Portugal Norte Compare Samil vs Vinhais Samil vs Vinhais: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (8°C and 8°C). Samil has a closer bus station and a closer airport; Vinhais has more grocery stores on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot.
Choose Samil if you want + A bus station closer by (3.8 km, against 20 km) + A shorter trip to an airport (10 km, against 25 km) Choose Vinhais if you want + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0) + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (6, against 1) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€325/m², against €1,199/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 Measure Samil Vinhais January high 8°C 8°C January low 1°C 1°C July high 27°C 27°C Days above 35°C a year 3 3 Nights above 20°C a year 4 3 Frost days a year 36 37 Days with rain a year 112 113 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 08 min 9 h 08 min Sea in August – –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Samil Vinhais Grocery stores 0 3 Pharmacies 0 1 Doctors and clinics 0 1 Cafés 0 3 Restaurants 1 6
Getting around Measure Samil Vinhais Nearest train station – – Nearest bus station 3.8 km 20 km Nearest hospital 3.1 km 20 km Nearest beach – – Nearest airport with scheduled flights 10 km 25 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Samil Vinhais Median rent per m², per month €3.23/m² – Sale price per m² €1,199/m² €325/m² Sale price change, 5 years +67% −9% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 29.9 28.8
People Measure Samil Vinhais Population 1,246 9,066 Aged 65 and over 29.2% 32.1% Under 15 12.6% 11.1% Born in another country 7.2% 4.7%
Natural hazards Measure Samil Vinhais 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 Samil 8° 10° 13° 15° 19° 24° 27° 27° 23° 17° 12° 9° Vinhais 8° 10° 13° 15° 19° 24° 27° 27° 23° 17° 12° 9°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Vinhais in November
Samil or Vinhais: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Samil or Vinhais? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 8.3°C in Samil and 8.4°C in Vinhais.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Vinhais: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Samil.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Bragança Airport (BGC): 10 km from Samil and 25 km from Vinhais, in a straight line.