Vagos vs Gafanha da Encarnação: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Vagos has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and lower rents; Gafanha da Encarnação has more cafés on foot.

Vagos

4,529 people

Choose Vagos if you want

More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (4, against 2)
More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0)
Lower rents in the municipality (€5.97/m² a month, against €7.07/m²)
Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,731/m², against €2,260/m²)

Gafanha da Encarnação

4,914 people

Choose Gafanha da Encarnação if you want

Beach lovers: A beach 0.6 km from the centre
More cafés within a 15-minute walk (6, against 3)

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	Vagos	Gafanha da Encarnação
January high	14°C	14°C
January low	7°C	7°C
July high	27°C	27°C
Days above 35°C a year	2	3
Nights above 20°C a year	8	8
Frost days a year	0	0
Days with rain a year	109	109
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 16 min	9 h 16 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	Vagos	Gafanha da Encarnação
Grocery stores	4	2
Pharmacies	2	1
Doctors and clinics	3	0
Cafés	3	6
Restaurants	10	6

Getting around

Measure	Vagos	Gafanha da Encarnação
Nearest train station	7.0 km	8.3 km
Nearest bus station	6.6 km	7.1 km
Nearest hospital	9.0 km	6.8 km
Nearest beach	7.4 km	0.6 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	70 km	70 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	Vagos	Gafanha da Encarnação
Median rent per m², per month	€5.97/m²	€7.07/m²
Sale price per m²	€1,731/m²	€2,260/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+87%	+99%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	18.0	31.3

People

Measure	Vagos	Gafanha da Encarnação
Population	4,529	4,914
Aged 65 and over	21.8%	19.9%
Under 15	13.3%	14.1%
Born in another country	14.2%	9.9%

Natural hazards

Measure	Vagos	Gafanha da Encarnação
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
Vagos	14°	15°	17°	18°	21°	24°	27°	27°	25°	21°	16°	14°
Gafanha da Encarnação	14°	15°	17°	18°	21°	24°	27°	27°	25°	21°	17°	14°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.

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Vagos or Gafanha da Encarnação: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Vagos or Gafanha da Encarnação?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.6°C in Vagos and 13.7°C in Gafanha da Encarnação.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Vagos: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 2 in Gafanha da Encarnação.

Which is closer to an airport?

Vagos is 70 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Gafanha da Encarnação is 70 km from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), in a straight line.