Portugal Algarve Compare Albufeira vs Silves Albufeira vs Silves: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (16°C and 15°C). Albufeira has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Silves has fewer very hot days, a closer train station and a closer airport.
Choose Albufeira if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.1 km from the centre + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (19, against 10) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (6, against 4) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (7, against 0) Choose Silves if you want + Retirees: Hospital 9.7 km away, 15°C January highs, 4 pharmacies within a 15-minute walk + Fewer very hot days (11 a year above 35°C, against 17) + A train station closer by (1.5 km, against 4.8 km) + A shorter trip to an airport (14 km, against 26 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 Albufeira Silves January high 16°C 15°C January low 8°C 8°C July high 32°C 31°C Days above 35°C a year 17 11 Nights above 20°C a year 39 34 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 66 67 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 36 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Albufeira Silves Grocery stores 19 10 Pharmacies 6 4 Doctors and clinics 7 0 Cafés 28 18 Restaurants 154 38
Getting around Measure Albufeira Silves Nearest train station 4.8 km 1.5 km Nearest bus station 1.3 km 6.4 km Nearest hospital 2.2 km 9.7 km Nearest beach 0.1 km 10 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 26 km 14 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Albufeira Silves Median rent per m², per month €10.31/m² €8.59/m² Sale price per m² €3,490/m² €2,860/m² Sale price change, 5 years +67% +87% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 66.3 36.6
People Measure Albufeira Silves Population 15,851 10,917 Aged 65 and over 18.8% 23.5% Under 15 12.4% 15.2% Born in another country 29.9% 14.2%
Natural hazards Measure Albufeira Silves Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 1 1
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Albufeira 16° 17° 19° 21° 24° 28° 32° 32° 28° 24° 19° 16° Silves 15° 16° 19° 20° 24° 28° 31° 31° 28° 23° 19° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Albufeira in November · Silves in November
Albufeira or Silves: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Albufeira or Silves? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.5°C in Albufeira and 15.4°C in Silves.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Albufeira: 19 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 10 in Silves.
Which is closer to an airport? Albufeira is 26 km from Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO); Silves is 14 km from Portimão Airport (PRM), in a straight line.