Mira vs Tocha: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 13°C). Mira has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and less recorded crime; Tocha has cheaper homes to buy.

Mira

7,682 people

Choose Mira if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (6, against 4)
  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (4, against 1)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (24.0 per 1,000 residents, against 31.2)

Tocha

3,992 people

Choose Tocha if you want

  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,100/m², against €1,563/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
MeasureMiraTocha
January high14°C13°C
January low7°C7°C
July high26°C24°C
Days above 35°C a year10
Nights above 20°C a year42
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year108107
Daylight on 21 December9 h 17 min9 h 18 min
Sea in August18°C18°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureMiraTocha
Grocery stores64
Pharmacies41
Doctors and clinics10
Cafés44
Restaurants67

Getting around

MeasureMiraTocha
Nearest train station20 km19 km
Nearest bus station15 km14 km
Nearest hospital0.2 km2.0 km
Nearest beach6.1 km7.9 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights79 km86 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureMiraTocha
Median rent per m², per month€4.58/m²€4.76/m²
Sale price per m²€1,563/m²€1,100/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+50%+44%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents24.031.2

People

MeasureMiraTocha
Population7,6823,992
Aged 65 and over31.3%32.0%
Under 1511.4%9.5%
Born in another country9.3%5.5%

Natural hazards

MeasureMiraTocha
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mira14°15°17°18°21°24°26°26°24°21°16°14°
Tocha13°14°16°17°20°22°24°25°23°20°16°14°

Mira is warmer by 1°C or more in 5 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Mira in November

Similar towns: Mira vs Benedita · Mira vs Porto de Mós · Tocha vs Benedita

Mira or Tocha: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Mira or Tocha?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Mira and 13.3°C in Tocha.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Mira: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 4 in Tocha.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 79 km from Mira and 86 km from Tocha, in a straight line.