Portugal Centro Compare Lousã vs Avelar Lousã vs Avelar: which Centro town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 13°C). Lousã has fewer frosts, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Avelar has fewer very hot days, cooler summer nights and lower rents.
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Choose Lousã if you want + Fewer frosts (2 frost days a year, against 6) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (4, against 1) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (4, against 0) + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (11, against 2) Choose Avelar if you want + Fewer very hot days (7 a year above 35°C, against 11) + Cooler summer nights (5 nights a year above 20°C, against 16) + Lower rents in the municipality (€3.65/m² a month, against €4.78/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€750/m², against €1,476/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 Lousã Avelar January high 14°C 13°C January low 5°C 5°C July high 29°C 28°C Days above 35°C a year 11 7 Nights above 20°C a year 16 5 Frost days a year 2 6 Days with rain a year 115 109 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 19 min 9 h 20 min Sea in August – –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Lousã Avelar Grocery stores 8 7 Pharmacies 4 1 Doctors and clinics 4 0 Cafés 11 2 Restaurants 24 8
Getting around Measure Lousã Avelar Nearest train station 20 km 22 km Nearest bus station 11 km 7.5 km Nearest hospital 16 km 0.1 km Nearest beach 52 km 48 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 74 km 98 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Lousã Avelar Median rent per m², per month €4.78/m² €3.65/m² Sale price per m² €1,476/m² €750/m² Sale price change, 5 years +109% +51% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 28.1 21.5
People Measure Lousã Avelar Population 11,445 1,458 Aged 65 and over 21.8% 30.8% Under 15 13.9% 11.5% Born in another country 7.2% 8.6%
Natural hazards Measure Lousã Avelar 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 Lousã 14° 15° 18° 19° 22° 26° 29° 30° 27° 22° 17° 14° Avelar 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 25° 28° 29° 26° 21° 16° 14°
Lousã is warmer by 1°C or more in 2 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Lousã in November
Lousã or Avelar: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Lousã or Avelar? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Lousã and 12.8°C in Avelar.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Lousã: 8 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 7 in Avelar.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 74 km from Lousã and 98 km from Avelar, in a straight line.