Portugal Compare Aveiro vs Guimarães Aveiro vs Guimarães: which town suits you? Aveiro has warmer winters, fewer frosts and fewer rainy days; Guimarães has a closer airport, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.
Choose Aveiro if you want + Warmer winters (14°C January highs, against 12°C) + Fewer frosts (0 frost days a year, against 8) + Fewer rainy days (111 a year, against 126) Choose Guimarães if you want + People who dislike heat: 27°C July highs and 3 days a year above 35°C + A shorter trip to an airport (39 km, against 65 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€5.75/m² a month, against €8.18/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,859/m², against €2,391/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 Measure Aveiro Guimarães January high 14°C 12°C January low 7°C 4°C July high 27°C 27°C Days above 35°C a year 3 3 Nights above 20°C a year 8 8 Frost days a year 0 8 Days with rain a year 111 126 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 16 min 9 h 11 min Sea in August 18°C –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Aveiro Guimarães Grocery stores 33 26 Pharmacies 10 14 Doctors and clinics 21 24 Cafés 39 49 Restaurants 163 150
Getting around Measure Aveiro Guimarães Nearest train station 0.6 km 1.1 km Nearest bus station 0.7 km 0.7 km Nearest hospital 1.3 km 0.6 km Nearest beach 6.9 km 39 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 65 km 39 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Aveiro Guimarães Median rent per m², per month €8.18/m² €5.75/m² Sale price per m² €2,391/m² €1,859/m² Sale price change, 5 years +74% +87% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 32.4 17.8
People Measure Aveiro Guimarães Population 80,880 40,604 Aged 65 and over 20.2% 23.8% Under 15 12.5% 12.0% Born in another country 17.7% 7.0%
Natural hazards Measure Aveiro Guimarães Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 0 0
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Aveiro 14° 15° 17° 19° 21° 24° 27° 27° 25° 21° 16° 14° Guimarães 12° 14° 16° 18° 21° 24° 27° 27° 25° 20° 15° 13°
Aveiro is warmer by 1°C or more in 7 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Aveiro in November · Guimarães in November
Aveiro or Guimarães: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Aveiro or Guimarães? Aveiro, with an average January high of 13.6°C against 12.2°C.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Aveiro: 33 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 26 in Guimarães.
Which is closer to an airport? Aveiro is 65 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Guimarães is 39 km from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), in a straight line.