Atalaia vs Gavião: which Alentejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 13°C). Gavião has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and a closer train station; on the other measures the two are close.

Choose Atalaia if you want

No clear advantage on the measures with precise values.

Gavião

4,132 people

Choose Gavião if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0)
  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0)
  • A train station closer by (3.7 km, against 8.4 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
MeasureAtalaiaGavião
January high13°C13°C
January low5°C5°C
July high32°C31°C
Days above 35°C a year2625
Nights above 20°C a year2018
Frost days a year22
Days with rain a year8888
Daylight on 21 December9 h 23 min9 h 23 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureAtalaiaGavião
Grocery stores02
Pharmacies02
Doctors and clinics00
Cafés00
Restaurants03

Getting around

MeasureAtalaiaGavião
Nearest train station8.4 km3.7 km
Nearest bus station20 km24 km
Nearest hospital28 km23 km
Nearest beach––
Nearest airport with scheduled flights110 km115 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureAtalaiaGavião
Median rent per m², per month––
Sale price per m²€451/m²€451/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+77%+77%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents30.530.5

People

MeasureAtalaiaGavião
Population–4,132
Aged 65 and over43.1%32.4%
Under 156.0%9.6%
Born in another country1.8%3.3%

Natural hazards

MeasureAtalaiaGavião
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190022

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Atalaia13°14°17°19°23°28°32°32°27°22°16°13°
Gavião13°14°17°19°23°28°31°31°27°22°16°13°

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

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Atalaia or Gavião: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Atalaia or Gavião?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.7°C in Atalaia and 12.6°C in Gavião.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Gavião: 2 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Atalaia.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Badajoz Airport (BJZ): 110 km from Atalaia and 115 km from Gavião, in a straight line.