Penafiel vs Calendário: which Norte town suits you?

Penafiel has a closer bus station and cheaper homes to buy; Calendário has warmer winters, fewer frosts and more restaurants on foot.

Penafiel

8,065 people

Choose Penafiel if you want

  • A bus station closer by (0.1 km, against 1.3 km)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,520/m², against €1,859/m²)

Calendário

11,357 people

Choose Calendário if you want

  • Warmer winters (13°C January highs, against 12°C)
  • Fewer frosts (2 frost days a year, against 12)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (67, against 41)
  • A train station closer by (0.2 km, against 1.5 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
MeasurePenafielCalendário
January high12°C13°C
January low3°C5°C
July high26°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year21
Nights above 20°C a year48
Frost days a year122
Days with rain a year127124
Daylight on 21 December9 h 12 min9 h 11 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasurePenafielCalendário
Grocery stores1314
Pharmacies79
Doctors and clinics1411
Cafés2932
Restaurants4167

Getting around

MeasurePenafielCalendário
Nearest train station1.5 km0.2 km
Nearest bus station0.1 km1.3 km
Nearest hospital0.2 km1.2 km
Nearest beach32 km19 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights34 km21 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasurePenafielCalendário
Median rent per m², per month€4.74/m²€5.71/m²
Sale price per m²€1,520/m²€1,859/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+80%+88%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents21.018.4

People

MeasurePenafielCalendário
Population8,06511,357
Aged 65 and over20.9%18.7%
Under 1513.3%13.3%
Born in another country4.7%8.4%

Natural hazards

MeasurePenafielCalendário
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Penafiel12°13°16°17°20°23°26°27°24°19°14°12°
Calendário13°14°16°18°20°24°26°27°24°20°15°13°

Calendário is warmer by 1°C or more in 3 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Penafiel in November · Calendário in November

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Penafiel or Calendário: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Penafiel or Calendário?

Calendário, with an average January high of 12.6°C against 11.5°C.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Calendário: 14 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 13 in Penafiel.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 34 km from Penafiel and 21 km from Calendário, in a straight line.