Caneças vs Charneca de Caparica: which Lisbon area town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 14°C). Caneças has a closer bus station and less recorded crime; Charneca de Caparica has more grocery stores on foot, more restaurants on foot and a closer train station.

Caneças

10,978 people

Choose Caneças if you want

  • Car-light living: 5 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
  • A bus station closer by (0.7 km, against 3.9 km)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (17.2 per 1,000 residents, against 32.9)

Choose Charneca de Caparica if you want

  • Beach lovers: A beach 2.0 km from the centre
  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (8, against 5)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (32, against 13)
  • A train station closer by (4.1 km, against 6.0 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
MeasureCaneçasCharneca de Caparica
January high13°C14°C
January low8°C9°C
July high25°C25°C
Days above 35°C a year00
Nights above 20°C a year47
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year8781
Daylight on 21 December9 h 27 min9 h 28 min
Sea in August–19°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureCaneçasCharneca de Caparica
Grocery stores58
Pharmacies34
Doctors and clinics32
Cafés1715
Restaurants1332

Getting around

MeasureCaneçasCharneca de Caparica
Nearest train station6.0 km4.1 km
Nearest bus station0.7 km3.9 km
Nearest hospital0.2 km1.8 km
Nearest beach13 km2.0 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights8.6 km18 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureCaneçasCharneca de Caparica
Median rent per m², per month€11.41/m²€11.76/m²
Sale price per m²€3,595/m²€3,387/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+73%+84%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents17.232.9

People

MeasureCaneçasCharneca de Caparica
Population10,97829,763
Aged 65 and over18.4%21.0%
Under 1516.2%14.8%
Born in another country12.9%12.3%

Natural hazards

MeasureCaneçasCharneca de Caparica
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190022

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Caneças13°14°16°17°20°23°25°26°24°20°16°14°
Charneca de Caparica14°15°17°18°20°23°25°26°24°21°17°15°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Caneças in November · Charneca de Caparica in November

Similar towns: Caneças vs Ramada · Caneças vs Apelação · Charneca de Caparica vs Costa da Caparica

Caneças or Charneca de Caparica: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Caneças or Charneca de Caparica?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.1°C in Caneças and 14.0°C in Charneca de Caparica.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Charneca de Caparica: 8 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 5 in Caneças.

Which is closer to an airport?

Caneças is 8.6 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS); Charneca de Caparica is 18 km from Cascais Airport (CAT), in a straight line.