Portugal Azores Compare Ponta Delgada vs Lagoa Choose Ponta Delgada if you want + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (19, against 4) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (11, against 2) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (8, against 0) + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (28, against 10) Choose Lagoa if you want + Lower rents in the municipality (€4.62/m² a month, against €6.08/m²) 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 Ponta Delgada Lagoa January high 16°C 16°C January low 14°C 14°C July high 23°C 23°C Days above 35°C a year 0 0 Nights above 20°C a year 82 78 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 155 158 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 33 min 9 h 33 min Sea in August 23°C 23°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Ponta Delgada Lagoa Grocery stores 19 4 Pharmacies 11 2 Doctors and clinics 8 0 Cafés 28 10 Restaurants 114 16
Getting around Measure Ponta Delgada Lagoa Nearest train station – – Nearest bus station 10 km 9.6 km Nearest hospital 1.5 km 1.1 km Nearest beach 3.4 km 4.1 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 2.6 km 11 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Ponta Delgada Lagoa Median rent per m², per month €6.08/m² €4.62/m² Sale price per m² €2,083/m² €1,975/m² Sale price change, 5 years +73% +134% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 43.8 43.4
People Measure Ponta Delgada Lagoa Population 20,056 14,442 Aged 65 and over 20.8% 13.5% Under 15 11.7% 16.2% Born in another country 4.7% 2.6%
Natural hazards Measure Ponta Delgada Lagoa Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 13 14
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ponta Delgada 16° 16° 16° 17° 18° 20° 23° 24° 23° 21° 19° 17° Lagoa 16° 16° 16° 17° 18° 21° 23° 24° 23° 21° 19° 17°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Ponta Delgada in November · Lagoa in November
Ponta Delgada or Lagoa: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Ponta Delgada or Lagoa? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 16.3°C in Ponta Delgada and 16.3°C in Lagoa.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Ponta Delgada: 19 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 4 in Lagoa.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use João Paulo II Airport (PDL): 2.6 km from Ponta Delgada and 11 km from Lagoa, in a straight line.