São Pedro do Sul vs Cabeceiras de Basto: which town suits you?

São Pedro do Sul has warmer winters, fewer frosts and more pharmacies on foot; Cabeceiras de Basto has fewer very hot days, cooler summer nights and more restaurants on foot.

São Pedro do Sul

5,497 people

Choose São Pedro do Sul if you want

Warmer winters (13°C January highs, against 11°C)
Fewer frosts (4 frost days a year, against 13)
More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (6, against 2)
A shorter trip to an airport (16 km, against 35 km)

Cabeceiras de Basto

16,710 people

Choose Cabeceiras de Basto if you want

Fewer very hot days (3 a year above 35°C, against 8)
Cooler summer nights (7 nights a year above 20°C, against 16)
More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (16, against 7)
Lower rents in the municipality (€4.23/m² a month, against €5.27/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	São Pedro do Sul	Cabeceiras de Basto
January high	13°C	11°C
January low	5°C	3°C
July high	29°C	27°C
Days above 35°C a year	8	3
Nights above 20°C a year	16	7
Frost days a year	4	13
Days with rain a year	127	130
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 15 min	9 h 10 min
Sea in August	–	–

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	São Pedro do Sul	Cabeceiras de Basto
Grocery stores	5	4
Pharmacies	6	2
Doctors and clinics	1	2
Cafés	8	9
Restaurants	7	16

Getting around

Measure	São Pedro do Sul	Cabeceiras de Basto
Nearest train station	30 km	27 km
Nearest bus station	0.7 km	0.2 km
Nearest hospital	15 km	17 km
Nearest beach	51 km	–
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	16 km	35 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	São Pedro do Sul	Cabeceiras de Basto
Median rent per m², per month	€5.27/m²	€4.23/m²
Sale price per m²	€942/m²	€889/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+38%	+54%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	20.5	22.0

People

Measure	São Pedro do Sul	Cabeceiras de Basto
Population	5,497	16,710
Aged 65 and over	28.6%	19.0%
Under 15	11.3%	14.7%
Born in another country	8.7%	5.4%

Natural hazards

Measure	São Pedro do Sul	Cabeceiras de Basto
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
São Pedro do Sul	13°	14°	17°	18°	22°	25°	29°	29°	26°	21°	16°	13°
Cabeceiras de Basto	11°	13°	16°	17°	20°	24°	27°	28°	24°	19°	14°	12°

São Pedro do Sul is warmer by 1°C or more in 12 months. São Pedro do Sul in November · Cabeceiras de Basto in November

Compare São Pedro do Sul with another town

São Pedro do Sul or Cabeceiras de Basto: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, São Pedro do Sul or Cabeceiras de Basto?

São Pedro do Sul, with an average January high of 12.6°C against 11.2°C.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

São Pedro do Sul: 5 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 4 in Cabeceiras de Basto.

Which is closer to an airport?

São Pedro do Sul is 16 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Cabeceiras de Basto is 35 km from Vila Real Airport (VRL), in a straight line.