Nisa vs Gavião: which Alentejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (12°C and 13°C). Nisa has more doctors on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot; Gavião has cooler summer nights and a closer train station.

Nisa

7,450 people

Choose Nisa if you want

  • Car-light living: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (5, against 0)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (10, against 3)

Gavião

4,132 people

Choose Gavião if you want

  • Cooler summer nights (18 nights a year above 20°C, against 26)
  • A train station closer by (3.7 km, against 12 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
MeasureNisaGavião
January high12°C13°C
January low5°C5°C
July high32°C31°C
Days above 35°C a year2925
Nights above 20°C a year2618
Frost days a year22
Days with rain a year8688
Daylight on 21 December9 h 23 min9 h 23 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureNisaGavião
Grocery stores32
Pharmacies22
Doctors and clinics20
Cafés50
Restaurants103

Getting around

MeasureNisaGavião
Nearest train station12 km3.7 km
Nearest bus station0.2 km24 km
Nearest hospital31 km23 km
Nearest beach––
Nearest airport with scheduled flights100 km115 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureNisaGavião
Median rent per m², per month––
Sale price per m²€463/m²€451/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+60%+77%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents29.630.5

People

MeasureNisaGavião
Population7,4504,132
Aged 65 and over33.6%32.4%
Under 159.4%9.6%
Born in another country4.5%3.3%

Natural hazards

MeasureNisaGavião
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190022

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Nisa12°14°17°19°23°28°32°32°27°22°16°13°
Gavião13°14°17°19°23°28°31°31°27°22°16°13°

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

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Nisa or Gavião: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Nisa or Gavião?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.3°C in Nisa and 12.6°C in Gavião.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Nisa: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 2 in Gavião.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Badajoz Airport (BJZ): 100 km from Nisa and 115 km from Gavião, in a straight line.