Louriçal vs Juncal: which Centro town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (14°C and 14°C). Louriçal has more grocery stores on foot, more restaurants on foot and less recorded crime; on the other measures the two are close.

Louriçal

5,085 people

Choose Louriçal if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (6, against 0)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (23.6 per 1,000 residents, against 30.0)

Juncal

1,425 people

Choose Juncal if you want

No clear advantage on the measures with precise values.

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
MeasureLouriçalJuncal
January high14°C14°C
January low7°C7°C
July high26°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year11
Nights above 20°C a year33
Frost days a year10
Days with rain a year108104
Daylight on 21 December9 h 20 min9 h 22 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureLouriçalJuncal
Grocery stores31
Pharmacies21
Doctors and clinics11
Cafés21
Restaurants60

Getting around

MeasureLouriçalJuncal
Nearest train station6.8 km9.4 km
Nearest bus station12 km8.8 km
Nearest hospital12 km8.5 km
Nearest beach14 km15 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights108 km94 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureLouriçalJuncal
Median rent per m², per month€4.76/m²€4.22/m²
Sale price per m²€1,360/m²€1,313/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+67%+111%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents23.630.0

People

MeasureLouriçalJuncal
Population5,0851,425
Aged 65 and over25.5%22.9%
Under 1512.6%12.7%
Born in another country8.1%6.1%

Natural hazards

MeasureLouriçalJuncal
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190001

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Louriçal14°15°17°18°21°24°26°27°25°21°17°15°
Juncal14°15°17°18°21°24°26°26°24°21°17°14°

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

Similar towns: Louriçal vs Milagres · Louriçal vs Caranguejeira · Juncal vs Aljubarrota

Louriçal or Juncal: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Louriçal or Juncal?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 13.9°C in Louriçal and 13.6°C in Juncal.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Louriçal: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 1 in Juncal.

Which is closer to an airport?

Louriçal is 108 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Juncal is 94 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.

Cite or link

hexplace (2026). Louriçal vs Juncal: climate, homes and daily life compared. https://hexplace.org/portugal/compare/lourical-vs-juncal/