Fundão vs Alcains: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (11°C and 11°C). Fundão has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Alcains has fewer rainy days and less recorded crime.

Fundão

9,725 people

Choose Fundão if you want

  • Car-light living: 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (15, against 8)
  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (7, against 1)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0)

Alcains

4,616 people

Choose Alcains if you want

  • Fewer rainy days (85 a year, against 96)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (30.0 per 1,000 residents, against 44.9)

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
MeasureFundãoAlcains
January high11°C11°C
January low3°C3°C
July high31°C31°C
Days above 35°C a year1617
Nights above 20°C a year2318
Frost days a year79
Days with rain a year9685
Daylight on 21 December9 h 19 min9 h 20 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureFundãoAlcains
Grocery stores158
Pharmacies71
Doctors and clinics20
Cafés172
Restaurants367

Getting around

MeasureFundãoAlcains
Nearest train station0.4 km1.8 km
Nearest bus station0.1 km11 km
Nearest hospital0.6 km11 km
Nearest beach––
Nearest airport with scheduled flights73 km97 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureFundãoAlcains
Median rent per m², per month€4.50/m²€4.54/m²
Sale price per m²€848/m²€1,065/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+38%+59%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents44.930.0

People

MeasureFundãoAlcains
Population9,7254,616
Aged 65 and over24.1%27.8%
Under 1512.2%11.4%
Born in another country9.8%7.8%

Natural hazards

MeasureFundãoAlcains
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190002

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fundão11°12°16°18°21°27°31°30°26°20°14°11°
Alcains11°13°16°18°22°27°31°31°26°20°15°12°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Fundão in November

Similar towns: Fundão vs Covilhã · Fundão vs Aldeia de Joanes · Alcains vs Aldeia de Joanes

Fundão or Alcains: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Fundão or Alcains?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 10.8°C in Fundão and 11.3°C in Alcains.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Fundão: 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 8 in Alcains.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 73 km from Fundão and 97 km from Alcains, in a straight line.