Portugal Norte Compare Vidago vs Santa Cruz Vidago vs Santa Cruz: 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 restaurants on foot and a closer airport; Santa Cruz has more grocery stores on foot and a closer bus station.
Choose Vidago if you want + Fewer frosts (5 frost days a year, against 9) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (13, against 6) + A shorter trip to an airport (43 km, against 58 km) Choose Santa Cruz if you want + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (4, against 0) + A bus station closer by (1.6 km, against 14 km) 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 Santa Cruz January high 11°C 10°C January low 4°C 3°C July high 29°C 28°C Days above 35°C a year 8 6 Nights above 20°C a year 16 11 Frost days a year 5 9 Days with rain a year 114 110 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 09 min 9 h 09 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Vidago Santa Cruz Grocery stores 0 4 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 2 3 Cafés 3 2 Restaurants 13 6
Getting around Measure Vidago Santa Cruz Nearest train station 50 km – Nearest bus station 14 km 1.6 km Nearest hospital 14 km 2.0 km Nearest beach – – Nearest airport with scheduled flights 43 km 58 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Vidago Santa Cruz Median rent per m², per month €4.84/m² €4.84/m² Sale price per m² €1,205/m² €1,205/m² Sale price change, 5 years +54% +54% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 29.9 29.9
People Measure Vidago Santa Cruz Population 5,300 3,430 Aged 65 and over 35.4% 24.1% Under 15 7.9% 13.2% Born in another country 6.6% 10.1%
Natural hazards Measure Vidago Santa Cruz 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° Santa Cruz 10° 12° 15° 17° 20° 25° 28° 28° 24° 19° 13° 10°
Vidago is warmer by 1°C or more in 3 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Vidago in November
Vidago or Santa Cruz: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Vidago or Santa Cruz? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 10.9°C in Vidago and 9.9°C in Santa Cruz.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Santa Cruz: 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 58 km from Santa Cruz, in a straight line.