Portugal Algarve Compare Olhão vs Lagos Olhão vs Lagos: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 16°C). Olhão has fewer rainy days, a warmer sea and lower rents; Lagos has cooler summer nights, more restaurants on foot and fewer strong earthquakes nearby.
Choose Olhão if you want + Fewer rainy days (61 a year, against 72) + A warmer sea in August (22°C, against 20°C) + Lower rents in the municipality (€8.09/m² a month, against €10.11/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,771/m², against €3,949/m²) Choose Lagos if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.5 km from the centre + Cooler summer nights (22 nights a year above 20°C, against 71) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (225, against 125) + Fewer strong earthquakes nearby (1 of M5+ since 1900, against 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 Olhão Lagos January high 15°C 16°C January low 10°C 9°C July high 29°C 28°C Days above 35°C a year 1 2 Nights above 20°C a year 71 22 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 61 72 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 37 min Sea in August 22°C 20°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Olhão Lagos Grocery stores 26 22 Pharmacies 7 6 Doctors and clinics 7 8 Cafés 52 53 Restaurants 125 225
Getting around Measure Olhão Lagos Nearest train station 0.2 km 0.8 km Nearest bus station 0.0 km 0.6 km Nearest hospital 7.8 km 0.8 km Nearest beach 3.1 km 0.5 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 12 km 9.6 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Olhão Lagos Median rent per m², per month €8.09/m² €10.11/m² Sale price per m² €2,771/m² €3,949/m² Sale price change, 5 years +88% +86% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 40.3 38.5
People Measure Olhão Lagos Population 29,239 33,494 Aged 65 and over 20.3% 24.0% Under 15 14.9% 12.7% Born in another country 13.5% 26.0%
Natural hazards Measure Olhão Lagos Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 5 1
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Olhão 15° 16° 18° 20° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 23° 19° 16° Lagos 16° 16° 18° 20° 23° 26° 28° 29° 26° 23° 19° 17°
Olhão is warmer by 1°C or more in 1 month; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Olhão in November · Lagos in November
Olhão or Lagos: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Olhão or Lagos? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.3°C in Olhão and 15.6°C in Lagos.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Olhão: 26 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 22 in Lagos.
Which is closer to an airport? Olhão is 12 km from Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO); Lagos is 9.6 km from Portimão Airport (PRM), in a straight line.