Portugal Compare Branca vs Merelim Branca vs Merelim: which town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 13°C). Branca has fewer frosts, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Merelim has a closer train station, a closer bus station and less recorded crime.
Choose Branca if you want + Fewer frosts (1 frost days a year, against 4) + Lower rents in the municipality (€5.55/m² a month, against €7.69/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,488/m², against €2,199/m²) Choose Merelim if you want + A train station closer by (4.9 km, against 8.0 km) + A bus station closer by (1.5 km, against 8.0 km) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (21.4 per 1,000 residents, against 32.1) 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 Branca Merelim January high 13°C 13°C January low 6°C 5°C July high 26°C 26°C Days above 35°C a year 2 2 Nights above 20°C a year 7 7 Frost days a year 1 4 Days with rain a year 124 132 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 15 min 9 h 10 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Branca Merelim Grocery stores 0 1 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 1 1 Cafés 2 4 Restaurants 2 2
Getting around Measure Branca Merelim Nearest train station 8.0 km 4.9 km Nearest bus station 8.0 km 1.5 km Nearest hospital 7.5 km 3.1 km Nearest beach 17 km 27 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 50 km 42 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Branca Merelim Median rent per m², per month €5.55/m² €7.69/m² Sale price per m² €1,488/m² €2,199/m² Sale price change, 5 years +83% +102% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 32.1 21.4
People Measure Branca Merelim Population 5,632 5,363 Aged 65 and over 21.6% 21.4% Under 15 12.7% 12.6% Born in another country 6.4% 4.8%
Natural hazards Measure Branca Merelim 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 Branca 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 24° 26° 27° 25° 20° 16° 14° Merelim 13° 14° 16° 18° 21° 24° 26° 27° 24° 20° 16° 13°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Branca in November · Merelim in November
Branca or Merelim: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Branca or Merelim? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.8°C in Branca and 12.8°C in Merelim.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Merelim: 1 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Branca.
Which is closer to an airport? Branca is 50 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Merelim is 42 km from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), in a straight line.