Mealhada vs Sol Posto: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 13°C). Mealhada has more doctors on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot; Sol Posto has fewer very hot days, fewer frosts and a closer bus station.

Mealhada

4,443 people

Choose Mealhada if you want

  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (5, against 1)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (8, against 5)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (18, against 10)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€4.97/m² a month, against €8.18/m²)

Sol Posto

8,026 people

Choose Sol Posto if you want

  • People who dislike heat: 27°C July highs and 2 days a year above 35°C
  • Fewer very hot days (3 a year above 35°C, against 6)
  • Fewer frosts (0 frost days a year, against 3)
  • A bus station closer by (2.1 km, against 3.7 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
MeasureMealhadaSol Posto
January high14°C13°C
January low5°C6°C
July high28°C27°C
Days above 35°C a year63
Nights above 20°C a year87
Frost days a year30
Days with rain a year111111
Daylight on 21 December9 h 17 min9 h 16 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureMealhadaSol Posto
Grocery stores78
Pharmacies22
Doctors and clinics51
Cafés85
Restaurants1810

Getting around

MeasureMealhadaSol Posto
Nearest train station0.4 km0.9 km
Nearest bus station3.7 km2.1 km
Nearest hospital12 km1.6 km
Nearest beach31 km9.3 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights61 km62 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureMealhadaSol Posto
Median rent per m², per month€4.97/m²€8.18/m²
Sale price per m²€1,134/m²€2,391/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+58%+74%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents28.032.4

People

MeasureMealhadaSol Posto
Population4,4438,026
Aged 65 and over20.0%22.3%
Under 1513.7%13.3%
Born in another country11.2%11.2%

Natural hazards

MeasureMealhadaSol Posto
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mealhada14°15°18°19°22°26°28°29°26°21°16°14°
Sol Posto13°15°17°18°21°24°27°27°25°21°16°14°

Mealhada is warmer by 1°C or more in 4 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Sol Posto in November

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Mealhada or Sol Posto: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Mealhada or Sol Posto?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Mealhada and 13.4°C in Sol Posto.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Sol Posto: 8 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 7 in Mealhada.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 61 km from Mealhada and 62 km from Sol Posto, in a straight line.