Ovar vs Esmoriz: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 13°C). Ovar has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Esmoriz has a closer airport.

Ovar

18,452 people

Choose Ovar if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (7, against 4)
  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (5, against 3)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (7, against 4)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (26, against 12)

Esmoriz

11,393 people

Choose Esmoriz if you want

  • Beach lovers: A beach 2.1 km from the centre
  • A shorter trip to an airport (33 km, against 44 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
MeasureOvarEsmoriz
January high14°C13°C
January low7°C6°C
July high27°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year22
Nights above 20°C a year99
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year121120
Daylight on 21 December9 h 14 min9 h 14 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureOvarEsmoriz
Grocery stores74
Pharmacies53
Doctors and clinics74
Cafés2612
Restaurants309

Getting around

MeasureOvarEsmoriz
Nearest train station0.9 km0.9 km
Nearest bus station12 km8.6 km
Nearest hospital2.1 km5.7 km
Nearest beach3.3 km2.1 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights44 km33 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureOvarEsmoriz
Median rent per m², per month€6.19/m²€6.19/m²
Sale price per m²€1,937/m²€1,937/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+83%+83%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents26.926.9

People

MeasureOvarEsmoriz
Population18,45211,393
Aged 65 and over23.3%21.7%
Under 1511.8%12.0%
Born in another country8.3%6.3%

Natural hazards

MeasureOvarEsmoriz
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ovar14°15°17°18°21°24°27°27°25°21°16°14°
Esmoriz13°14°17°18°21°24°26°27°25°21°16°14°

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

Similar towns: Ovar vs São João da Madeira · Ovar vs Cortegaça · Esmoriz vs Cortegaça

Ovar or Esmoriz: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Ovar or Esmoriz?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.5°C in Ovar and 13.4°C in Esmoriz.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Ovar: 7 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 4 in Esmoriz.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 44 km from Ovar and 33 km from Esmoriz, in a straight line.