Entroncamento vs Abrantes: which Oeste e Vale do Tejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Entroncamento has fewer very hot days and more doctors on foot; Abrantes has a closer bus station, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.

Entroncamento

19,887 people

Choose Entroncamento if you want

  • Fewer very hot days (18 a year above 35°C, against 25)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (4, against 1)

Abrantes

13,646 people

Choose Abrantes if you want

  • A bus station closer by (1.3 km, against 6.1 km)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€5.26/m² a month, against €6.79/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,053/m², against €1,749/m²)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (25.9 per 1,000 residents, against 37.7)

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
MeasureEntroncamentoAbrantes
January high14°C14°C
January low6°C5°C
July high30°C31°C
Days above 35°C a year1825
Nights above 20°C a year1112
Frost days a year12
Days with rain a year9189
Daylight on 21 December9 h 23 min9 h 23 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureEntroncamentoAbrantes
Grocery stores1313
Pharmacies66
Doctors and clinics41
Cafés2417
Restaurants3325

Getting around

MeasureEntroncamentoAbrantes
Nearest train station0.8 km1.4 km
Nearest bus station6.1 km1.3 km
Nearest hospital0.6 km1.2 km
Nearest beach54 km–
Nearest airport with scheduled flights96 km111 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureEntroncamentoAbrantes
Median rent per m², per month€6.79/m²€5.26/m²
Sale price per m²€1,749/m²€1,053/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+167%+110%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents37.725.9

People

MeasureEntroncamentoAbrantes
Population19,88713,646
Aged 65 and over21.0%21.6%
Under 1514.1%13.4%
Born in another country10.7%6.4%

Natural hazards

MeasureEntroncamentoAbrantes
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190032

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Entroncamento14°15°18°20°23°27°30°31°28°23°17°15°
Abrantes14°15°18°20°23°28°31°31°28°22°17°14°

Abrantes is warmer by 1°C or more in 1 month; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Entroncamento in November · Abrantes in November

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Entroncamento or Abrantes: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Entroncamento or Abrantes?

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

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Both have 13 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 96 km from Entroncamento and 111 km from Abrantes, in a straight line.