Pombal vs Marinha Grande: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Pombal has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and a closer train station; Marinha Grande has fewer very hot days and more cafés on foot.

Pombal

17,355 people

Choose Pombal if you want

More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (16, against 11)
More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (6, against 2)
A train station closer by (0.2 km, against 1.3 km)
Less recorded crime in the municipality (23.6 per 1,000 residents, against 31.6)

Marinha Grande

28,916 people

Choose Marinha Grande if you want

People who dislike heat: 24°C July highs and less than one day a year above 35°C
Fewer very hot days (0 a year above 35°C, against 5)
More cafés within a 15-minute walk (31, against 21)

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	Pombal	Marinha Grande
January high	14°C	14°C
January low	6°C	7°C
July high	28°C	25°C
Days above 35°C a year	5	0
Nights above 20°C a year	5	2
Frost days a year	2	0
Days with rain a year	108	105
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 20 min	9 h 21 min
Sea in August	–	18°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	Pombal	Marinha Grande
Grocery stores	16	11
Pharmacies	5	6
Doctors and clinics	6	2
Cafés	21	31
Restaurants	46	33

Getting around

Measure	Pombal	Marinha Grande
Nearest train station	0.2 km	1.3 km
Nearest bus station	0.2 km	0.1 km
Nearest hospital	0.3 km	10.0 km
Nearest beach	26 km	8.3 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	110 km	109 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	Pombal	Marinha Grande
Median rent per m², per month	€4.76/m²	€5.68/m²
Sale price per m²	€1,360/m²	€1,531/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+67%	+94%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	23.6	31.6

People

Measure	Pombal	Marinha Grande
Population	17,355	28,916
Aged 65 and over	17.4%	22.4%
Under 15	16.1%	13.2%
Born in another country	17.0%	15.0%

Natural hazards

Measure	Pombal	Marinha Grande
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900	0	0

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020

High	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pombal	14°	15°	18°	19°	22°	25°	28°	28°	26°	22°	17°	15°
Marinha Grande	14°	14°	17°	18°	20°	23°	25°	25°	24°	21°	17°	14°

Pombal is warmer by 1°C or more in 8 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Pombal in November · Marinha Grande in November

Compare Pombal with another town

Pombal or Marinha Grande: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Pombal or Marinha Grande?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.9°C in Pombal and 13.6°C in Marinha Grande.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Pombal: 16 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 11 in Marinha Grande.

Which is closer to an airport?

Pombal is 110 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Marinha Grande is 109 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.