Mozelos vs Arouca: which Norte town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 12°C). Arouca has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more cafés on foot; on the other measures the two are close.

Choose Mozelos if you want

  • People who dislike heat: 27°C July highs and 3 days a year above 35°C

Arouca

21,146 people

Choose Arouca if you want

  • Car-light living: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (4, against 0)
  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (6, against 0)

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
MeasureMozelosArouca
January high13°C12°C
January low5°C4°C
July high27°C28°C
Days above 35°C a year34
Nights above 20°C a year1111
Frost days a year66
Days with rain a year141132
Daylight on 21 December9 h 08 min9 h 14 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureMozelosArouca
Grocery stores04
Pharmacies02
Doctors and clinics01
Cafés06
Restaurants114

Getting around

MeasureMozelosArouca
Nearest train station23 km21 km
Nearest bus station2.7 km0.8 km
Nearest hospital2.9 km0.1 km
Nearest beach38 km34 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights45 km38 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureMozelosArouca
Median rent per m², per month€4.64/m²€5.03/m²
Sale price per m²€930/m²€1,051/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+32%+55%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents32.619.3

People

MeasureMozelosArouca
Population–21,146
Aged 65 and over37.5%22.5%
Under 159.0%13.1%
Born in another country6.7%6.3%

Natural hazards

MeasureMozelosArouca
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mozelos13°14°17°18°21°24°27°27°25°20°16°14°
Arouca12°13°16°18°21°25°28°28°25°20°15°13°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Mozelos in November · Arouca in November

Similar towns: Mozelos vs Caldelas · Mozelos vs Sande · Arouca vs Mondim de Basto

Mozelos or Arouca: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Mozelos or Arouca?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.0°C in Mozelos and 12.2°C in Arouca.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Arouca: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Mozelos.

Which is closer to an airport?

Mozelos is 45 km from Vigo Airport (VGO); Arouca is 38 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), in a straight line.