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

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Olhos de Água has cheaper homes to buy; Vilamoura has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot.

Olhos de Água

13,221 people

Choose Olhos de Água if you want

  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€3,490/m², against €4,137/m²)

Vilamoura

2,819 people

Choose Vilamoura if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (9, against 5)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (86, against 56)
  • A bus station closer by (2.6 km, against 4.8 km)

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 ÁguaVilamoura
January high15°C15°C
January low9°C9°C
July high29°C29°C
Days above 35°C a year11
Nights above 20°C a year4949
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year6464
Daylight on 21 December9 h 37 min9 h 37 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaVilamoura
Grocery stores59
Pharmacies11
Doctors and clinics03
Cafés56
Restaurants5686

Getting around

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaVilamoura
Nearest train station5.0 km5.0 km
Nearest bus station4.8 km2.6 km
Nearest hospital4.0 km10 km
Nearest beach0.0 km1.6 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights21 km15 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaVilamoura
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 ÁguaVilamoura
Population13,2212,819
Aged 65 and over22.1%21.7%
Under 1512.7%13.5%
Born in another country28.8%39.3%

Natural hazards

MeasureOlhos de ÁguaVilamoura
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°
Vilamoura15°16°18°19°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

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Olhos de Água or Vilamoura: common questions

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

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

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Vilamoura: 9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 5 in Olhos de Água.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 21 km from Olhos de Água and 15 km from Vilamoura, in a straight line.