Portugal Norte Compare Vidago vs Boticas Vidago vs Boticas: which Norte town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (11°C and 10°C). Vidago has fewer frosts, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot; Boticas has fewer very hot days, more grocery stores on foot and cheaper homes to buy.
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Choose Vidago if you want + Fewer frosts (5 frost days a year, against 8) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (13, against 5) Choose Boticas if you want + Fewer very hot days (3 a year above 35°C, against 8) + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (4, against 0) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€396/m², against €1,205/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 Vidago Boticas January high 11°C 10°C January low 4°C 4°C July high 29°C 27°C Days above 35°C a year 8 3 Nights above 20°C a year 16 12 Frost days a year 5 8 Days with rain a year 114 124 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 09 min 9 h 09 min Sea in August – –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Vidago Boticas Grocery stores 0 4 Pharmacies 1 2 Doctors and clinics 2 0 Cafés 3 2 Restaurants 13 5
Getting around Measure Vidago Boticas Nearest train station 50 km 56 km Nearest bus station 14 km 17 km Nearest hospital 14 km 17 km Nearest beach – – Nearest airport with scheduled flights 43 km 46 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Vidago Boticas Median rent per m², per month €4.84/m² – Sale price per m² €1,205/m² €396/m² Sale price change, 5 years +54% – Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 29.9 25.6
People Measure Vidago Boticas Population 5,300 5,750 Aged 65 and over 35.4% 31.9% Under 15 7.9% 12.6% Born in another country 6.6% 7.0%
Natural hazards Measure Vidago Boticas 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 Vidago 11° 13° 16° 17° 21° 26° 29° 29° 25° 20° 14° 11° Boticas 10° 11° 15° 16° 20° 24° 27° 27° 24° 18° 13° 11°
Vidago is warmer by 1°C or more in 10 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Vidago in November · Boticas in November
Vidago or Boticas: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Vidago or Boticas? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 10.9°C in Vidago and 9.9°C in Boticas.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Boticas: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Vidago.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Vila Real Airport (VRL): 43 km from Vidago and 46 km from Boticas, in a straight line.