Ílhavo vs Vagos: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Ílhavo has more pharmacies on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot; Vagos has more doctors on foot, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.

Ílhavo

17,236 people

Choose Ílhavo if you want

  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (5, against 2)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (6, against 3)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (18, against 10)
  • A bus station closer by (3.2 km, against 6.6 km)

Vagos

4,529 people

Choose Vagos if you want

  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€5.97/m² a month, against €7.07/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,731/m², against €2,260/m²)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (18.0 per 1,000 residents, against 31.3)

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
MeasureÍlhavoVagos
January high14°C14°C
January low7°C7°C
July high27°C27°C
Days above 35°C a year22
Nights above 20°C a year88
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year109109
Daylight on 21 December9 h 16 min9 h 16 min
Sea in August18°C18°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureÍlhavoVagos
Grocery stores44
Pharmacies52
Doctors and clinics13
Cafés63
Restaurants1810

Getting around

MeasureÍlhavoVagos
Nearest train station5.0 km7.0 km
Nearest bus station3.2 km6.6 km
Nearest hospital3.8 km9.0 km
Nearest beach6.1 km7.4 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights67 km70 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureÍlhavoVagos
Median rent per m², per month€7.07/m²€5.97/m²
Sale price per m²€2,260/m²€1,731/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+99%+87%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents31.318.0

People

MeasureÍlhavoVagos
Population17,2364,529
Aged 65 and over23.9%21.8%
Under 1512.7%13.3%
Born in another country10.6%14.2%

Natural hazards

MeasureÍlhavoVagos
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ílhavo14°15°17°18°21°24°27°27°25°21°17°14°
Vagos14°15°17°18°21°24°27°27°25°21°16°14°

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

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Ílhavo or Vagos: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Ílhavo or Vagos?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Ílhavo and 13.6°C in Vagos.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Both have 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 67 km from Ílhavo and 70 km from Vagos, in a straight line.