Gavião vs São Miguel de Rio Torto: which town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 14°C). Gavião has more pharmacies on foot and cheaper homes to buy; São Miguel de Rio Torto has cooler summer nights, a closer train station and a closer bus station.

Gavião

4,132 people

Choose Gavião if you want

  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€451/m², against €1,053/m²)

Choose São Miguel de Rio Torto if you want

  • Cooler summer nights (10 nights a year above 20°C, against 18)
  • A train station closer by (2.1 km, against 3.7 km)
  • A bus station closer by (3.3 km, against 24 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
MeasureGaviãoSão Miguel de Rio Torto
January high13°C14°C
January low5°C5°C
July high31°C31°C
Days above 35°C a year2526
Nights above 20°C a year1810
Frost days a year23
Days with rain a year8887
Daylight on 21 December9 h 23 min9 h 23 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureGaviãoSão Miguel de Rio Torto
Grocery stores21
Pharmacies20
Doctors and clinics00
Cafés00
Restaurants32

Getting around

MeasureGaviãoSão Miguel de Rio Torto
Nearest train station3.7 km2.1 km
Nearest bus station24 km3.3 km
Nearest hospital23 km3.0 km
Nearest beach––
Nearest airport with scheduled flights115 km108 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureGaviãoSão Miguel de Rio Torto
Median rent per m², per month–€5.26/m²
Sale price per m²€451/m²€1,053/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+77%+110%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents30.525.9

People

MeasureGaviãoSão Miguel de Rio Torto
Population4,1324,881
Aged 65 and over32.4%42.3%
Under 159.6%8.1%
Born in another country3.3%3.9%

Natural hazards

MeasureGaviãoSão Miguel de Rio Torto
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190022

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Gavião13°14°17°19°23°28°31°31°27°22°16°13°
São Miguel de Rio Torto14°15°18°20°24°28°31°32°28°22°17°14°

São Miguel de Rio Torto is warmer by 1°C or more in 3 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C.

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Gavião or São Miguel de Rio Torto: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Gavião or São Miguel de Rio Torto?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.6°C in Gavião and 13.6°C in São Miguel de Rio Torto.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Gavião: 2 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 1 in São Miguel de Rio Torto.

Which is closer to an airport?

Gavião is 115 km from Badajoz Airport (BJZ); São Miguel de Rio Torto is 108 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.