Portugal Algarve Compare Quarteira vs Tavira Quarteira vs Tavira: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Quarteira has cooler summer nights, a closer airport and fewer strong earthquakes nearby; Tavira has more doctors on foot, a closer train station and lower rents.
Choose Quarteira if you want + Cooler summer nights (48 nights a year above 20°C, against 70) + A shorter trip to an airport (13 km, against 31 km) + Fewer strong earthquakes nearby (1 of M5+ since 1900, against 3) Choose Tavira if you want + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (7, against 3) + A train station closer by (0.6 km, against 5.4 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€9.61/m² a month, against €10.81/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€3,282/m², against €4,137/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 Quarteira Tavira 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 48 70 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 Quarteira Tavira Grocery stores 20 20 Pharmacies 5 6 Doctors and clinics 3 7 Cafés 36 32 Restaurants 141 120
Getting around Measure Quarteira Tavira Nearest train station 5.4 km 0.6 km Nearest bus station 0.2 km 0.4 km Nearest hospital 10 km 27 km Nearest beach 0.3 km 2.0 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 13 km 31 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Quarteira Tavira Median rent per m², per month €10.81/m² €9.61/m² Sale price per m² €4,137/m² €3,282/m² Sale price change, 5 years +73% +60% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 48.8 35.0
People Measure Quarteira Tavira Population 24,420 15,133 Aged 65 and over 19.4% 27.0% Under 15 13.6% 12.4% Born in another country 29.0% 18.8%
Natural hazards Measure Quarteira Tavira Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 1 3
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Quarteira 15° 16° 18° 19° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 22° 18° 16° Tavira 15° 16° 18° 20° 23° 26° 29° 29° 26° 23° 19° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Quarteira in November · Tavira in November
Quarteira or Tavira: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Quarteira or Tavira? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.2°C in Quarteira and 15.3°C in Tavira.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Both have 20 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 13 km from Quarteira and 31 km from Tavira, in a straight line.