Noise in Cascais
Lisbon area · modelled noise guide
Cascais averages around 63 dB(A) over the day-evening-night cycle in our model, which reads as noisy. Nights average around 53 dB(A). Seaside town centre at the end of the line. Lively core streets and the Marginal; light aircraft from the Tires aerodrome circle inland.
82% of sound energy
Across 13 sampled spots the average ranges from 58 to 69 dB(A): a moderate spread between its calm and busy streets. The loudest hour is typically around 18:00 and the calmest around 03:00.
Questions people ask
- How noisy is Cascais?
- Our model puts Cascais at around 63 dB(A) as a day-evening-night average, which reads as noisy. Levels range from about 58 to 69 dB(A) between its quietest and loudest streets.
- Is Cascais quiet at night?
- Modelled night levels average around 53 dB(A), calm, like a quiet residential street. The quietest hour is typically around 03:00.
- What is the main noise source in Cascais?
- Road traffic dominates, carrying about 82% of the modelled sound energy, followed by nightlife and crowds.
- When is Cascais loudest?
- The loudest hour is typically around 18:00, the calmest around 03:00.
Nearby areas
What helps against the noise
Cheap fixes first (earplugs, masking sound), structural ones second (acoustic glazing takes 5 to 10 dB off the room behind it). Our short, independent picks:
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How these numbers are made. Urbient models noise from OpenStreetMap geometry: roads, rail and pedestrian streets as line sources with per-street traffic adjustments, venues as point sources, aircraft corridors calibrated against the official 2021 strategic noise map, and shielding from 466,000 building footprints. The figures here average 13 sample points spread over the area; any single address can sit well above or below them. This is a modelled estimate and never a certified measurement under DL 9/2007. Official maps: CML and APA.