Portugal Compare Porto de Mós vs Barcarena Porto de Mós vs Barcarena: which town suits you? Porto de Mós has warmer winters, fewer rainy days and a warmer sea; Barcarena has cooler summer nights, more grocery stores on foot and less recorded crime.
Choose Porto de Mós if you want + Winter-sun seekers: 15°C January highs and no frost days + Beach lovers: A beach 0.1 km from the centre + Warmer winters (15°C January highs, against 14°C) + Fewer rainy days (70 a year, against 84) Choose Barcarena if you want + Cooler summer nights (9 nights a year above 20°C, against 17) + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (4, against 2) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (26.8 per 1,000 residents, against 38.5) 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 Porto de Mós Barcarena January high 15°C 14°C January low 11°C 10°C July high 24°C 24°C Days above 35°C a year 0 0 Nights above 20°C a year 17 9 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 70 84 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 27 min Sea in August 20°C 18°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Porto de Mós Barcarena Grocery stores 2 4 Pharmacies 0 1 Doctors and clinics 1 0 Cafés 3 1 Restaurants 16 16
Getting around Measure Porto de Mós Barcarena Nearest train station 2.8 km 2.2 km Nearest bus station 2.5 km 4.1 km Nearest hospital 1.4 km 3.1 km Nearest beach 0.1 km 3.7 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 11 km 6.6 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Porto de Mós Barcarena Median rent per m², per month €10.11/m² €13.80/m² Sale price per m² €3,949/m² €4,438/m² Sale price change, 5 years +86% +80% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 38.5 26.8
People Measure Porto de Mós Barcarena Population 23,648 11,968 Aged 65 and over 25.3% 18.2% Under 15 12.3% 16.8% Born in another country 26.4% 10.9%
Natural hazards Measure Porto de Mós Barcarena Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 1 2
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Porto de Mós 15° 16° 17° 18° 20° 23° 24° 25° 24° 21° 18° 16° Barcarena 14° 15° 16° 17° 20° 22° 24° 25° 23° 21° 17° 15°
Porto de Mós is warmer by 1°C or more in 3 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Porto de Mós in November · Barcarena in November
Porto de Mós or Barcarena: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Porto de Mós or Barcarena? Porto de Mós, with an average January high of 15.2°C against 14.2°C.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Barcarena: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 2 in Porto de Mós.
Which is closer to an airport? Porto de Mós is 11 km from Portimão Airport (PRM); Barcarena is 6.6 km from Cascais Airport (CAT), in a straight line.