Portugal Alentejo Compare Portalegre vs Montemor-o-Novo Portalegre vs Montemor-o-Novo: which Alentejo town suits you? Portalegre has more restaurants on foot, a closer train station and lower rents; Montemor-o-Novo has warmer winters, cooler summer nights and fewer frosts.
Choose Portalegre if you want + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (47, against 32) + A train station closer by (11 km, against 17 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€3.78/m² a month, against €5.00/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,107/m², against €1,493/m²) Choose Montemor-o-Novo if you want + Warmer winters (14°C January highs, against 12°C) + Cooler summer nights (16 nights a year above 20°C, against 23) + Fewer frosts (1 frost days a year, against 4) 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 Portalegre Montemor-o-Novo January high 12°C 14°C January low 4°C 6°C July high 32°C 32°C Days above 35°C a year 25 28 Nights above 20°C a year 23 16 Frost days a year 4 1 Days with rain a year 84 82 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 24 min 9 h 28 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Portalegre Montemor-o-Novo Grocery stores 9 9 Pharmacies 6 5 Doctors and clinics 1 1 Cafés 12 12 Restaurants 47 32
Getting around Measure Portalegre Montemor-o-Novo Nearest train station 11 km 17 km Nearest bus station 0.4 km 0.2 km Nearest hospital 0.8 km 29 km Nearest beach – 57 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 69 km 81 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Portalegre Montemor-o-Novo Median rent per m², per month €3.78/m² €5.00/m² Sale price per m² €1,107/m² €1,493/m² Sale price change, 5 years +77% +90% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 25.8 32.1
People Measure Portalegre Montemor-o-Novo Population 22,368 12,854 Aged 65 and over 26.8% 25.5% Under 15 13.3% 12.8% Born in another country 4.0% 4.8%
Natural hazards Measure Portalegre Montemor-o-Novo Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 3
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Portalegre 12° 14° 17° 19° 23° 28° 32° 31° 27° 21° 16° 13° Montemor-o-Novo 14° 15° 18° 20° 24° 28° 32° 32° 28° 23° 17° 14°
Montemor-o-Novo is warmer by 1°C or more in 8 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Portalegre in November · Montemor-o-Novo in November
Portalegre or Montemor-o-Novo: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Portalegre or Montemor-o-Novo? Montemor-o-Novo, with an average January high of 13.7°C against 12.0°C.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Both have 9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.
Which is closer to an airport? Portalegre is 69 km from Badajoz Airport (BJZ); Montemor-o-Novo is 81 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.