Portugal Algarve Compare Olhos de Água vs Luz Olhos de Água vs Luz: 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; Luz has a closer train station and less recorded crime.
Choose Olhos de Água if you want + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (5, against 3) + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (5, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (56, against 5) + Fewer strong earthquakes nearby (1 of M5+ since 1900, against 4) Choose Luz if you want + Car-light living: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + A train station closer by (0.5 km, against 5.0 km) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (35.0 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 Measure Olhos de Água Luz January high 15°C 15°C January low 9°C 10°C July high 29°C 29°C Days above 35°C a year 1 1 Nights above 20°C a year 49 64 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 64 59 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 37 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Olhos de Água Luz Grocery stores 5 3 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 0 0 Cafés 5 0 Restaurants 56 5
Getting around Measure Olhos de Água Luz Nearest train station 5.0 km 0.5 km Nearest bus station 4.8 km 6.0 km Nearest hospital 4.0 km 21 km Nearest beach 0.0 km 2.5 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 21 km 25 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Olhos de Água Luz Median rent per m², per month €10.31/m² €9.61/m² Sale price per m² €3,490/m² €3,282/m² Sale price change, 5 years +67% +60% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 66.3 35.0
People Measure Olhos de Água Luz Population 13,221 3,627 Aged 65 and over 22.1% 27.8% Under 15 12.7% 11.3% Born in another country 28.8% 21.8%
Natural hazards Measure Olhos de Água Luz Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 1 4
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Olhos de Água 15° 16° 18° 19° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 22° 18° 16° Luz 15° 16° 18° 20° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 22° 18° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Olhos de Água in November
Olhos de Água or Luz: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Olhos de Água or Luz? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.2°C in Olhos de Água and 15.1°C in Luz.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Olhos de Água: 5 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 3 in Luz.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 21 km from Olhos de Água and 25 km from Luz, in a straight line.