Baião vs Valadares: which Norte town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (10°C and 10°C). Baião has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more cafés on foot; Valadares has fewer frosts and a closer train station.

Baião

20,522 people

Choose Baião if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (5, against 1)
  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (5, against 0)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (13, against 0)

Choose Valadares if you want

  • Fewer frosts (20 frost days a year, against 28)
  • A train station closer by (3.4 km, against 6.7 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
MeasureBaiãoValadares
January high10°C10°C
January low2°C2°C
July high25°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year11
Nights above 20°C a year13
Frost days a year2820
Days with rain a year123124
Daylight on 21 December9 h 12 min9 h 12 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureBaiãoValadares
Grocery stores51
Pharmacies30
Doctors and clinics10
Cafés50
Restaurants130

Getting around

MeasureBaiãoValadares
Nearest train station6.7 km3.4 km
Nearest bus station12 km15 km
Nearest hospital8.4 km4.8 km
Nearest beach52 km56 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights29 km26 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureBaiãoValadares
Median rent per m², per month€3.43/m²€3.43/m²
Sale price per m²€881/m²€881/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+31%+31%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents20.920.9

People

MeasureBaiãoValadares
Population20,522–
Aged 65 and over19.2%19.9%
Under 1513.6%13.2%
Born in another country3.6%3.4%

Natural hazards

MeasureBaiãoValadares
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Baião10°11°14°15°19°22°25°26°23°18°13°10°
Valadares10°12°14°16°19°23°26°26°23°18°13°11°

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

Similar towns: Baião vs Vila da Lixa · Baião vs Lustosa · Valadares vs Perafita

Baião or Valadares: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Baião or Valadares?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 9.5°C in Baião and 10.1°C in Valadares.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Baião: 5 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 1 in Valadares.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Vila Real Airport (VRL): 29 km from Baião and 26 km from Valadares, in a straight line.