Portugal Alentejo Compare Sines vs Vila Nova de Milfontes Sines vs Vila Nova de Milfontes: which Alentejo town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Sines has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and more cafés on foot; Vila Nova de Milfontes has a closer airport, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.
Choose Sines if you want + Retirees: Hospital 0.7 km away, 15°C January highs, 2 pharmacies within a 15-minute walk + Car-light living: 10 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (10, against 5) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1) Choose Vila Nova de Milfontes if you want + A shorter trip to an airport (66 km, against 93 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€6.17/m² a month, against €11.45/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,800/m², against €2,591/m²) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (20.8 per 1,000 residents, against 61.1) 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 Sines Vila Nova de Milfontes January high 15°C 15°C January low 9°C 9°C July high 25°C 26°C Days above 35°C a year 0 1 Nights above 20°C a year 7 6 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 80 79 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 32 min 9 h 33 min Sea in August 19°C 19°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Sines Vila Nova de Milfontes Grocery stores 10 5 Pharmacies 2 2 Doctors and clinics 3 1 Cafés 13 9 Restaurants 49 40
Getting around Measure Sines Vila Nova de Milfontes Nearest train station 37 km 33 km Nearest bus station 0.6 km 13 km Nearest hospital 0.7 km 27 km Nearest beach 0.2 km 0.1 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 93 km 66 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Sines Vila Nova de Milfontes Median rent per m², per month €11.45/m² €6.17/m² Sale price per m² €2,591/m² €1,800/m² Sale price change, 5 years +94% +64% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 61.1 20.8
People Measure Sines Vila Nova de Milfontes Population 12,791 4,393 Aged 65 and over 22.3% 21.8% Under 15 14.5% 10.6% Born in another country 10.7% 24.8%
Natural hazards Measure Sines Vila Nova de Milfontes Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 1
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Sines 15° 16° 18° 19° 21° 24° 25° 26° 24° 22° 18° 16° Vila Nova de Milfontes 15° 16° 18° 19° 21° 24° 26° 27° 25° 22° 18° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Sines in November
Sines or Vila Nova de Milfontes: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Sines or Vila Nova de Milfontes? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.8°C in Sines and 14.9°C in Vila Nova de Milfontes.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Sines: 10 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 5 in Vila Nova de Milfontes.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Portimão Airport (PRM): 93 km from Sines and 66 km from Vila Nova de Milfontes, in a straight line.