Santarém vs Cartaxo: which Oeste e Vale do Tejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Santarém has more pharmacies on foot, more doctors on foot and more cafés on foot; Cartaxo has lower rents.

Santarém

29,385 people

Choose Santarém if you want

  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (10, against 5)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (6, against 3)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (27, against 17)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (68, against 30)

Cartaxo

10,502 people

Choose Cartaxo if you want

  • Lower rents in the municipality (€5.16/m² a month, against €6.67/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
MeasureSantarémCartaxo
January high14°C14°C
January low6°C7°C
July high29°C29°C
Days above 35°C a year1213
Nights above 20°C a year810
Frost days a year21
Days with rain a year8182
Daylight on 21 December9 h 24 min9 h 25 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureSantarémCartaxo
Grocery stores1512
Pharmacies105
Doctors and clinics63
Cafés2717
Restaurants6830

Getting around

MeasureSantarémCartaxo
Nearest train station1.3 km3.0 km
Nearest bus station0.3 km0.3 km
Nearest hospital1.2 km12 km
Nearest beach46 km34 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights64 km52 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureSantarémCartaxo
Median rent per m², per month€6.67/m²€5.16/m²
Sale price per m²€1,593/m²€1,621/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+101%+110%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents25.024.9

People

MeasureSantarémCartaxo
Population29,38510,502
Aged 65 and over23.6%20.3%
Under 1513.8%14.3%
Born in another country12.5%10.5%

Natural hazards

MeasureSantarémCartaxo
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190032

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Santarém14°15°18°19°23°27°29°30°27°22°17°14°
Cartaxo14°15°18°20°23°27°29°30°27°22°17°15°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Santarém in November · Cartaxo in November

Similar towns: Santarém vs Entroncamento · Santarém vs Torres Novas · Cartaxo vs Carregado

Santarém or Cartaxo: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Santarém or Cartaxo?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Santarém and 14.1°C in Cartaxo.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Santarém: 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 12 in Cartaxo.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 64 km from Santarém and 52 km from Cartaxo, in a straight line.