Portugal Algarve Compare Alcantarilha vs Guia Alcantarilha vs Guia: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Alcantarilha has lower rents, cheaper homes to buy and less recorded crime; Guia has more doctors on foot, more restaurants on foot and a closer bus station.
Choose Alcantarilha if you want + Lower rents in the municipality (€8.59/m² a month, against €10.31/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,860/m², against €3,490/m²) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (36.6 per 1,000 residents, against 66.3) Choose Guia if you want + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (22, against 8) + A bus station closer by (1.3 km, against 2.9 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 Alcantarilha Guia January high 15°C 15°C January low 8°C 8°C July high 31°C 31°C Days above 35°C a year 16 15 Nights above 20°C a year 38 36 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 66 66 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 37 min Sea in August 20°C 20°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Alcantarilha Guia Grocery stores 2 3 Pharmacies 2 1 Doctors and clinics 0 2 Cafés 4 4 Restaurants 8 22
Getting around Measure Alcantarilha Guia Nearest train station 4.4 km 4.3 km Nearest bus station 2.9 km 1.3 km Nearest hospital 10 km 6.6 km Nearest beach 3.4 km 5.2 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 21 km 25 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Alcantarilha Guia Median rent per m², per month €8.59/m² €10.31/m² Sale price per m² €2,860/m² €3,490/m² Sale price change, 5 years +87% +67% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 36.6 66.3
People Measure Alcantarilha Guia Population 4,972 4,173 Aged 65 and over 20.5% 22.0% Under 15 15.7% 13.3% Born in another country 19.5% 26.1%
Natural hazards Measure Alcantarilha Guia 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 Alcantarilha 15° 16° 19° 21° 24° 28° 31° 31° 28° 23° 19° 16° Guia 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.
Alcantarilha or Guia: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Alcantarilha or Guia? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.4°C in Alcantarilha and 15.3°C in Guia.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Guia: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 2 in Alcantarilha.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Portimão Airport (PRM): 21 km from Alcantarilha and 25 km from Guia, in a straight line.