Portugal Algarve Compare Pêra vs Guia Pêra vs Guia: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Pêra has lower rents, cheaper homes to buy and less recorded crime; Guia has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot.
Choose Pêra if you want + Beach lovers: A beach 2.8 km from the centre + Lower rents in the municipality (€8.59/m² a month, against €10.31/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,860/m², against €3,490/m²) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (36.6 per 1,000 residents, against 66.3) Choose Guia if you want + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (22, against 9) + A bus station closer by (1.3 km, against 2.5 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 Measure Pêra Guia January high 15°C 15°C January low 8°C 8°C July high 31°C 31°C Days above 35°C a year 15 15 Nights above 20°C a year 37 36 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 66 66 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 37 min Sea in August 20°C 20°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Pêra Guia Grocery stores 1 3 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 0 2 Cafés 5 4 Restaurants 9 22
Getting around Measure Pêra Guia Nearest train station 5.3 km 4.3 km Nearest bus station 2.5 km 1.3 km Nearest hospital 9.8 km 6.6 km Nearest beach 2.8 km 5.2 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 22 km 25 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Pêra Guia Median rent per m², per month €8.59/m² €10.31/m² Sale price per m² €2,860/m² €3,490/m² Sale price change, 5 years +87% +67% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 36.6 66.3
People Measure Pêra Guia Population 1,951 4,173 Aged 65 and over 20.3% 22.0% Under 15 15.4% 13.3% Born in another country 20.5% 26.1%
Natural hazards Measure Pêra Guia Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 1 1
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Pêra 15° 16° 19° 21° 24° 28° 31° 31° 28° 23° 19° 16° Guia 15° 16° 19° 20° 24° 28° 31° 31° 28° 23° 19° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.
Pêra or Guia: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Pêra or Guia? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.4°C in Pêra and 15.3°C in Guia.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Guia: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 1 in Pêra.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Portimão Airport (PRM): 22 km from Pêra and 25 km from Guia, in a straight line.