Águeda vs Arcos: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Águeda has more doctors on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot; Arcos has cheaper homes to buy.

Águeda

11,941 people

Choose Águeda if you want

  • Car-light living: 5 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (6, against 2)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (11, against 3)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (41, against 14)

Arcos

6,725 people

Choose Arcos if you want

  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,048/m², against €1,410/m²)

Side by side

Bold marks the better value where one is clearly better and both values are precise.

Climate

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
MeasureÁguedaArcos
January high14°C14°C
January low6°C5°C
July high28°C28°C
Days above 35°C a year66
Nights above 20°C a year129
Frost days a year13
Days with rain a year115111
Daylight on 21 December9 h 16 min9 h 17 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureÁguedaArcos
Grocery stores56
Pharmacies54
Doctors and clinics62
Cafés113
Restaurants4114

Getting around

MeasureÁguedaArcos
Nearest train station0.3 km1.5 km
Nearest bus station0.4 km11 km
Nearest hospital0.4 km5.5 km
Nearest beach25 km30 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights50 km56 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureÁguedaArcos
Median rent per m², per month€5.21/m²€5.22/m²
Sale price per m²€1,410/m²€1,048/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+86%+71%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents26.822.9

People

MeasureÁguedaArcos
Population11,9416,725
Aged 65 and over23.1%26.3%
Under 1512.3%11.4%
Born in another country14.5%10.7%

Natural hazards

MeasureÁguedaArcos
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Águeda14°15°18°19°22°25°28°29°26°21°16°14°
Arcos14°15°18°19°22°26°28°29°26°22°17°14°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Águeda in November · Arcos in November

Similar towns: Águeda vs Mealhada · Águeda vs Oliveira do Bairro · Arcos vs Mealhada

Águeda or Arcos: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Águeda or Arcos?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.5°C in Águeda and 13.7°C in Arcos.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Arcos: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 5 in Águeda.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 50 km from Águeda and 56 km from Arcos, in a straight line.