Torres Vedras vs Azambuja: which Oeste e Vale do Tejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Torres Vedras has fewer very hot days, cooler summer nights and more grocery stores on foot; Azambuja has lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.

Torres Vedras

24,443 people

Choose Torres Vedras if you want

  • Retirees: Hospital 0.5 km away, 14°C January highs, 10 pharmacies within a 15-minute walk
  • People who dislike heat: 24°C July highs and no days a year above 35°C
  • Fewer very hot days (0 a year above 35°C, against 9)
  • Cooler summer nights (5 nights a year above 20°C, against 10)

Azambuja

21,422 people

Choose Azambuja if you want

  • Lower rents in the municipality (€6.24/m² a month, against €8.09/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,045/m², against €2,411/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
MeasureTorres VedrasAzambuja
January high14°C14°C
January low9°C7°C
July high24°C29°C
Days above 35°C a year09
Nights above 20°C a year510
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year9384
Daylight on 21 December9 h 25 min9 h 25 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureTorres VedrasAzambuja
Grocery stores286
Pharmacies101
Doctors and clinics91
Cafés2711
Restaurants7115

Getting around

MeasureTorres VedrasAzambuja
Nearest train station0.4 km0.3 km
Nearest bus station0.7 km12 km
Nearest hospital0.5 km11 km
Nearest beach12 km22 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights36 km40 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureTorres VedrasAzambuja
Median rent per m², per month€8.09/m²€6.24/m²
Sale price per m²€2,411/m²€2,045/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+101%+116%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents23.645.5

People

MeasureTorres VedrasAzambuja
Population24,44321,422
Aged 65 and over23.1%17.9%
Under 1512.8%15.3%
Born in another country13.1%15.8%

Natural hazards

MeasureTorres VedrasAzambuja
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190011

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Torres Vedras14°15°16°17°20°22°24°24°23°20°17°15°
Azambuja14°16°18°20°23°27°29°29°27°22°18°15°

Azambuja is warmer by 1°C or more in 8 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Torres Vedras in November · Azambuja in November

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Torres Vedras or Azambuja: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Torres Vedras or Azambuja?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.1°C in Torres Vedras and 14.4°C in Azambuja.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Torres Vedras: 28 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 6 in Azambuja.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS): 36 km from Torres Vedras and 40 km from Azambuja, in a straight line.