Portugal Compare Beja vs Santarém Beja vs Santarém: which town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Beja has fewer rainy days, cheaper homes to buy and fewer strong earthquakes nearby; Santarém has fewer very hot days, cooler summer nights and a closer airport.
Choose Beja if you want + Fewer rainy days (68 a year, against 81) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,277/m², against €1,593/m²) + Fewer strong earthquakes nearby (0 of M5+ since 1900, against 3) Choose Santarém if you want + Fewer very hot days (12 a year above 35°C, against 29) + Cooler summer nights (8 nights a year above 20°C, against 19) + A shorter trip to an airport (64 km, against 112 km) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (25.0 per 1,000 residents, against 34.1) 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 Beja Santarém January high 14°C 14°C January low 5°C 6°C July high 32°C 29°C Days above 35°C a year 29 12 Nights above 20°C a year 19 8 Frost days a year 2 2 Days with rain a year 68 81 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 31 min 9 h 24 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Beja Santarém Grocery stores 15 15 Pharmacies 10 10 Doctors and clinics 8 6 Cafés 38 27 Restaurants 73 68
Getting around Measure Beja Santarém Nearest train station 0.6 km 1.3 km Nearest bus station 0.7 km 0.3 km Nearest hospital 0.6 km 1.2 km Nearest beach – 46 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 112 km 64 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Beja Santarém Median rent per m², per month €6.15/m² €6.67/m² Sale price per m² €1,277/m² €1,593/m² Sale price change, 5 years +67% +101% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 34.1 25.0
People Measure Beja Santarém Population 34,760 29,385 Aged 65 and over 21.5% 23.6% Under 15 14.5% 13.8% Born in another country 7.2% 12.5%
Natural hazards Measure Beja Santarém Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 0 3
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Beja 14° 15° 18° 20° 24° 29° 32° 32° 28° 23° 17° 15° Santarém 14° 15° 18° 19° 23° 27° 29° 30° 27° 22° 17° 14°
Beja is warmer by 1°C or more in 5 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Beja in November · Santarém in November
Beja or Santarém: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Beja or Santarém? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.8°C in Beja and 13.6°C in Santarém.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Both have 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.
Which is closer to an airport? Beja is 112 km from Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO); Santarém is 64 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.