Marinha Grande vs Figueira da Foz: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Marinha Grande has a closer bus station, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Figueira da Foz has more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot.

Marinha Grande

28,916 people

Choose Marinha Grande if you want

A bus station closer by (0.1 km, against 1.1 km)
Lower rents in the municipality (€5.68/m² a month, against €7.14/m²)
Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,531/m², against €1,897/m²)

Figueira da Foz

46,600 people

Choose Figueira da Foz if you want

Beach lovers: A beach 0.4 km from the centre
More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (9, against 2)
More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (78, against 33)

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	Marinha Grande	Figueira da Foz
January high	14°C	14°C
January low	7°C	8°C
July high	25°C	24°C
Days above 35°C a year	0	0
Nights above 20°C a year	2	2
Frost days a year	0	0
Days with rain a year	105	109
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 21 min	9 h 19 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	Marinha Grande	Figueira da Foz
Grocery stores	11	13
Pharmacies	6	7
Doctors and clinics	2	9
Cafés	31	29
Restaurants	33	78

Getting around

Measure	Marinha Grande	Figueira da Foz
Nearest train station	1.3 km	1.3 km
Nearest bus station	0.1 km	1.1 km
Nearest hospital	10.0 km	2.3 km
Nearest beach	8.3 km	0.4 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	109 km	104 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	Marinha Grande	Figueira da Foz
Median rent per m², per month	€5.68/m²	€7.14/m²
Sale price per m²	€1,531/m²	€1,897/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+94%	+81%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	31.6	25.9

People

Measure	Marinha Grande	Figueira da Foz
Population	28,916	46,600
Aged 65 and over	22.4%	28.2%
Under 15	13.2%	10.8%
Born in another country	15.0%	15.6%

Natural hazards

Measure	Marinha Grande	Figueira da Foz
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
Marinha Grande	14°	14°	17°	18°	20°	23°	25°	25°	24°	21°	17°	14°
Figueira da Foz	14°	14°	16°	17°	20°	22°	24°	25°	23°	20°	16°	14°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Marinha Grande in November · Figueira da Foz in November

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Marinha Grande or Figueira da Foz: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Marinha Grande or Figueira da Foz?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Marinha Grande and 13.6°C in Figueira da Foz.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Figueira da Foz: 13 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 11 in Marinha Grande.

Which is closer to an airport?

Marinha Grande is 109 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS); Figueira da Foz is 104 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), in a straight line.