Portugal Algarve Compare Luz vs Boliqueime Luz vs Boliqueime: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Luz has a closer train station, a closer bus station and lower rents; Boliqueime has cooler summer nights and fewer strong earthquakes nearby.
Choose Luz if you want + Winter-sun seekers: 15°C January highs and no frost days + Car-light living: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + A train station closer by (0.5 km, against 1.7 km) + A bus station closer by (6.0 km, against 8.8 km) Choose Boliqueime if you want + Cooler summer nights (36 nights a year above 20°C, against 64) + Fewer strong earthquakes nearby (1 of M5+ since 1900, against 4) 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 Luz Boliqueime January high 15°C 15°C January low 10°C 9°C July high 29°C 28°C Days above 35°C a year 1 0 Nights above 20°C a year 64 36 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 59 64 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 36 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Luz Boliqueime Grocery stores 3 3 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 0 1 Cafés 0 2 Restaurants 5 9
Getting around Measure Luz Boliqueime Nearest train station 0.5 km 1.7 km Nearest bus station 6.0 km 8.8 km Nearest hospital 21 km 7.7 km Nearest beach 2.5 km 5.6 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 25 km 21 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Luz Boliqueime Median rent per m², per month €9.61/m² €10.81/m² Sale price per m² €3,282/m² €4,137/m² Sale price change, 5 years +60% +73% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 35.0 48.8
People Measure Luz Boliqueime Population 3,627 4,470 Aged 65 and over 27.8% 26.8% Under 15 11.3% 14.6% Born in another country 21.8% 18.2%
Natural hazards Measure Luz Boliqueime Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 4 1
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Luz 15° 16° 18° 20° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 22° 18° 16° Boliqueime 15° 15° 17° 19° 22° 25° 28° 28° 25° 22° 18° 15°
Luz is warmer by 1°C or more in 1 month; in the other months the highs are within 1°C.
Luz or Boliqueime: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Luz or Boliqueime? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.1°C in Luz and 14.5°C in Boliqueime.
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 Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 25 km from Luz and 21 km from Boliqueime, in a straight line.