Boliqueime vs Olhos de Água: which Algarve town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Boliqueime has cooler summer nights, a closer train station and less recorded crime; Olhos de Água has more grocery stores on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot.

Boliqueime

4,470 people

Choose Boliqueime if you want

  • Cooler summer nights (36 nights a year above 20°C, against 49)
  • A train station closer by (1.7 km, against 5.0 km)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (48.8 per 1,000 residents, against 66.3)

Olhos de Água

13,221 people

Choose Olhos de Água if you want

  • Winter-sun seekers: 15°C January highs and no frost days
  • Beach lovers: A beach 0.0 km from the centre
  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (5, against 3)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (5, against 2)

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
MeasureBoliqueimeOlhos de Água
January high15°C15°C
January low9°C9°C
July high28°C29°C
Days above 35°C a year01
Nights above 20°C a year3649
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year6464
Daylight on 21 December9 h 36 min9 h 37 min
Sea in August20°C20°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureBoliqueimeOlhos de Água
Grocery stores35
Pharmacies11
Doctors and clinics10
Cafés25
Restaurants956

Getting around

MeasureBoliqueimeOlhos de Água
Nearest train station1.7 km5.0 km
Nearest bus station8.8 km4.8 km
Nearest hospital7.7 km4.0 km
Nearest beach5.6 km0.0 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights21 km21 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureBoliqueimeOlhos de Água
Median rent per m², per month€10.81/m²€10.31/m²
Sale price per m²€4,137/m²€3,490/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+73%+67%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents48.866.3

People

MeasureBoliqueimeOlhos de Água
Population4,47013,221
Aged 65 and over26.8%22.1%
Under 1514.6%12.7%
Born in another country18.2%28.8%

Natural hazards

MeasureBoliqueimeOlhos de Água
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190011

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Boliqueime15°15°17°19°22°25°28°28°25°22°18°15°
Olhos de Água15°16°18°19°22°26°29°29°26°22°18°16°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Olhos de Água in November

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Boliqueime or Olhos de Água: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Boliqueime or Olhos de Água?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.5°C in Boliqueime and 15.2°C in Olhos de Água.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Olhos de Água: 5 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 3 in Boliqueime.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 21 km from Boliqueime and 21 km from Olhos de Água, in a straight line.