Portugal Norte Compare Ponte de Lima vs Esposende Ponte de Lima vs Esposende: 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 pharmacies on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot; Esposende has fewer frosts, more grocery stores on foot and a closer airport.
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Choose Ponte de Lima if you want + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (7, against 2) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (12, against 2) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (65, against 36) + Lower rents in the municipality (€5.32/m² a month, against €7.37/m²) Choose Esposende if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.6 km from the centre + Fewer frosts (0 frost days a year, against 3) + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (13, against 8) + A shorter trip to an airport (33 km, against 52 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 Measure Ponte de Lima Esposende January high 13°C 13°C January low 5°C 7°C July high 27°C 25°C Days above 35°C a year 1 1 Nights above 20°C a year 8 8 Frost days a year 3 0 Days with rain a year 135 125 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 08 min 9 h 10 min Sea in August – 17°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Ponte de Lima Esposende Grocery stores 8 13 Pharmacies 7 2 Doctors and clinics 12 2 Cafés 25 24 Restaurants 65 36
Getting around Measure Ponte de Lima Esposende Nearest train station 16 km 13 km Nearest bus station 0.9 km 0.4 km Nearest hospital 0.4 km 0.1 km Nearest beach 23 km 0.6 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 52 km 33 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Ponte de Lima Esposende Median rent per m², per month €5.32/m² €7.37/m² Sale price per m² €1,612/m² €2,229/m² Sale price change, 5 years +65% +84% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 23.1 24.5
People Measure Ponte de Lima Esposende Population 44,667 34,625 Aged 65 and over 22.9% 18.3% Under 15 12.7% 14.2% Born in another country 7.8% 10.6%
Natural hazards Measure Ponte de Lima Esposende 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° Esposende 13° 14° 16° 18° 20° 23° 25° 26° 24° 20° 16° 14°
Ponte de Lima is warmer by 1°C or more in 3 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Ponte de Lima in November · Esposende in November
Ponte de Lima or Esposende: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Ponte de Lima or Esposende? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.5°C in Ponte de Lima and 13.2°C in Esposende.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Esposende: 13 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 8 in Ponte de Lima.
Which is closer to an airport? Ponte de Lima is 52 km from Vigo Airport (VGO); Esposende is 33 km from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), in a straight line.