Portugal Algarve Compare Quelfes vs Luz Quelfes vs Luz: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Quelfes has a closer bus station, a closer airport and lower rents; Luz has more grocery stores on foot, more restaurants on foot and a closer train station.
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Choose Quelfes if you want + A bus station closer by (3.9 km, against 6.0 km) + A shorter trip to an airport (14 km, against 25 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€8.09/m² a month, against €9.61/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,771/m², against €3,282/m²) Choose Luz if you want + Car-light living: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + Beach lovers: A beach 2.5 km from the centre + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (5, against 0) 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 Quelfes Luz January high 15°C 15°C January low 10°C 10°C July high 29°C 29°C Days above 35°C a year 1 1 Nights above 20°C a year 67 64 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 61 59 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 37 min Sea in August 22°C 22°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Quelfes Luz Grocery stores 0 3 Pharmacies 0 1 Doctors and clinics 0 0 Cafés 0 0 Restaurants 0 5
Getting around Measure Quelfes Luz Nearest train station 3.7 km 0.5 km Nearest bus station 3.9 km 6.0 km Nearest hospital 10 km 21 km Nearest beach 3.4 km 2.5 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 14 km 25 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Quelfes Luz Median rent per m², per month €8.09/m² €9.61/m² Sale price per m² €2,771/m² €3,282/m² Sale price change, 5 years +88% +60% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 40.3 35.0
People Measure Quelfes Luz Population – 3,627 Aged 65 and over 25.6% 27.8% Under 15 15.3% 11.3% Born in another country 14.1% 21.8%
Natural hazards Measure Quelfes Luz Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 4 4
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Quelfes 15° 16° 18° 20° 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. Quelfes in November
Quelfes or Luz: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Quelfes or Luz? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.2°C in Quelfes and 15.1°C in Luz.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Luz: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 0 in Quelfes.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 14 km from Quelfes and 25 km from Luz, in a straight line.