Portugal Norte Compare Guimarães vs Barcelos Choose Guimarães if you want + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (14, against 9) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (150, against 66) Choose Barcelos if you want + Fewer frosts (1 frost days a year, against 8) 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 Guimarães Barcelos January high 12°C 13°C January low 4°C 6°C July high 27°C 26°C Days above 35°C a year 3 1 Nights above 20°C a year 8 8 Frost days a year 8 1 Days with rain a year 126 125 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 11 min 9 h 10 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Guimarães Barcelos Grocery stores 26 21 Pharmacies 14 9 Doctors and clinics 24 19 Cafés 49 44 Restaurants 150 66
Getting around Measure Guimarães Barcelos Nearest train station 1.1 km 1.0 km Nearest bus station 0.7 km 0.6 km Nearest hospital 0.6 km 0.3 km Nearest beach 39 km 14 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 39 km 32 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Guimarães Barcelos Median rent per m², per month €5.75/m² €5.42/m² Sale price per m² €1,859/m² €1,780/m² Sale price change, 5 years +87% +94% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 17.8 16.0
People Measure Guimarães Barcelos Population 40,604 19,085 Aged 65 and over 23.8% 19.2% Under 15 12.0% 12.5% Born in another country 7.0% 8.3%
Natural hazards Measure Guimarães Barcelos 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 Guimarães 12° 14° 16° 18° 21° 24° 27° 27° 25° 20° 15° 13° Barcelos 13° 14° 16° 18° 20° 23° 26° 26° 24° 20° 16° 14°
Guimarães is warmer by 1°C or more in 2 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Guimarães in November · Barcelos in November
Guimarães or Barcelos: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Guimarães or Barcelos? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.2°C in Guimarães and 13.0°C in Barcelos.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Guimarães: 26 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 21 in Barcelos.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 39 km from Guimarães and 32 km from Barcelos, in a straight line.