024) and Censos/Estimativas da População Residente, 2024). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 6.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Aluseg / INE (Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local), Q1 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 79

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Porto Metropolitan Area / Turismo de Portugal, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Câmara Municipal do Porto, Diário da República, Aviso n.º 835/2025/2, 2024-2025). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Turismo do Porto e Norte de Portugal (TPNP), 2024). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 80.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Câmara Municipal do Porto, Regulamento da Taxa Municipal Turística, 2024-2025). Grade 3/4. Source

Compare Porto

• Lisbon vs Porto
• Milan vs Porto
• Amsterdam vs Porto
• Bucharest vs Porto

The CIRA Index ranking · City vs city · How the index works · CIRA Studio · Put your city in the pilot