Águeda vs Mealhada: which Centro town suits you?

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

Águeda

11,941 people

Choose Águeda if you want

  • Fewer frosts (1 frost days a year, against 3)
  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (5, against 2)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (41, against 18)
  • A bus station closer by (0.4 km, against 3.7 km)

Mealhada

4,443 people

Choose Mealhada if you want

  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,134/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
MeasureÁguedaMealhada
January high14°C14°C
January low6°C5°C
July high28°C28°C
Days above 35°C a year66
Nights above 20°C a year128
Frost days a year13
Days with rain a year115111
Daylight on 21 December9 h 16 min9 h 17 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureÁguedaMealhada
Grocery stores57
Pharmacies52
Doctors and clinics65
Cafés118
Restaurants4118

Getting around

MeasureÁguedaMealhada
Nearest train station0.3 km0.4 km
Nearest bus station0.4 km3.7 km
Nearest hospital0.4 km12 km
Nearest beach25 km31 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights50 km61 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureÁguedaMealhada
Median rent per m², per month€5.21/m²€4.97/m²
Sale price per m²€1,410/m²€1,134/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+86%+58%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents26.828.0

People

MeasureÁguedaMealhada
Population11,9414,443
Aged 65 and over23.1%20.0%
Under 1512.3%13.7%
Born in another country14.5%11.2%

Natural hazards

MeasureÁguedaMealhada
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°
Mealhada14°15°18°19°22°26°28°29°26°21°16°14°

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

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Águeda or Mealhada: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Águeda or Mealhada?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.5°C in Águeda and 13.6°C in Mealhada.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Mealhada: 7 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 61 km from Mealhada, in a straight line.