Olhos de Água vs Boliqueime: which Algarve town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Olhos de Água has more grocery stores on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot; Boliqueime has cooler summer nights, a closer train station and less recorded crime.

Olhos de Água

13,221 people

Choose Olhos de Água if you want

  • Winter-sun seekers: 15°C January highs and no frost days
  • Beach lovers: A beach 0.0 km from the centre
  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (5, against 3)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (5, against 2)

Boliqueime

4,470 people

Choose Boliqueime if you want

  • Cooler summer nights (36 nights a year above 20°C, against 49)
  • A train station closer by (1.7 km, against 5.0 km)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (48.8 per 1,000 residents, against 66.3)

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
MeasureOlhos de ÁguaBoliqueime
January high15°C15°C
January low9°C9°C
July high29°C28°C
Days above 35°C a year10
Nights above 20°C a year4936
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year6464
Daylight on 21 December9 h 37 min9 h 36 min
Sea in August20°C20°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaBoliqueime
Grocery stores53
Pharmacies11
Doctors and clinics01
Cafés52
Restaurants569

Getting around

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaBoliqueime
Nearest train station5.0 km1.7 km
Nearest bus station4.8 km8.8 km
Nearest hospital4.0 km7.7 km
Nearest beach0.0 km5.6 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights21 km21 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaBoliqueime
Median rent per m², per month€10.31/m²€10.81/m²
Sale price per m²€3,490/m²€4,137/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+67%+73%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents66.348.8

People

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaBoliqueime
Population13,2214,470
Aged 65 and over22.1%26.8%
Under 1512.7%14.6%
Born in another country28.8%18.2%

Natural hazards

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaBoliqueime
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190011

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Olhos de Água15°16°18°19°22°26°29°29°26°22°18°16°
Boliqueime15°15°17°19°22°25°28°28°25°22°18°15°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Olhos de Água in November

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Olhos de Água or Boliqueime: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Olhos de Água or Boliqueime?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.2°C in Olhos de Água and 14.5°C in Boliqueime.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Olhos de Água: 5 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 3 in Boliqueime.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 21 km from Olhos de Água and 21 km from Boliqueime, in a straight line.