Paço de Arcos vs Parede: which Lisbon area town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Paço de Arcos has more doctors on foot; Parede has more restaurants on foot and a closer bus station.

Paço de Arcos

25,974 people

Choose Paço de Arcos if you want

  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (6, against 3)

Parede

17,212 people

Choose Parede if you want

  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (100, against 58)
  • A bus station closer by (0.5 km, against 5.6 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
MeasurePaço de ArcosParede
January high14°C14°C
January low11°C10°C
July high24°C24°C
Days above 35°C a year00
Nights above 20°C a year109
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year8484
Daylight on 21 December9 h 28 min9 h 28 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasurePaço de ArcosParede
Grocery stores1313
Pharmacies68
Doctors and clinics63
Cafés2826
Restaurants58100

Getting around

MeasurePaço de ArcosParede
Nearest train station0.2 km0.4 km
Nearest bus station5.6 km0.5 km
Nearest hospital1.4 km1.1 km
Nearest beach0.2 km0.7 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights6.4 km3.6 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasurePaço de ArcosParede
Median rent per m², per month€13.80/m²€15.31/m²
Sale price per m²€4,438/m²€4,889/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+80%+72%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents26.824.5

People

MeasurePaço de ArcosParede
Population25,97417,212
Aged 65 and over23.5%24.7%
Under 1512.6%13.5%
Born in another country21.1%19.2%

Natural hazards

MeasurePaço de ArcosParede
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190022

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Paço de Arcos14°15°17°18°20°22°24°25°23°21°17°15°
Parede14°15°16°17°19°22°24°25°23°20°17°15°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Paço de Arcos in November · Parede in November

Similar towns: Paço de Arcos vs Oeiras · Paço de Arcos vs Cacém · Parede vs Cacém

Paço de Arcos or Parede: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Paço de Arcos or Parede?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.4°C in Paço de Arcos and 14.1°C in Parede.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Both have 13 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Cascais Airport (CAT): 6.4 km from Paço de Arcos and 3.6 km from Parede, in a straight line.