Alter do Chão vs Monforte: which Alentejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 13°C). Alter do Chão has cooler summer nights and more grocery stores on foot; Monforte has a closer bus station and a closer airport.

Alter do Chão

2,600 people

Choose Alter do Chão if you want

  • Cooler summer nights (23 nights a year above 20°C, against 32)
  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (4, against 0)

Monforte

3,329 people

Choose Monforte if you want

  • A bus station closer by (15 km, against 22 km)
  • A shorter trip to an airport (56 km, against 80 km)

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
MeasureAlter do ChãoMonforte
January high13°C13°C
January low5°C5°C
July high32°C33°C
Days above 35°C a year2833
Nights above 20°C a year2332
Frost days a year12
Days with rain a year8282
Daylight on 21 December9 h 25 min9 h 25 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureAlter do ChãoMonforte
Grocery stores40
Pharmacies00
Doctors and clinics00
Cafés10
Restaurants74

Getting around

MeasureAlter do ChãoMonforte
Nearest train station8.3 km10 km
Nearest bus station22 km15 km
Nearest hospital23 km27 km
Nearest beach––
Nearest airport with scheduled flights80 km56 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureAlter do ChãoMonforte
Median rent per m², per month––
Sale price per m²€488/m²€554/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+90%+74%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents34.832.7

People

MeasureAlter do ChãoMonforte
Population2,6003,329
Aged 65 and over30.6%27.3%
Under 1511.3%15.8%
Born in another country5.0%2.2%

Natural hazards

MeasureAlter do ChãoMonforte
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190022

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alter do Chão13°14°17°19°23°28°32°32°28°22°16°13°
Monforte13°14°18°20°24°29°33°32°28°22°16°13°

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

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Alter do Chão or Monforte: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Alter do Chão or Monforte?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.8°C in Alter do Chão and 12.7°C in Monforte.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Alter do Chão: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Monforte.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Badajoz Airport (BJZ): 80 km from Alter do Chão and 56 km from Monforte, in a straight line.