Portugal Norte Compare Espinho vs Sardão Espinho vs Sardão: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 13°C). Espinho has more pharmacies on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot; Sardão has a closer bus station, a closer airport and less recorded crime.
Choose Espinho if you want + Car-light living: 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + Beach lovers: A beach 0.4 km from the centre + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (11, against 5) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (14, against 0) Choose Sardão if you want + A bus station closer by (3.2 km, against 8.7 km) + A shorter trip to an airport (16 km, against 27 km) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (26.1 per 1,000 residents, against 34.1) 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 Espinho Sardão January high 13°C 13°C January low 7°C 6°C July high 26°C 25°C Days above 35°C a year 2 1 Nights above 20°C a year 9 8 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 120 119 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 13 min 9 h 13 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Espinho Sardão Grocery stores 15 15 Pharmacies 11 5 Doctors and clinics 14 0 Cafés 34 28 Restaurants 90 17
Getting around Measure Espinho Sardão Nearest train station 0.3 km 1.7 km Nearest bus station 8.7 km 3.2 km Nearest hospital 11 km 1.6 km Nearest beach 0.4 km 5.9 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 27 km 16 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Espinho Sardão Median rent per m², per month €8.04/m² €9.39/m² Sale price per m² €2,797/m² €2,652/m² Sale price change, 5 years +92% +103% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 34.1 26.1
People Measure Espinho Sardão Population 32,786 10,092 Aged 65 and over 27.7% 21.2% Under 15 11.0% 13.1% Born in another country 9.8% 7.9%
Natural hazards Measure Espinho Sardão 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 Espinho 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 24° 26° 27° 25° 21° 16° 14° Sardão 13° 14° 16° 17° 20° 23° 25° 26° 24° 20° 16° 13°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Espinho in November · Sardão in November
Espinho or Sardão: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Espinho or Sardão? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.4°C in Espinho and 12.7°C in Sardão.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Both have 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 27 km from Espinho and 16 km from Sardão, in a straight line.