How noisy is Sintra (historic centre)?

Our model puts Sintra (historic centre) at around 60 dB(A) as a day-evening-night average, which reads as noisy. Levels range from about 54 to 66 dB(A) between its quietest and loudest streets.

Is Sintra (historic centre) quiet at night?

Modelled night levels average around 50 dB(A), calm, like a quiet residential street. The quietest hour is typically around 04:00.

What is the main noise source in Sintra (historic centre)?

Road traffic dominates, carrying about 72% of the modelled sound energy, followed by nightlife and crowds.

When is Sintra (historic centre) loudest?

The loudest hour is typically around 18:00, the calmest around 04:00.

Noise in Sintra (historic centre)

Lisbon area · modelled noise guide

Sintra (historic centre) averages around 60 dB(A) over the day-evening-night cycle in our model, which reads as noisy. Nights average around 50 dB(A). Forested hill town below the palaces. Tour traffic squeezes through narrow roads by day; nights are properly quiet.

45 quiet556575+ very loud

Day-evening-night (Lden)

60 dB(A)

Night average (Ln)

50 dB(A)

Main source

road traffic
72% of sound energy

Quiet pockets

15% below 55 dB(A)

Across 13 sampled spots the average ranges from 54 to 66 dB(A): a moderate spread between its calm and busy streets. The loudest hour is typically around 18:00 and the calmest around 04:00.

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Questions people ask

How noisy is Sintra (historic centre)?: Our model puts Sintra (historic centre) at around 60 dB(A) as a day-evening-night average, which reads as noisy. Levels range from about 54 to 66 dB(A) between its quietest and loudest streets.
Is Sintra (historic centre) quiet at night?: Modelled night levels average around 50 dB(A), calm, like a quiet residential street. The quietest hour is typically around 04:00.
What is the main noise source in Sintra (historic centre)?: Road traffic dominates, carrying about 72% of the modelled sound energy, followed by nightlife and crowds.
When is Sintra (historic centre) loudest?: The loudest hour is typically around 18:00, the calmest around 04:00.

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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.