Fenais da Ajuda vs Ponta Garça: which Azores town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (16°C and 16°C). Fenais da Ajuda has cooler summer nights; Ponta Garça has more cafés on foot, a closer bus station and less recorded crime.

Fenais da Ajuda

1,131 people

Choose Fenais da Ajuda if you want

  • Cooler summer nights (42 nights a year above 20°C, against 63)

Ponta Garça

3,547 people

Choose Ponta Garça if you want

  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (4, against 1)
  • A bus station closer by (5.7 km, against 8.8 km)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (25.4 per 1,000 residents, against 47.5)

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
MeasureFenais da AjudaPonta Garça
January high16°C16°C
January low13°C13°C
July high24°C24°C
Days above 35°C a year00
Nights above 20°C a year4263
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year163167
Daylight on 21 December9 h 32 min9 h 33 min
Sea in August23°C23°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureFenais da AjudaPonta Garça
Grocery stores00
Pharmacies00
Doctors and clinics01
Cafés14
Restaurants00

Getting around

MeasureFenais da AjudaPonta Garça
Nearest train station––
Nearest bus station8.8 km5.7 km
Nearest hospital13 km11 km
Nearest beach2.3 km1.5 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights35 km29 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureFenais da AjudaPonta Garça
Median rent per m², per month€4.41/m²–
Sale price per m²€1,676/m²€1,613/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+121%+98%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents47.525.4

People

MeasureFenais da AjudaPonta Garça
Population1,1313,547
Aged 65 and over14.6%11.9%
Under 1517.6%15.1%
Born in another country2.7%0.9%

Natural hazards

MeasureFenais da AjudaPonta Garça
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 19001417

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fenais da Ajuda16°16°16°17°19°21°24°25°23°21°18°17°
Ponta Garça16°16°16°17°19°22°24°25°24°21°19°17°

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

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Fenais da Ajuda or Ponta Garça: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Fenais da Ajuda or Ponta Garça?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.8°C in Fenais da Ajuda and 16.3°C in Ponta Garça.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Both have 0 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use João Paulo II Airport (PDL): 35 km from Fenais da Ajuda and 29 km from Ponta Garça, in a straight line.