Póvoa de Santa Iria vs Alhos Vedros: which Lisbon area town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 14°C). Póvoa de Santa Iria has more pharmacies on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot; Alhos Vedros has cheaper homes to buy.

Choose Póvoa de Santa Iria if you want

  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (4, against 2)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (41, against 14)

Alhos Vedros

13,384 people

Choose Alhos Vedros if you want

  • Beach lovers: A beach 1.4 km from the centre
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,538/m², against €2,983/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
MeasurePóvoa de Santa IriaAlhos Vedros
January high15°C14°C
January low8°C9°C
July high28°C28°C
Days above 35°C a year63
Nights above 20°C a year1012
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year8581
Daylight on 21 December9 h 27 min9 h 28 min
Sea in August18°C19°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasurePóvoa de Santa IriaAlhos Vedros
Grocery stores98
Pharmacies42
Doctors and clinics31
Cafés1310
Restaurants4114

Getting around

MeasurePóvoa de Santa IriaAlhos Vedros
Nearest train station0.2 km0.4 km
Nearest bus station4.2 km4.8 km
Nearest hospital7.1 km3.0 km
Nearest beach6.4 km1.4 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights11 km17 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasurePóvoa de Santa IriaAlhos Vedros
Median rent per m², per month€9.76/m²€9.10/m²
Sale price per m²€2,983/m²€2,538/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+109%+163%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents24.629.8

People

MeasurePóvoa de Santa IriaAlhos Vedros
Population28,90113,384
Aged 65 and over14.6%19.6%
Under 1515.3%16.2%
Born in another country12.9%19.7%

Natural hazards

MeasurePóvoa de Santa IriaAlhos Vedros
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190012

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Póvoa de Santa Iria15°16°18°19°22°26°28°29°27°22°18°15°
Alhos Vedros14°15°18°19°22°25°28°28°26°22°17°15°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Póvoa de Santa Iria in November · Alhos Vedros in November

Similar towns: Póvoa de Santa Iria vs Vialonga · Póvoa de Santa Iria vs Pinhal Novo · Alhos Vedros vs Pinhal Novo

Póvoa de Santa Iria or Alhos Vedros: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Póvoa de Santa Iria or Alhos Vedros?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.6°C in Póvoa de Santa Iria and 14.1°C in Alhos Vedros.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Póvoa de Santa Iria: 9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 8 in Alhos Vedros.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 11 km from Póvoa de Santa Iria and 17 km from Alhos Vedros, in a straight line.