Portugal Lisbon area Compare Palmela vs São João dos Montes Palmela vs São João dos Montes: which Lisbon area town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Palmela has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; São João dos Montes has a closer airport and less recorded crime.
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Choose Palmela if you want + Car-light living: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + People who dislike heat: 27°C July highs and 2 days a year above 35°C + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (6, against 2) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0) Choose São João dos Montes if you want + A shorter trip to an airport (20 km, against 31 km) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (24.6 per 1,000 residents, against 32.1) 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 Measure Palmela São João dos Montes January high 14°C 14°C January low 7°C 7°C July high 27°C 28°C Days above 35°C a year 2 5 Nights above 20°C a year 4 6 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 77 83 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 28 min 9 h 26 min Sea in August 19°C 18°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Palmela São João dos Montes Grocery stores 6 2 Pharmacies 3 0 Doctors and clinics 2 0 Cafés 4 2 Restaurants 21 1
Getting around Measure Palmela São João dos Montes Nearest train station 2.5 km 1.8 km Nearest bus station 0.4 km 3.3 km Nearest hospital 3.5 km 5.1 km Nearest beach 5.8 km 3.4 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 31 km 20 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Palmela São João dos Montes Median rent per m², per month €8.30/m² €9.76/m² Sale price per m² €2,522/m² €2,983/m² Sale price change, 5 years +104% +109% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 32.1 24.6
People Measure Palmela São João dos Montes Population 16,934 4,772 Aged 65 and over 25.0% 22.7% Under 15 13.5% 14.2% Born in another country 9.4% 10.7%
Natural hazards Measure Palmela São João dos Montes Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 1
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Palmela 14° 15° 17° 18° 21° 25° 27° 28° 25° 21° 17° 14° São João dos Montes 14° 15° 17° 19° 22° 25° 28° 28° 26° 22° 17° 14°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Palmela in November
Palmela or São João dos Montes: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Palmela or São João dos Montes? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.5°C in Palmela and 13.7°C in São João dos Montes.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Palmela: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 2 in São João dos Montes.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 31 km from Palmela and 20 km from São João dos Montes, in a straight line.