Portugal Algarve Compare Monte Gordo vs Altura Monte Gordo vs Altura: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Monte Gordo has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot; Altura has lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.
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Choose Monte Gordo if you want + Car-light living: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (6, against 4) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (70, against 26) Choose Altura if you want + Lower rents in the municipality (€7.51/m² a month, against €8.91/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,710/m², against €3,116/m²) 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 Monte Gordo Altura January high 15°C 15°C January low 8°C 8°C July high 33°C 33°C Days above 35°C a year 24 24 Nights above 20°C a year 69 69 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 58 58 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 36 min 9 h 36 min Sea in August 22°C 22°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Monte Gordo Altura Grocery stores 6 4 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 2 0 Cafés 8 7 Restaurants 70 26
Getting around Measure Monte Gordo Altura Nearest train station 1.0 km 2.8 km Nearest bus station 3.7 km 8.0 km Nearest hospital 46 km 42 km Nearest beach 0.4 km 0.7 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 50 km 45 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Monte Gordo Altura Median rent per m², per month €8.91/m² €7.51/m² Sale price per m² €3,116/m² €2,710/m² Sale price change, 5 years +75% +79% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 43.0 45.8
People Measure Monte Gordo Altura Population 4,282 2,195 Aged 65 and over 25.5% 31.2% Under 15 12.7% 9.9% Born in another country 12.2% 16.8%
Natural hazards Measure Monte Gordo Altura Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 2
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Monte Gordo 15° 17° 19° 21° 25° 29° 33° 33° 29° 24° 19° 16° Altura 15° 17° 19° 21° 25° 29° 33° 33° 29° 24° 19° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.
Monte Gordo or Altura: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Monte Gordo or Altura? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.3°C in Monte Gordo and 15.3°C in Altura.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Monte Gordo: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 4 in Altura.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 50 km from Monte Gordo and 45 km from Altura, in a straight line.