São João de Ver vs Vilaça: which Norte town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (12°C and 12°C). São João de Ver has fewer frosts, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Vilaça has more grocery stores on foot.

São João de Ver

9,568 people

Choose São João de Ver if you want

  • Fewer frosts (1 frost days a year, against 5)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€5.86/m² a month, against €7.69/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,766/m², against €2,199/m²)

Vilaça

1,580 people

Choose Vilaça if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0)

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 VerVilaça
January high12°C12°C
January low6°C4°C
July high25°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year11
Nights above 20°C a year65
Frost days a year15
Days with rain a year120127
Daylight on 21 December9 h 14 min9 h 10 min
Sea in August18°C–

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureSão João de VerVilaça
Grocery stores02
Pharmacies11
Doctors and clinics01
Cafés32
Restaurants62

Getting around

MeasureSão João de VerVilaça
Nearest train station0.0 km1.0 km
Nearest bus station4.6 km4.0 km
Nearest hospital2.8 km5.9 km
Nearest beach8.4 km25 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights34 km34 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureSão João de VerVilaça
Median rent per m², per month€5.86/m²€7.69/m²
Sale price per m²€1,766/m²€2,199/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+92%+102%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents22.021.4

People

MeasureSão João de VerVilaça
Population9,5681,580
Aged 65 and over21.7%20.2%
Under 1512.1%13.2%
Born in another country5.1%4.1%

Natural hazards

MeasureSão João de VerVilaça
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
São João de Ver12°14°16°17°20°23°25°26°24°20°15°13°
Vilaça12°13°16°17°20°23°26°26°24°20°15°13°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. São João de Ver in November

Similar towns: São João de Ver vs Rio Meão · São João de Ver vs Tadim · Vilaça vs Tadim

São João de Ver or Vilaça: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, São João de Ver or Vilaça?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 12.4°C in São João de Ver and 12.1°C in Vilaça.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Vilaça: 2 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in São João de Ver.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 34 km from São João de Ver and 34 km from Vilaça, in a straight line.