Almería · Andalucía · CP 04062
Macael
Macael: living in Almería
Macael offers 2853 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,436
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2853 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,188 €/m²; cost of living at 54% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.6/10
Average. Hospital ~88 min; airport ~95 min; Renfe ~98 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,853 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.0°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.2% of padrón; international residents 3.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.1% over the series; mean age 43.6; foreign residents 3.8%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Macael in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.6
<16
14.6%
16–64
66.3%
65+
19.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,274 (96.2%)
Foreign residents: 208 (3.8%)
- Pakistan: 49
- Romania: 31
- Morocco: 27
- Argentina: 20
- Ecuador: 16
- Ukraine: 13
- Venezuela: 8
- Russia: 6
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 104% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04044 (6.8km)
336 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Piedra Lobera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.1 km
- 02Encina del Marchal del Abogado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.2 km
- 03Encina de la Peana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.8 km
- 04Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 24.7 km
Day trip
- 05Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.2 km
- 06Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.2 km
- 07Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.4 km
- 08Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.4 km
- 09Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Macael
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Macael you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.3%
SEPE unemployed
371
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,539
Self-employed (approx.)
432
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Raúl Martínez Requejo (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Almería (LEI) · 127.9 km · 95 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 122.9 km · 88 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 163.4 km · 115 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 147.6 km · 108 min
Nearest city
Almería · 122.9 km · 88 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HUERCAL-VIATOR · 132.1 km · 98 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Macael · 4.3 km · 15 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
3,505
645 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
904
166 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
367
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
142
41 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2853 sunshine hours
Macael averages about 2853 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.5%) makes Macael a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Macael.
About Macael
Macael is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,692 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1092 €/m². Compare Macael with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04062 · CP 04062 · lat 37.30905737102153, lon -2.2962107619337737 · 892 m · Income: €30,023