Portugal Compare Carnaxide vs Alfena Carnaxide vs Alfena: which town suits you? Carnaxide has longer winter days, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Alfena has a closer train station, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.
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Choose Carnaxide if you want + Longer winter days (9 h 27 min of daylight on 21 December, against 9 h 12 min) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (5, against 2) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (5, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (37, against 14) Choose Alfena if you want + People who dislike heat: 26°C July highs and 1 day a year above 35°C + A train station closer by (2.0 km, against 3.1 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€7.75/m² a month, against €13.80/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,320/m², against €4,438/m²) Side by side Bold marks the better value where one is clearly better and both values are precise.
Climate Carnaxide: Regional Alfena: Town-level Measure Carnaxide Alfena January high 14°C 13°C January low 9°C 6°C July high 25°C 26°C Days above 35°C a year 0 1 Nights above 20°C a year 7 8 Frost days a year 0 1 Days with rain a year 83 123 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 27 min 9 h 12 min Sea in August 18°C –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Carnaxide Alfena Grocery stores 6 6 Pharmacies 5 2 Doctors and clinics 5 0 Cafés 11 11 Restaurants 37 14
Getting around Measure Carnaxide Alfena Nearest train station 3.1 km 2.0 km Nearest bus station 3.6 km 5.2 km Nearest hospital 1.2 km 1.6 km Nearest beach 3.1 km 15 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 9.4 km 13 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Carnaxide Alfena Median rent per m², per month €13.80/m² €7.75/m² Sale price per m² €4,438/m² €2,320/m² Sale price change, 5 years +80% +96% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 26.8 24.2
People Measure Carnaxide Alfena Population 23,698 15,211 Aged 65 and over 24.5% 20.4% Under 15 14.3% 13.2% Born in another country 13.3% 5.4%
Natural hazards Measure Carnaxide Alfena Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 0
Month by month Carnaxide: Regional Alfena: Town-level High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Carnaxide 14° 15° 17° 18° 20° 23° 25° 26° 24° 21° 17° 15° Alfena 13° 14° 16° 18° 20° 24° 26° 27° 24° 20° 16° 13°
At least one town's climate values are only known for the wider area, so the months are shown but not compared. Carnaxide in November · Alfena in November
Carnaxide or Alfena: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Carnaxide or Alfena? The January high for Carnaxide is only known for the wider area or is missing, so the two are not compared on it.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Both have 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.
Which is closer to an airport? Carnaxide is 9.4 km from Cascais Airport (CAT); Alfena is 13 km from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), in a straight line.