Boavista dos Pinheiros vs Comporta: which Alentejo town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Boavista dos Pinheiros has a closer bus station, lower rents and less recorded crime; Comporta has more restaurants on foot.

Choose Boavista dos Pinheiros if you want

  • A bus station closer by (2.7 km, against 19 km)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€6.17/m² a month, against €7.26/m²)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (20.8 per 1,000 residents, against 49.2)

Comporta

1,268 people

Choose Comporta if you want

  • Beach lovers: A beach 1.4 km from the centre
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (15, 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
MeasureBoavista dos PinheirosComporta
January high15°C15°C
January low7°C9°C
July high27°C27°C
Days above 35°C a year21
Nights above 20°C a year710
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year7779
Daylight on 21 December9 h 34 min9 h 29 min
Sea in August19°C19°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureBoavista dos PinheirosComporta
Grocery stores33
Pharmacies01
Doctors and clinics00
Cafés00
Restaurants515

Getting around

MeasureBoavista dos PinheirosComporta
Nearest train station19 km16 km
Nearest bus station2.7 km19 km
Nearest hospital46 km18 km
Nearest beach11 km1.4 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights49 km54 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureBoavista dos PinheirosComporta
Median rent per m², per month€6.17/m²€7.26/m²
Sale price per m²€1,800/m²€1,956/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+64%+108%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents20.849.2

People

MeasureBoavista dos PinheirosComporta
Population1,6331,268
Aged 65 and over18.1%31.2%
Under 1513.1%10.9%
Born in another country25.3%7.4%

Natural hazards

MeasureBoavista dos PinheirosComporta
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190022

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Boavista dos Pinheiros15°15°18°19°22°25°27°28°26°22°18°15°
Comporta15°16°18°19°22°25°27°27°25°22°18°16°

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

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Boavista dos Pinheiros or Comporta: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Boavista dos Pinheiros or Comporta?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.5°C in Boavista dos Pinheiros and 14.6°C in Comporta.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Both have 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.

Which is closer to an airport?

Boavista dos Pinheiros is 49 km from Portimão Airport (PRM); Comporta is 54 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), in a straight line.