Buarcos vs Alcobaça: which town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Buarcos has more doctors on foot and a closer train station; Alcobaça has a closer bus station.

Buarcos

7,865 people

Choose Buarcos if you want

Beach lovers: A beach 0.2 km from the centre
More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1)
A train station closer by (3.2 km, against 5.0 km)

Alcobaça

15,800 people

Choose Alcobaça if you want

Car-light living: 13 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
A bus station closer by (0.3 km, against 3.1 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

Measure	Buarcos	Alcobaça
January high	14°C	14°C
January low	8°C	8°C
July high	24°C	24°C
Days above 35°C a year	0	0
Nights above 20°C a year	2	4
Frost days a year	0	0
Days with rain a year	109	105
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 19 min	9 h 22 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	Buarcos	Alcobaça
Grocery stores	10	13
Pharmacies	3	4
Doctors and clinics	3	1
Cafés	12	15
Restaurants	41	34

Getting around

Measure	Buarcos	Alcobaça
Nearest train station	3.2 km	5.0 km
Nearest bus station	3.1 km	0.3 km
Nearest hospital	4.2 km	0.5 km
Nearest beach	0.2 km	9.3 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	104 km	87 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	Buarcos	Alcobaça
Median rent per m², per month	€7.14/m²	€6.20/m²
Sale price per m²	€1,897/m²	€1,876/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+81%	+106%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	25.9	26.5

People

Measure	Buarcos	Alcobaça
Population	7,865	15,800
Aged 65 and over	29.1%	25.3%
Under 15	11.1%	12.6%
Born in another country	14.5%	12.8%

Natural hazards

Measure	Buarcos	Alcobaça
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900	0	1

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020

High	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Buarcos	14°	14°	16°	17°	20°	22°	24°	24°	23°	20°	16°	14°
Alcobaça	14°	15°	17°	18°	20°	23°	24°	25°	24°	21°	17°	15°

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

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Buarcos or Alcobaça: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Buarcos or Alcobaça?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.5°C in Buarcos and 14.0°C in Alcobaça.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Alcobaça: 13 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 10 in Buarcos.

Which is closer to an airport?

Buarcos is 104 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Alcobaça is 87 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.