Portugal Algarve Compare Altura vs Monte Gordo Altura vs Monte Gordo: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Altura has lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Monte Gordo has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot.
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Choose Altura if you want + Lower rents in the municipality (€7.51/m² a month, against €8.91/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,710/m², against €3,116/m²) Choose Monte Gordo if you want + Car-light living: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (6, against 4) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (70, against 26) 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 Altura Monte Gordo January high 15°C 15°C January low 8°C 8°C July high 33°C 33°C Days above 35°C a year 24 24 Nights above 20°C a year 69 69 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 58 58 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 36 min 9 h 36 min Sea in August 22°C 22°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Altura Monte Gordo Grocery stores 4 6 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 0 2 Cafés 7 8 Restaurants 26 70
Getting around Measure Altura Monte Gordo Nearest train station 2.8 km 1.0 km Nearest bus station 8.0 km 3.7 km Nearest hospital 42 km 46 km Nearest beach 0.7 km 0.4 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 45 km 50 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Altura Monte Gordo Median rent per m², per month €7.51/m² €8.91/m² Sale price per m² €2,710/m² €3,116/m² Sale price change, 5 years +79% +75% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 45.8 43.0
People Measure Altura Monte Gordo Population 2,195 4,282 Aged 65 and over 31.2% 25.5% Under 15 9.9% 12.7% Born in another country 16.8% 12.2%
Natural hazards Measure Altura Monte Gordo Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 2
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Altura 15° 17° 19° 21° 25° 29° 33° 33° 29° 24° 19° 16° Monte Gordo 15° 17° 19° 21° 25° 29° 33° 33° 29° 24° 19° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.
Altura or Monte Gordo: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Altura or Monte Gordo? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.3°C in Altura and 15.3°C in Monte Gordo.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Monte Gordo: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 4 in Altura.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 45 km from Altura and 50 km from Monte Gordo, in a straight line.