Cantanhede vs Gafanha da Encarnação: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Cantanhede has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Gafanha da Encarnação has fewer frosts and a closer train station.

Cantanhede

7,347 people

Choose Cantanhede if you want

Car-light living: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (4, against 2)
More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (6, against 1)
More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (4, against 0)

Gafanha da Encarnação

4,914 people

Choose Gafanha da Encarnação if you want

Beach lovers: A beach 0.6 km from the centre
People who dislike heat: 27°C July highs and 3 days a year above 35°C
Fewer frosts (0 frost days a year, against 2)
A train station closer by (8.3 km, against 12 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	Cantanhede	Gafanha da Encarnação
January high	14°C	14°C
January low	6°C	7°C
July high	27°C	27°C
Days above 35°C a year	4	3
Nights above 20°C a year	3	8
Frost days a year	2	0
Days with rain a year	105	109
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 18 min	9 h 16 min
Sea in August	–	18°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	Cantanhede	Gafanha da Encarnação
Grocery stores	4	2
Pharmacies	6	1
Doctors and clinics	4	0
Cafés	7	6
Restaurants	23	6

Getting around

Measure	Cantanhede	Gafanha da Encarnação
Nearest train station	12 km	8.3 km
Nearest bus station	0.1 km	7.1 km
Nearest hospital	0.7 km	6.8 km
Nearest beach	20 km	0.6 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	73 km	70 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	Cantanhede	Gafanha da Encarnação
Median rent per m², per month	€4.76/m²	€7.07/m²
Sale price per m²	€1,100/m²	€2,260/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+44%	+99%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	31.2	31.3

People

Measure	Cantanhede	Gafanha da Encarnação
Population	7,347	4,914
Aged 65 and over	21.6%	19.9%
Under 15	14.7%	14.1%
Born in another country	13.5%	9.9%

Natural hazards

Measure	Cantanhede	Gafanha da Encarnação
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
Cantanhede	14°	15°	17°	19°	22°	25°	27°	28°	26°	21°	17°	14°
Gafanha da Encarnação	14°	15°	17°	18°	21°	24°	27°	27°	25°	21°	17°	14°

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

Compare Cantanhede with another town

Cantanhede or Gafanha da Encarnação: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Cantanhede or Gafanha da Encarnação?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Cantanhede and 13.7°C in Gafanha da Encarnação.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Cantanhede: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 2 in Gafanha da Encarnação.

Which is closer to an airport?

Cantanhede is 73 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Gafanha da Encarnação is 70 km from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), in a straight line.