Alfarelos vs Valado de Frades: which town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Alfarelos has lower rents, cheaper homes to buy and less recorded crime; Valado de Frades has more restaurants on foot.

Alfarelos

1,439 people

Choose Alfarelos if you want

Lower rents in the municipality (€4.41/m² a month, against €7.86/m²)
Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€881/m², against €2,656/m²)
Less recorded crime in the municipality (15.8 per 1,000 residents, against 35.0)

Valado de Frades

3,109 people

Choose Valado de Frades if you want

More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (7, against 1)

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

Measure	Alfarelos	Valado de Frades
January high	14°C	14°C
January low	7°C	8°C
July high	26°C	24°C
Days above 35°C a year	1	0
Nights above 20°C a year	3	4
Frost days a year	1	0
Days with rain a year	108	105
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 19 min	9 h 22 min
Sea in August	–	18°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	Alfarelos	Valado de Frades
Grocery stores	1	1
Pharmacies	1	1
Doctors and clinics	0	0
Cafés	1	3
Restaurants	1	7

Getting around

Measure	Alfarelos	Valado de Frades
Nearest train station	1.1 km	0.5 km
Nearest bus station	5.4 km	4.2 km
Nearest hospital	10 km	5.7 km
Nearest beach	18 km	4.4 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	91 km	90 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	Alfarelos	Valado de Frades
Median rent per m², per month	€4.41/m²	€7.86/m²
Sale price per m²	€881/m²	€2,656/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+44%	+84%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	15.8	35.0

People

Measure	Alfarelos	Valado de Frades
Population	1,439	3,109
Aged 65 and over	30.5%	27.7%
Under 15	10.4%	11.4%
Born in another country	6.0%	5.2%

Natural hazards

Measure	Alfarelos	Valado de Frades
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900	0	1

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020

High	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Alfarelos	14°	14°	17°	18°	21°	24°	26°	26°	24°	21°	16°	14°
Valado de Frades	14°	15°	17°	18°	20°	23°	24°	25°	24°	21°	17°	15°

Alfarelos is warmer by 1°C or more in 2 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C.

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Alfarelos or Valado de Frades: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Alfarelos or Valado de Frades?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.5°C in Alfarelos and 14.1°C in Valado de Frades.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Both have 1 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.

Which is closer to an airport?

Alfarelos is 91 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Valado de Frades is 90 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.