Leiria vs Marinha Grande: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Leiria has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Marinha Grande has cheaper homes to buy.

Leiria

128,640 people

Choose Leiria if you want

  • Retirees: Hospital 0.2 km away, 14°C January highs, 10 pharmacies within a 15-minute walk
  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (22, against 11)
  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (10, against 6)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (23, against 2)

Marinha Grande

28,916 people

Choose Marinha Grande if you want

  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,531/m², against €1,990/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
MeasureLeiriaMarinha Grande
January high14°C14°C
January low7°C7°C
July high27°C25°C
Days above 35°C a year20
Nights above 20°C a year32
Frost days a year10
Days with rain a year103105
Daylight on 21 December9 h 21 min9 h 21 min
Sea in August–18°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureLeiriaMarinha Grande
Grocery stores2211
Pharmacies106
Doctors and clinics232
Cafés5231
Restaurants12833

Getting around

MeasureLeiriaMarinha Grande
Nearest train station2.3 km1.3 km
Nearest bus station0.3 km0.1 km
Nearest hospital0.2 km10.0 km
Nearest beach18 km8.3 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights111 km109 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureLeiriaMarinha Grande
Median rent per m², per month€6.42/m²€5.68/m²
Sale price per m²€1,990/m²€1,531/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+92%+94%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents26.831.6

People

MeasureLeiriaMarinha Grande
Population128,64028,916
Aged 65 and over18.7%22.4%
Under 1514.1%13.2%
Born in another country19.1%15.0%

Natural hazards

MeasureLeiriaMarinha Grande
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Leiria14°15°18°19°21°24°27°27°25°22°17°15°
Marinha Grande14°14°17°18°20°23°25°25°24°21°17°14°

Leiria is warmer by 1°C or more in 8 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Leiria in November · Marinha Grande in November

Similar towns: Leiria vs Coimbra · Leiria vs Caldas da Rainha · Marinha Grande vs Figueira da Foz

Leiria or Marinha Grande: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Leiria or Marinha Grande?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.2°C in Leiria and 13.6°C in Marinha Grande.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Leiria: 22 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 11 in Marinha Grande.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 111 km from Leiria and 109 km from Marinha Grande, in a straight line.