Portugal Algarve Compare Olhão vs Quarteira Olhão vs Quarteira: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Olhão has more doctors on foot, more cafés on foot and a closer train station; Quarteira has cooler summer nights and fewer strong earthquakes nearby.
Choose Olhão if you want + Retirees: Hospital 7.8 km away, 15°C January highs, 7 pharmacies within a 15-minute walk + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (7, against 3) + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (52, against 36) + A train station closer by (0.2 km, against 5.4 km) Choose Quarteira if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 0.3 km from the centre + Cooler summer nights (48 nights a year above 20°C, against 71) + 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 Quarteira January high 15°C 15°C January low 10°C 9°C July high 29°C 29°C Days above 35°C a year 1 1 Nights above 20°C a year 71 48 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 61 64 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 37 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Olhão Quarteira Grocery stores 26 20 Pharmacies 7 5 Doctors and clinics 7 3 Cafés 52 36 Restaurants 125 141
Getting around Measure Olhão Quarteira Nearest train station 0.2 km 5.4 km Nearest bus station 0.0 km 0.2 km Nearest hospital 7.8 km 10 km Nearest beach 3.1 km 0.3 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 12 km 13 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Olhão Quarteira Median rent per m², per month €8.09/m² €10.81/m² Sale price per m² €2,771/m² €4,137/m² Sale price change, 5 years +88% +73% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 40.3 48.8
People Measure Olhão Quarteira Population 29,239 24,420 Aged 65 and over 20.3% 19.4% Under 15 14.9% 13.6% Born in another country 13.5% 29.0%
Natural hazards Measure Olhão Quarteira 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° Quarteira 15° 16° 18° 19° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 22° 18° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Olhão in November · Quarteira in November
Olhão or Quarteira: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Olhão or Quarteira? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.3°C in Olhão and 15.2°C in Quarteira.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Olhão: 26 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 20 in Quarteira.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 12 km from Olhão and 13 km from Quarteira, in a straight line.