Campo de Besteiros vs São Pedro de Alva: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (12°C and 13°C). Campo de Besteiros has fewer frosts, a closer bus station and a closer airport; São Pedro de Alva has cooler summer nights, a closer train station and lower rents.

Campo de Besteiros

1,474 people

Choose Campo de Besteiros if you want

  • Fewer frosts (4 frost days a year, against 10)
  • A bus station closer by (5.6 km, against 12 km)
  • A shorter trip to an airport (28 km, against 53 km)

São Pedro de Alva

1,818 people

Choose São Pedro de Alva if you want

  • Cooler summer nights (7 nights a year above 20°C, against 12)
  • A train station closer by (11 km, against 17 km)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€3.72/m² a month, against €5.00/m²)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (17.1 per 1,000 residents, against 22.3)

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
MeasureCampo de BesteirosSão Pedro de Alva
January high12°C13°C
January low5°C4°C
July high28°C28°C
Days above 35°C a year67
Nights above 20°C a year127
Frost days a year410
Days with rain a year115111
Daylight on 21 December9 h 16 min9 h 18 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureCampo de BesteirosSão Pedro de Alva
Grocery stores01
Pharmacies00
Doctors and clinics10
Cafés22
Restaurants00

Getting around

MeasureCampo de BesteirosSão Pedro de Alva
Nearest train station17 km11 km
Nearest bus station5.6 km12 km
Nearest hospital6.2 km13 km
Nearest beach51 km56 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights28 km53 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureCampo de BesteirosSão Pedro de Alva
Median rent per m², per month€5.00/m²€3.72/m²
Sale price per m²€840/m²€600/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+31%+16%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents22.317.1

People

MeasureCampo de BesteirosSão Pedro de Alva
Population1,4741,818
Aged 65 and over27.2%40.6%
Under 1511.4%10.7%
Born in another country6.6%9.0%

Natural hazards

MeasureCampo de BesteirosSão Pedro de Alva
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Campo de Besteiros12°14°16°18°21°25°28°29°26°20°15°13°
São Pedro de Alva13°14°17°18°21°25°28°29°26°21°16°13°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.

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Campo de Besteiros or São Pedro de Alva: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Campo de Besteiros or São Pedro de Alva?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.3°C in Campo de Besteiros and 12.6°C in São Pedro de Alva.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

São Pedro de Alva: 1 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Campo de Besteiros.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 28 km from Campo de Besteiros and 53 km from São Pedro de Alva, in a straight line.