Portugal Algarve Compare Alvor vs Lagoa Choose Alvor if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.5 km from the centre + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (105, against 30) Choose Lagoa if you want + Retirees: Hospital 8.0 km away, 15°C January highs, 3 pharmacies within a 15-minute walk + Car-light living: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1) + A bus station closer by (0.3 km, against 4.0 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 Alvor Lagoa January high 16°C 15°C January low 9°C 8°C July high 29°C 30°C Days above 35°C a year 5 6 Nights above 20°C a year 23 26 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 71 70 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 36 min Sea in August 20°C 20°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Alvor Lagoa Grocery stores 5 6 Pharmacies 1 3 Doctors and clinics 2 3 Cafés 11 12 Restaurants 105 30
Getting around Measure Alvor Lagoa Nearest train station 3.1 km 3.0 km Nearest bus station 4.0 km 0.3 km Nearest hospital 0.9 km 8.0 km Nearest beach 0.5 km 4.6 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 2.3 km 12 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Alvor Lagoa Median rent per m², per month €10.42/m² €8.75/m² Sale price per m² €3,259/m² €3,371/m² Sale price change, 5 years +92% +79% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 37.4 35.5
People Measure Alvor Lagoa Population 5,272 6,301 Aged 65 and over 32.7% 19.0% Under 15 11.0% 15.0% Born in another country 22.8% 16.3%
Natural hazards Measure Alvor Lagoa 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 Alvor 16° 16° 18° 20° 23° 27° 29° 30° 27° 23° 19° 16° Lagoa 15° 16° 18° 20° 23° 27° 30° 30° 27° 23° 18° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Alvor in November · Lagoa in November
Alvor or Lagoa: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Alvor or Lagoa? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.5°C in Alvor and 15.2°C in Lagoa.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Lagoa: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 5 in Alvor.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Portimão Airport (PRM): 2.3 km from Alvor and 12 km from Lagoa, in a straight line.