Portugal Norte Compare Leça da Palmeira vs Rio Tinto Leça da Palmeira vs Rio Tinto: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 13°C). Leça da Palmeira has more pharmacies on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot; Rio Tinto has a closer train station, a closer bus station and lower rents.
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Choose Leça da Palmeira if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.4 km from the centre + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (9, against 5) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (9, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (158, against 51) Choose Rio Tinto if you want + Car-light living: 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + A train station closer by (0.7 km, against 4.4 km) + A bus station closer by (3.6 km, against 6.8 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€7.56/m² a month, against €11.11/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 Leça da Palmeira Rio Tinto January high 13°C 13°C January low 7°C 6°C July high 26°C 26°C Days above 35°C a year 2 1 Nights above 20°C a year 11 9 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 119 119 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 12 min 9 h 12 min Sea in August 17°C –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Leça da Palmeira Rio Tinto Grocery stores 17 15 Pharmacies 9 5 Doctors and clinics 9 0 Cafés 35 39 Restaurants 158 51
Getting around Measure Leça da Palmeira Rio Tinto Nearest train station 4.4 km 0.7 km Nearest bus station 6.8 km 3.6 km Nearest hospital 3.1 km 3.5 km Nearest beach 0.4 km 8.8 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 6.5 km 13 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Leça da Palmeira Rio Tinto Median rent per m², per month €11.11/m² €7.56/m² Sale price per m² €3,183/m² €2,348/m² Sale price change, 5 years +82% +98% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 31.1 18.5
People Measure Leça da Palmeira Rio Tinto Population 17,996 49,966 Aged 65 and over 24.2% 22.1% Under 15 13.3% 12.5% Born in another country 7.7% 7.4%
Natural hazards Measure Leça da Palmeira Rio Tinto 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 Leça da Palmeira 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 24° 26° 27° 25° 21° 16° 14° Rio Tinto 13° 14° 16° 18° 20° 23° 26° 26° 24° 20° 16° 14°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Leça da Palmeira in November · Rio Tinto in November
Leça da Palmeira or Rio Tinto: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Leça da Palmeira or Rio Tinto? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.3°C in Leça da Palmeira and 12.9°C in Rio Tinto.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Leça da Palmeira: 17 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 15 in Rio Tinto.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 6.5 km from Leça da Palmeira and 13 km from Rio Tinto, in a straight line.