Boliqueime vs Santa Bárbara de Nexe: which Algarve town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 14°C). Boliqueime has more restaurants on foot and a closer train station; Santa Bárbara de Nexe has more grocery stores on foot, a closer airport and lower rents.

Boliqueime

4,470 people

Choose Boliqueime if you want

  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (9, against 4)
  • A train station closer by (1.7 km, against 3.3 km)

Choose Santa Bárbara de Nexe if you want

  • People who dislike heat: 28°C July highs and less than one day a year above 35°C
  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (6, against 3)
  • A shorter trip to an airport (10 km, against 21 km)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€8.33/m² a month, against €10.81/m²)

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
MeasureBoliqueimeSanta Bárbara de Nexe
January high15°C14°C
January low9°C9°C
July high28°C28°C
Days above 35°C a year00
Nights above 20°C a year3639
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year6463
Daylight on 21 December9 h 36 min9 h 37 min
Sea in August20°C21°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureBoliqueimeSanta Bárbara de Nexe
Grocery stores36
Pharmacies10
Doctors and clinics10
Cafés22
Restaurants94

Getting around

MeasureBoliqueimeSanta Bárbara de Nexe
Nearest train station1.7 km3.3 km
Nearest bus station8.8 km6.3 km
Nearest hospital7.7 km6.0 km
Nearest beach5.6 km9.4 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights21 km10 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureBoliqueimeSanta Bárbara de Nexe
Median rent per m², per month€10.81/m²€8.33/m²
Sale price per m²€4,137/m²€3,150/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+73%+86%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents48.842.8

People

MeasureBoliqueimeSanta Bárbara de Nexe
Population4,4704,087
Aged 65 and over26.8%33.2%
Under 1514.6%12.0%
Born in another country18.2%22.6%

Natural hazards

MeasureBoliqueimeSanta Bárbara de Nexe
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°
Santa Bárbara de Nexe14°15°17°19°21°25°28°28°25°22°18°15°

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

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Boliqueime or Santa Bárbara de Nexe: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Boliqueime or Santa Bárbara de Nexe?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.5°C in Boliqueime and 14.3°C in Santa Bárbara de Nexe.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Santa Bárbara de Nexe: 6 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 10 km from Santa Bárbara de Nexe, in a straight line.