Cartaxo vs Santarém: which Oeste e Vale do Tejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Cartaxo has lower rents; Santarém has more pharmacies on foot, more doctors on foot and more cafés on foot.

Cartaxo

10,502 people

Choose Cartaxo if you want

  • Lower rents in the municipality (€5.16/m² a month, against €6.67/m²)

Santarém

29,385 people

Choose Santarém if you want

  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (10, against 5)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (6, against 3)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (27, against 17)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (68, against 30)

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
MeasureCartaxoSantarém
January high14°C14°C
January low7°C6°C
July high29°C29°C
Days above 35°C a year1312
Nights above 20°C a year108
Frost days a year12
Days with rain a year8281
Daylight on 21 December9 h 25 min9 h 24 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureCartaxoSantarém
Grocery stores1215
Pharmacies510
Doctors and clinics36
Cafés1727
Restaurants3068

Getting around

MeasureCartaxoSantarém
Nearest train station3.0 km1.3 km
Nearest bus station0.3 km0.3 km
Nearest hospital12 km1.2 km
Nearest beach34 km46 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights52 km64 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureCartaxoSantarém
Median rent per m², per month€5.16/m²€6.67/m²
Sale price per m²€1,621/m²€1,593/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+110%+101%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents24.925.0

People

MeasureCartaxoSantarém
Population10,50229,385
Aged 65 and over20.3%23.6%
Under 1514.3%13.8%
Born in another country10.5%12.5%

Natural hazards

MeasureCartaxoSantarém
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190023

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cartaxo14°15°18°20°23°27°29°30°27°22°17°15°
Santarém14°15°18°19°23°27°29°30°27°22°17°14°

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

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Cartaxo or Santarém: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Cartaxo or Santarém?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.1°C in Cartaxo and 13.6°C in Santarém.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Santarém: 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 12 in Cartaxo.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 52 km from Cartaxo and 64 km from Santarém, in a straight line.