Portugal Norte Compare Chaves vs Macedo de Cavaleiros Chaves vs Macedo de Cavaleiros: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (10°C and 9°C). Chaves has fewer frosts, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Macedo de Cavaleiros has cooler summer nights, a closer airport and lower rents.
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Choose Chaves if you want + Fewer frosts (7 frost days a year, against 32) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (7, against 4) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (10, against 4) + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (40, against 9) Choose Macedo de Cavaleiros if you want + Cooler summer nights (6 nights a year above 20°C, against 15) + A shorter trip to an airport (41 km, against 56 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€3.07/m² a month, against €4.84/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€854/m², against €1,205/m²) 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 Chaves Macedo de Cavaleiros January high 10°C 9°C January low 4°C 1°C July high 29°C 29°C Days above 35°C a year 8 8 Nights above 20°C a year 15 6 Frost days a year 7 32 Days with rain a year 104 98 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 09 min 9 h 10 min Sea in August – –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Chaves Macedo de Cavaleiros Grocery stores 7 7 Pharmacies 7 4 Doctors and clinics 10 4 Cafés 40 9 Restaurants 80 26
Getting around Measure Chaves Macedo de Cavaleiros Nearest train station 59 km 47 km Nearest bus station 0.6 km 0.7 km Nearest hospital 0.8 km 0.4 km Nearest beach – – Nearest airport with scheduled flights 56 km 41 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Chaves Macedo de Cavaleiros Median rent per m², per month €4.84/m² €3.07/m² Sale price per m² €1,205/m² €854/m² Sale price change, 5 years +54% +49% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 29.9 27.4
People Measure Chaves Macedo de Cavaleiros Population 17,535 6,566 Aged 65 and over 27.9% 23.5% Under 15 11.2% 12.4% Born in another country 10.9% 9.4%
Natural hazards Measure Chaves Macedo de Cavaleiros 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 Chaves 10° 12° 15° 17° 21° 25° 29° 29° 25° 19° 14° 11° Macedo de Cavaleiros 9° 11° 15° 17° 20° 25° 29° 29° 25° 19° 13° 10°
Chaves is warmer by 1°C or more in 2 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Chaves in November · Macedo de Cavaleiros in November
Chaves or Macedo de Cavaleiros: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Chaves or Macedo de Cavaleiros? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 10.4°C in Chaves and 9.4°C in Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Both have 7 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.
Which is closer to an airport? Chaves is 56 km from Vila Real Airport (VRL); Macedo de Cavaleiros is 41 km from Bragança Airport (BGC), in a straight line.