Portugal Norte Compare Matosinhos vs Guimarães Matosinhos vs Guimarães: which Norte town suits you? Matosinhos has warmer winters, fewer frosts and more restaurants on foot; Guimarães has more doctors on foot, a closer train station and a closer bus station.
Choose Matosinhos if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.5 km from the centre + Warmer winters (13°C January highs, against 12°C) + Fewer frosts (0 frost days a year, against 8) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (234, against 150) Choose Guimarães if you want + Car-light living: 26 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (24, against 16) + A train station closer by (1.1 km, against 4.4 km) + A bus station closer by (0.7 km, against 5.5 km) 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 Matosinhos Guimarães January high 13°C 12°C January low 7°C 4°C July high 26°C 27°C Days above 35°C a year 2 3 Nights above 20°C a year 11 8 Frost days a year 0 8 Days with rain a year 119 126 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 12 min 9 h 11 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Matosinhos Guimarães Grocery stores 29 26 Pharmacies 11 14 Doctors and clinics 16 24 Cafés 63 49 Restaurants 234 150
Getting around Measure Matosinhos Guimarães Nearest train station 4.4 km 1.1 km Nearest bus station 5.5 km 0.7 km Nearest hospital 1.8 km 0.6 km Nearest beach 0.5 km 39 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 7.4 km 39 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Matosinhos Guimarães Median rent per m², per month €11.11/m² €5.75/m² Sale price per m² €3,183/m² €1,859/m² Sale price change, 5 years +82% +87% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 31.1 17.8
People Measure Matosinhos Guimarães Population 28,070 40,604 Aged 65 and over 22.0% 23.8% Under 15 13.2% 12.0% Born in another country 10.1% 7.0%
Natural hazards Measure Matosinhos Guimarães 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 Matosinhos 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 24° 26° 27° 25° 21° 16° 14° Guimarães 12° 14° 16° 18° 21° 24° 27° 27° 25° 20° 15° 13°
Matosinhos is warmer by 1°C or more in 3 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Matosinhos in November · Guimarães in November
Matosinhos or Guimarães: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Matosinhos or Guimarães? Matosinhos, with an average January high of 13.3°C against 12.2°C.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Matosinhos: 29 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 26 in Guimarães.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 7.4 km from Matosinhos and 39 km from Guimarães, in a straight line.