Figueira da Foz vs Marinha Grande: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Figueira da Foz has more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot; Marinha Grande has a closer bus station, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.

Figueira da Foz

46,600 people

Choose Figueira da Foz if you want

Beach lovers: A beach 0.4 km from the centre
More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (9, against 2)
More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (78, against 33)

Marinha Grande

28,916 people

Choose Marinha Grande if you want

A bus station closer by (0.1 km, against 1.1 km)
Lower rents in the municipality (€5.68/m² a month, against €7.14/m²)
Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,531/m², against €1,897/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	Figueira da Foz	Marinha Grande
January high	14°C	14°C
January low	8°C	7°C
July high	24°C	25°C
Days above 35°C a year	0	0
Nights above 20°C a year	2	2
Frost days a year	0	0
Days with rain a year	109	105
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 19 min	9 h 21 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	Figueira da Foz	Marinha Grande
Grocery stores	13	11
Pharmacies	7	6
Doctors and clinics	9	2
Cafés	29	31
Restaurants	78	33

Getting around

Measure	Figueira da Foz	Marinha Grande
Nearest train station	1.3 km	1.3 km
Nearest bus station	1.1 km	0.1 km
Nearest hospital	2.3 km	10.0 km
Nearest beach	0.4 km	8.3 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	104 km	109 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	Figueira da Foz	Marinha Grande
Median rent per m², per month	€7.14/m²	€5.68/m²
Sale price per m²	€1,897/m²	€1,531/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+81%	+94%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	25.9	31.6

People

Measure	Figueira da Foz	Marinha Grande
Population	46,600	28,916
Aged 65 and over	28.2%	22.4%
Under 15	10.8%	13.2%
Born in another country	15.6%	15.0%

Natural hazards

Measure	Figueira da Foz	Marinha Grande
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
Figueira da Foz	14°	14°	16°	17°	20°	22°	24°	25°	23°	20°	16°	14°
Marinha Grande	14°	14°	17°	18°	20°	23°	25°	25°	24°	21°	17°	14°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Figueira da Foz in November · Marinha Grande in November

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Figueira da Foz or Marinha Grande: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Figueira da Foz or Marinha Grande?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Figueira da Foz and 13.6°C in Marinha Grande.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Figueira da Foz: 13 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 11 in Marinha Grande.

Which is closer to an airport?

Figueira da Foz is 104 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Marinha Grande is 109 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.