Santa Catarina da Serra vs Alqueidão da Serra: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (12°C and 13°C). Santa Catarina da Serra has a closer bus station; Alqueidão da Serra has fewer frosts, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.

Choose Santa Catarina da Serra if you want

  • A bus station closer by (5.4 km, against 8.9 km)

Choose Alqueidão da Serra if you want

  • Fewer frosts (2 frost days a year, against 5)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€4.22/m² a month, against €6.42/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,313/m², against €1,990/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
MeasureSanta Catarina da SerraAlqueidão da Serra
January high12°C13°C
January low5°C5°C
July high26°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year12
Nights above 20°C a year12
Frost days a year52
Days with rain a year102102
Daylight on 21 December9 h 22 min9 h 22 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureSanta Catarina da SerraAlqueidão da Serra
Grocery stores12
Pharmacies11
Doctors and clinics10
Cafés21
Restaurants32

Getting around

MeasureSanta Catarina da SerraAlqueidão da Serra
Nearest train station13 km16 km
Nearest bus station5.4 km8.9 km
Nearest hospital12 km14 km
Nearest beach31 km25 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights107 km98 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureSanta Catarina da SerraAlqueidão da Serra
Median rent per m², per month€6.42/m²€4.22/m²
Sale price per m²€1,990/m²€1,313/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+92%+111%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents26.830.0

People

MeasureSanta Catarina da SerraAlqueidão da Serra
Population4,4051,208
Aged 65 and over25.7%28.7%
Under 1510.6%10.9%
Born in another country9.0%8.2%

Natural hazards

MeasureSanta Catarina da SerraAlqueidão da Serra
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190001

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Santa Catarina da Serra12°13°16°17°20°23°26°26°24°20°15°13°
Alqueidão da Serra13°14°16°17°20°24°26°27°24°20°16°14°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.

Similar towns: Santa Catarina da Serra vs Loureira · Santa Catarina da Serra vs Fátima · Alqueidão da Serra vs Fátima

Santa Catarina da Serra or Alqueidão da Serra: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Santa Catarina da Serra or Alqueidão da Serra?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.3°C in Santa Catarina da Serra and 12.7°C in Alqueidão da Serra.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Alqueidão da Serra: 2 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 1 in Santa Catarina da Serra.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 107 km from Santa Catarina da Serra and 98 km from Alqueidão da Serra, in a straight line.