Chavão vs Oliveira: which Norte town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (12°C and 12°C). Chavão has fewer frosts, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Oliveira has a closer train station and a closer bus station.

Chavão

2,364 people

Choose Chavão if you want

  • Fewer frosts (3 frost days a year, against 5)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€5.42/m² a month, against €7.69/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,780/m², against €2,199/m²)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (16.0 per 1,000 residents, against 21.4)

Oliveira

6,222 people

Choose Oliveira if you want

  • A train station closer by (3.1 km, against 4.8 km)
  • A bus station closer by (1.0 km, against 8.6 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
MeasureChavãoOliveira
January high12°C12°C
January low5°C4°C
July high25°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year11
Nights above 20°C a year44
Frost days a year35
Days with rain a year125127
Daylight on 21 December9 h 11 min9 h 10 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureChavãoOliveira
Grocery stores22
Pharmacies01
Doctors and clinics00
Cafés11
Restaurants03

Getting around

MeasureChavãoOliveira
Nearest train station4.8 km3.1 km
Nearest bus station8.6 km1.0 km
Nearest hospital8.0 km7.0 km
Nearest beach15 km25 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights24 km31 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureChavãoOliveira
Median rent per m², per month€5.42/m²€7.69/m²
Sale price per m²€1,780/m²€2,199/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+94%+102%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents16.021.4

People

MeasureChavãoOliveira
Population2,3646,222
Aged 65 and over20.5%20.3%
Under 1513.1%12.7%
Born in another country3.9%4.6%

Natural hazards

MeasureChavãoOliveira
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chavão12°13°16°17°19°23°25°25°23°19°15°13°
Oliveira12°13°16°17°20°23°26°26°24°19°15°13°

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

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Chavão or Oliveira: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Chavão or Oliveira?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.1°C in Chavão and 12.0°C in Oliveira.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Both have 2 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 24 km from Chavão and 31 km from Oliveira, in a straight line.