Portugal Compare Monchique vs Boavista dos Pinheiros Monchique vs Boavista dos Pinheiros: which town suits you? Monchique has more grocery stores on foot, more pharmacies on foot and more doctors on foot; Boavista dos Pinheiros has warmer winters, a closer bus station and less recorded crime.
Choose Monchique if you want + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (6, against 3) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (12, against 5) Choose Boavista dos Pinheiros if you want + Warmer winters (15°C January highs, against 13°C) + A bus station closer by (2.7 km, against 19 km) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (20.8 per 1,000 residents, against 30.5) 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 Measure Monchique Boavista dos Pinheiros January high 13°C 15°C January low 6°C 7°C July high 28°C 27°C Days above 35°C a year 3 2 Nights above 20°C a year 4 7 Frost days a year 2 0 Days with rain a year 73 77 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 35 min 9 h 34 min Sea in August – 19°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Monchique Boavista dos Pinheiros Grocery stores 6 3 Pharmacies 2 0 Doctors and clinics 2 0 Cafés 2 0 Restaurants 12 5
Getting around Measure Monchique Boavista dos Pinheiros Nearest train station 19 km 19 km Nearest bus station 19 km 2.7 km Nearest hospital 18 km 46 km Nearest beach 21 km 11 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 19 km 49 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Monchique Boavista dos Pinheiros Median rent per m², per month – €6.17/m² Sale price per m² €1,628/m² €1,800/m² Sale price change, 5 years +126% +64% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 30.5 20.8
People Measure Monchique Boavista dos Pinheiros Population 5,421 1,633 Aged 65 and over 30.5% 18.1% Under 15 11.1% 13.1% Born in another country 8.4% 25.3%
Natural hazards Measure Monchique Boavista dos Pinheiros Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 1 2
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Monchique 13° 14° 17° 18° 21° 25° 28° 28° 25° 21° 17° 14° Boavista dos Pinheiros 15° 15° 18° 19° 22° 25° 27° 28° 26° 22° 18° 15°
Boavista dos Pinheiros is warmer by 1°C or more in 5 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Monchique in November
Monchique or Boavista dos Pinheiros: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Monchique or Boavista dos Pinheiros? Boavista dos Pinheiros, with an average January high of 14.5°C against 13.3°C.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Monchique: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 3 in Boavista dos Pinheiros.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Portimão Airport (PRM): 19 km from Monchique and 49 km from Boavista dos Pinheiros, in a straight line.