Portugal Azores Compare Furnas vs Água de Pau Choose Furnas if you want + Cooler summer nights (27 nights a year above 20°C, against 57) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (12, against 3) + A bus station closer by (0.4 km, against 7.0 km) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,529/m², against €1,975/m²) Choose Água de Pau if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.7 km from the centre + A shorter trip to an airport (17 km, against 34 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 Furnas Água de Pau January high 15°C 16°C January low 12°C 13°C July high 23°C 23°C Days above 35°C a year 0 0 Nights above 20°C a year 27 57 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 163 165 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 33 min 9 h 33 min Sea in August 23°C 23°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Furnas Água de Pau Grocery stores 3 3 Pharmacies 0 1 Doctors and clinics 0 0 Cafés 2 1 Restaurants 12 3
Getting around Measure Furnas Água de Pau Nearest train station – – Nearest bus station 0.4 km 7.0 km Nearest hospital 5.9 km 6.9 km Nearest beach 5.0 km 0.7 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 34 km 17 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Furnas Água de Pau Median rent per m², per month – €4.62/m² Sale price per m² €1,529/m² €1,975/m² Sale price change, 5 years +101% +134% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 33.9 43.4
People Measure Furnas Água de Pau Population 1,599 3,058 Aged 65 and over 15.0% 12.7% Under 15 14.1% 17.8% Born in another country 5.1% 1.4%
Natural hazards Measure Furnas Água de Pau Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 17 13
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Furnas 15° 15° 16° 16° 18° 21° 23° 24° 23° 20° 18° 16° Água de Pau 16° 16° 16° 17° 18° 21° 23° 24° 23° 21° 18° 17°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.
Furnas or Água de Pau: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Furnas or Água de Pau? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.3°C in Furnas and 15.9°C in Água de Pau.
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? Both use João Paulo II Airport (PDL): 34 km from Furnas and 17 km from Água de Pau, in a straight line.