Portugal Norte Compare Póvoa de Varzim vs Matosinhos Póvoa de Varzim vs Matosinhos: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (13°C and 13°C). Póvoa de Varzim has a closer bus station, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Matosinhos has more restaurants on foot and a closer train station.
Choose Póvoa de Varzim if you want + Car-light living: 25 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + A bus station closer by (0.7 km, against 5.5 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€8.15/m² a month, against €11.11/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,472/m², against €3,183/m²) Choose Matosinhos if you want + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (234, against 106) + A train station closer by (4.4 km, against 19 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 Póvoa de Varzim Matosinhos January high 13°C 13°C January low 6°C 7°C July high 25°C 26°C Days above 35°C a year 1 2 Nights above 20°C a year 9 11 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 121 119 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 11 min 9 h 12 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Póvoa de Varzim Matosinhos Grocery stores 25 29 Pharmacies 8 11 Doctors and clinics 16 16 Cafés 55 63 Restaurants 106 234
Getting around Measure Póvoa de Varzim Matosinhos Nearest train station 19 km 4.4 km Nearest bus station 0.7 km 5.5 km Nearest hospital 0.4 km 1.8 km Nearest beach 0.6 km 0.5 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 17 km 7.4 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Póvoa de Varzim Matosinhos Median rent per m², per month €8.15/m² €11.11/m² Sale price per m² €2,472/m² €3,183/m² Sale price change, 5 years +79% +82% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 19.2 31.1
People Measure Póvoa de Varzim Matosinhos Population 29,044 28,070 Aged 65 and over 20.9% 22.0% Under 15 13.0% 13.2% Born in another country 11.6% 10.1%
Natural hazards Measure Póvoa de Varzim Matosinhos 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 Póvoa de Varzim 13° 14° 16° 18° 20° 23° 25° 26° 24° 20° 16° 14° Matosinhos 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 24° 26° 27° 25° 21° 16° 14°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Póvoa de Varzim in November · Matosinhos in November
Póvoa de Varzim or Matosinhos: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Póvoa de Varzim or Matosinhos? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.2°C in Póvoa de Varzim and 13.3°C in Matosinhos.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Matosinhos: 29 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 25 in Póvoa de Varzim.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 17 km from Póvoa de Varzim and 7.4 km from Matosinhos, in a straight line.