Portugal Algarve Compare Moncarapacho vs Santa Luzia Moncarapacho vs Santa Luzia: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Moncarapacho has a closer airport, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Santa Luzia has more cafés on foot, more restaurants on foot and a closer train station.
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Choose Moncarapacho if you want + A shorter trip to an airport (18 km, against 29 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€8.09/m² a month, against €9.61/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,771/m², against €3,282/m²) Choose Santa Luzia if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 1.5 km from the centre + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (5, against 2) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (18, against 9) + A train station closer by (1.6 km, against 4.1 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 Moncarapacho Santa Luzia January high 15°C 15°C January low 10°C 10°C July high 29°C 29°C Days above 35°C a year 1 1 Nights above 20°C a year 65 70 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 61 59 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 37 min Sea in August 22°C 22°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Moncarapacho Santa Luzia Grocery stores 0 1 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 0 0 Cafés 2 5 Restaurants 9 18
Getting around Measure Moncarapacho Santa Luzia Nearest train station 4.1 km 1.6 km Nearest bus station 7.7 km 2.9 km Nearest hospital 14 km 25 km Nearest beach 5.2 km 1.5 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 18 km 29 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Moncarapacho Santa Luzia Median rent per m², per month €8.09/m² €9.61/m² Sale price per m² €2,771/m² €3,282/m² Sale price change, 5 years +88% +60% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 40.3 35.0
People Measure Moncarapacho Santa Luzia Population 8,545 1,455 Aged 65 and over 28.5% 28.4% Under 15 14.2% 10.9% Born in another country 14.3% 20.7%
Natural hazards Measure Moncarapacho Santa Luzia Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 4 4
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Moncarapacho 15° 16° 18° 19° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 22° 18° 16° Santa Luzia 15° 16° 18° 20° 23° 26° 29° 29° 26° 23° 19° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Moncarapacho in November
Moncarapacho or Santa Luzia: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Moncarapacho or Santa Luzia? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.1°C in Moncarapacho and 15.3°C in Santa Luzia.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Santa Luzia: 1 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Moncarapacho.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 18 km from Moncarapacho and 29 km from Santa Luzia, in a straight line.