Portugal Norte Compare Esposende vs Ponte de Lima Esposende vs Ponte de Lima: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 13°C). Esposende has fewer frosts, more grocery stores on foot and a closer airport; Ponte de Lima has more pharmacies on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot.
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Choose Esposende if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.6 km from the centre + Fewer frosts (0 frost days a year, against 3) + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (13, against 8) + A shorter trip to an airport (33 km, against 52 km) Choose Ponte de Lima if you want + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (7, against 2) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (12, against 2) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (65, against 36) + Lower rents in the municipality (€5.32/m² a month, against €7.37/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 Esposende Ponte de Lima January high 13°C 13°C January low 7°C 5°C July high 25°C 27°C Days above 35°C a year 1 1 Nights above 20°C a year 8 8 Frost days a year 0 3 Days with rain a year 125 135 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 10 min 9 h 08 min Sea in August 17°C –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Esposende Ponte de Lima Grocery stores 13 8 Pharmacies 2 7 Doctors and clinics 2 12 Cafés 24 25 Restaurants 36 65
Getting around Measure Esposende Ponte de Lima Nearest train station 13 km 16 km Nearest bus station 0.4 km 0.9 km Nearest hospital 0.1 km 0.4 km Nearest beach 0.6 km 23 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 33 km 52 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Esposende Ponte de Lima Median rent per m², per month €7.37/m² €5.32/m² Sale price per m² €2,229/m² €1,612/m² Sale price change, 5 years +84% +65% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 24.5 23.1
People Measure Esposende Ponte de Lima Population 34,625 44,667 Aged 65 and over 18.3% 22.9% Under 15 14.2% 12.7% Born in another country 10.6% 7.8%
Natural hazards Measure Esposende Ponte de Lima 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 Esposende 13° 14° 16° 18° 20° 23° 25° 26° 24° 20° 16° 14° Ponte de Lima 13° 15° 17° 18° 21° 24° 27° 27° 25° 21° 16° 14°
Ponte de Lima is warmer by 1°C or more in 3 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Esposende in November · Ponte de Lima in November
Esposende or Ponte de Lima: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Esposende or Ponte de Lima? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.2°C in Esposende and 13.5°C in Ponte de Lima.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Esposende: 13 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 8 in Ponte de Lima.
Which is closer to an airport? Esposende is 33 km from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO); Ponte de Lima is 52 km from Vigo Airport (VGO), in a straight line.