Portugal Norte Compare Ponte de Lima vs Arcos de Valdevez Ponte de Lima vs Arcos de Valdevez: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 13°C). Ponte de Lima has more doctors on foot, more restaurants on foot and a closer train station; Arcos de Valdevez has cheaper homes to buy.
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Choose Ponte de Lima if you want + People who dislike heat: 27°C July highs and 1 day a year above 35°C + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (12, against 4) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (65, against 33) + A train station closer by (16 km, against 25 km) Choose Arcos de Valdevez if you want + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€930/m², against €1,612/m²) 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 de Lima Arcos de Valdevez January high 13°C 13°C January low 5°C 5°C July high 27°C 27°C Days above 35°C a year 1 4 Nights above 20°C a year 8 12 Frost days a year 3 4 Days with rain a year 135 139 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 08 min 9 h 08 min Sea in August – –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Ponte de Lima Arcos de Valdevez Grocery stores 8 8 Pharmacies 7 6 Doctors and clinics 12 4 Cafés 25 19 Restaurants 65 33
Getting around Measure Ponte de Lima Arcos de Valdevez Nearest train station 16 km 25 km Nearest bus station 0.9 km 0.6 km Nearest hospital 0.4 km 0.7 km Nearest beach 23 km 37 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 52 km 46 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Ponte de Lima Arcos de Valdevez Median rent per m², per month €5.32/m² €4.64/m² Sale price per m² €1,612/m² €930/m² Sale price change, 5 years +65% +32% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 23.1 32.6
People Measure Ponte de Lima Arcos de Valdevez Population 44,667 22,847 Aged 65 and over 22.9% 23.2% Under 15 12.7% 13.0% Born in another country 7.8% 10.9%
Natural hazards Measure Ponte de Lima Arcos de Valdevez 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 de Lima 13° 15° 17° 18° 21° 24° 27° 27° 25° 21° 16° 14° Arcos de Valdevez 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 24° 27° 28° 25° 21° 16° 14°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Ponte de Lima in November · Arcos de Valdevez in November
Ponte de Lima or Arcos de Valdevez: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Ponte de Lima or Arcos de Valdevez? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.5°C in Ponte de Lima and 13.1°C in Arcos de Valdevez.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Both have 8 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Vigo Airport (VGO): 52 km from Ponte de Lima and 46 km from Arcos de Valdevez, in a straight line.