Almería · Andalucía · CP 04074
Pechina
Pechina: living in Almería
Pechina offers 2897 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,552
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#195 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~48 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~37 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.6/10
Average. About 2,897 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 82% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 91.9% of padrón; international residents 8.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.3% over the series; mean age 39.0; foreign residents 8.1%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.2/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 27.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Pechina in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39
<16
20.3%
16–64
66.5%
65+
13.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,711 (91.9%)
Foreign residents: 326 (8.1%)
- Romania: 152
- Morocco: 69
- Germany: 17
- Senegal: 11
- Bulgaria: 10
- Russia: 9
- Ecuador: 6
- Ukraine: 5
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 101% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04024 (7.2km)
341 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
81.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 1.9 km
- 02Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 7.6 km
- 03Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.2 km
- 04Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.2 km
- 05Arrecife Barrera de Posidonia (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.8 km
Day trip
- 06Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 29.5 km
- 07Peñón de Bernal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 31.1 km
- 08Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 31.8 km
- 09Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.7 km
- 10Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 46.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Pechina
€3,768
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€510
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,100
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Pechina you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.5%
SEPE unemployed
349
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,127
Self-employed (approx.)
363
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Juan Manuel López Rodríguez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 24 km · 48 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 33.4 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 163.2 km · 127 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 28.8 km · 53 min
Nearest city
Almería · 33.4 km · 50 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HUERCAL-VIATOR · 13.3 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Pechina · 6.1 km · 37 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
2,223
488 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
538
118 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
426
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
17
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2897 sunshine hours
Pechina averages about 2897 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 28.8 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de San Miguel (Almería), about 28.8 km by road.
Natura 2000 ~28%
About 28% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Pechina
Pechina is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,725 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1125 €/m². Compare Pechina with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04074 · CP 04074 · lat 36.94276897308911, lon -2.4007270102321194 · 120 m · Income: €28,888