Portugal Norte Compare Ponte da Barca vs Arouca Ponte da Barca vs Arouca: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 12°C). Ponte da Barca has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more cafés on foot; Arouca has a closer bus station, a closer airport and less recorded crime.
Choose Ponte da Barca if you want + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (6, against 4) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (4, against 2) + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (9, against 6) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (22, against 14) Choose Arouca if you want + Car-light living: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + A bus station closer by (0.8 km, against 5.3 km) + A shorter trip to an airport (38 km, against 51 km) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (19.3 per 1,000 residents, against 31.6) 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 Ponte da Barca Arouca January high 13°C 12°C January low 5°C 4°C July high 27°C 28°C Days above 35°C a year 3 4 Nights above 20°C a year 11 11 Frost days a year 5 6 Days with rain a year 139 132 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 08 min 9 h 14 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Ponte da Barca Arouca Grocery stores 6 4 Pharmacies 4 2 Doctors and clinics 1 1 Cafés 9 6 Restaurants 22 14
Getting around Measure Ponte da Barca Arouca Nearest train station 28 km 21 km Nearest bus station 5.3 km 0.8 km Nearest hospital 0.3 km 0.1 km Nearest beach 37 km 34 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 51 km 38 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Ponte da Barca Arouca Median rent per m², per month €3.64/m² €5.03/m² Sale price per m² €1,180/m² €1,051/m² Sale price change, 5 years +91% +55% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 31.6 19.3
People Measure Ponte da Barca Arouca Population 4,372 21,146 Aged 65 and over 26.1% 22.5% Under 15 12.0% 13.1% Born in another country 8.8% 6.3%
Natural hazards Measure Ponte da Barca Arouca 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 Ponte da Barca 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 24° 27° 27° 25° 21° 16° 14° Arouca 12° 13° 16° 18° 21° 25° 28° 28° 25° 20° 15° 13°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Arouca in November
Ponte da Barca or Arouca: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Ponte da Barca or Arouca? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.0°C in Ponte da Barca and 12.2°C in Arouca.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Ponte da Barca: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 4 in Arouca.
Which is closer to an airport? Ponte da Barca is 51 km from Vigo Airport (VGO); Arouca is 38 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), in a straight line.