Almograve vs Porto Covo: which Alentejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Almograve has a closer airport, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Porto Covo has more grocery stores on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot.

Almograve

1,356 people

Choose Almograve if you want

  • A shorter trip to an airport (59 km, against 80 km)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€6.17/m² a month, against €11.45/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,800/m², against €2,591/m²)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (20.8 per 1,000 residents, against 61.1)

Porto Covo

1,400 people

Choose Porto Covo if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (21, against 5)

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
MeasureAlmogravePorto Covo
January high15°C15°C
January low9°C9°C
July high26°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year11
Nights above 20°C a year68
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year7979
Daylight on 21 December9 h 34 min9 h 32 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureAlmogravePorto Covo
Grocery stores13
Pharmacies00
Doctors and clinics00
Cafés03
Restaurants521

Getting around

MeasureAlmogravePorto Covo
Nearest train station33 km37 km
Nearest bus station11 km12 km
Nearest hospital34 km13 km
Nearest beach0.6 km0.3 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights59 km80 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureAlmogravePorto Covo
Median rent per m², per month€6.17/m²€11.45/m²
Sale price per m²€1,800/m²€2,591/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+64%+94%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents20.861.1

People

MeasureAlmogravePorto Covo
Population1,3561,400
Aged 65 and over21.9%26.4%
Under 157.7%11.1%
Born in another country32.3%9.8%

Natural hazards

MeasureAlmogravePorto Covo
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190012

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Almograve15°16°18°19°21°24°26°26°25°22°18°16°
Porto Covo15°16°18°19°21°24°26°27°25°22°18°16°

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

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Almograve or Porto Covo: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Almograve or Porto Covo?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.9°C in Almograve and 14.8°C in Porto Covo.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Porto Covo: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 1 in Almograve.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Portimão Airport (PRM): 59 km from Almograve and 80 km from Porto Covo, in a straight line.