São João de Areias vs Santa Comba Dão: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (12°C and 12°C). São João de Areias has a closer bus station; Santa Comba Dão has more pharmacies on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot.

Choose São João de Areias if you want

  • A bus station closer by (4.5 km, against 9.8 km)

Santa Comba Dão

11,597 people

Choose Santa Comba Dão if you want

  • More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (4, against 0)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (4, against 1)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (8, against 1)
  • A train station closer by (1.1 km, against 2.7 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
MeasureSão João de AreiasSanta Comba Dão
January high12°C12°C
January low4°C4°C
July high28°C28°C
Days above 35°C a year66
Nights above 20°C a year78
Frost days a year109
Days with rain a year115115
Daylight on 21 December9 h 17 min9 h 17 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureSão João de AreiasSanta Comba Dão
Grocery stores12
Pharmacies04
Doctors and clinics01
Cafés14
Restaurants18

Getting around

MeasureSão João de AreiasSanta Comba Dão
Nearest train station2.7 km1.1 km
Nearest bus station4.5 km9.8 km
Nearest hospital5.0 km10 km
Nearest beach–56 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights41 km42 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureSão João de AreiasSanta Comba Dão
Median rent per m², per month€4.01/m²€4.01/m²
Sale price per m²€776/m²€776/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+45%+45%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents21.721.7

People

MeasureSão João de AreiasSanta Comba Dão
Population1,93911,597
Aged 65 and over38.0%27.0%
Under 1510.3%13.6%
Born in another country4.9%11.5%

Natural hazards

MeasureSão João de AreiasSanta Comba Dão
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
São João de Areias12°13°16°18°21°25°28°28°25°20°15°13°
Santa Comba Dão12°14°16°18°21°25°28°29°26°20°15°13°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Santa Comba Dão in November

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São João de Areias or Santa Comba Dão: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, São João de Areias or Santa Comba Dão?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.0°C in São João de Areias and 12.1°C in Santa Comba Dão.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Santa Comba Dão: 2 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 1 in São João de Areias.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 41 km from São João de Areias and 42 km from Santa Comba Dão, in a straight line.