Ermesinde vs Guimarães: which Norte town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 12°C). Ermesinde has fewer frosts and a closer airport; Guimarães has more pharmacies on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot.

Ermesinde

39,420 people

Choose Ermesinde if you want

  • Fewer frosts (0 frost days a year, against 8)
  • A shorter trip to an airport (11 km, against 39 km)

Guimarães

40,604 people

Choose Guimarães if you want

  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (14, against 7)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (24, against 10)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (150, against 48)
  • A bus station closer by (0.7 km, against 6.8 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
MeasureErmesindeGuimarães
January high13°C12°C
January low6°C4°C
July high26°C27°C
Days above 35°C a year13
Nights above 20°C a year88
Frost days a year08
Days with rain a year119126
Daylight on 21 December9 h 12 min9 h 11 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureErmesindeGuimarães
Grocery stores2826
Pharmacies714
Doctors and clinics1024
Cafés4249
Restaurants48150

Getting around

MeasureErmesindeGuimarães
Nearest train station0.1 km1.1 km
Nearest bus station6.8 km0.7 km
Nearest hospital1.7 km0.6 km
Nearest beach12 km39 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights11 km39 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureErmesindeGuimarães
Median rent per m², per month€7.75/m²€5.75/m²
Sale price per m²€2,320/m²€1,859/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+96%+87%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents24.217.8

People

MeasureErmesindeGuimarães
Population39,42040,604
Aged 65 and over22.5%23.8%
Under 1512.4%12.0%
Born in another country7.1%7.0%

Natural hazards

MeasureErmesindeGuimarães
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ermesinde13°14°16°17°20°23°26°26°24°20°16°13°
Guimarães12°14°16°18°21°24°27°27°25°20°15°13°

Guimarães is warmer by 1°C or more in 3 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Ermesinde in November · Guimarães in November

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Ermesinde or Guimarães: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Ermesinde or Guimarães?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.8°C in Ermesinde and 12.2°C in Guimarães.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Ermesinde: 28 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 26 in Guimarães.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 11 km from Ermesinde and 39 km from Guimarães, in a straight line.