Portugal Algarve Compare Santa Luzia vs Luz Santa Luzia vs Luz: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Santa Luzia has more cafés on foot, more restaurants on foot and a closer bus station; Luz has more grocery stores on foot and a closer train station.
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Choose Santa Luzia if you want + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (5, against 0) + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (18, against 5) + A bus station closer by (2.9 km, against 6.0 km) Choose Luz if you want + Car-light living: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (3, against 1) + A train station closer by (0.5 km, against 1.6 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 Santa Luzia 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 70 64 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 59 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 Santa Luzia Luz Grocery stores 1 3 Pharmacies 1 1 Doctors and clinics 0 0 Cafés 5 0 Restaurants 18 5
Getting around Measure Santa Luzia Luz Nearest train station 1.6 km 0.5 km Nearest bus station 2.9 km 6.0 km Nearest hospital 25 km 21 km Nearest beach 1.5 km 2.5 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 29 km 25 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Santa Luzia Luz Median rent per m², per month €9.61/m² €9.61/m² Sale price per m² €3,282/m² €3,282/m² Sale price change, 5 years +60% +60% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 35.0 35.0
People Measure Santa Luzia Luz Population 1,455 3,627 Aged 65 and over 28.4% 27.8% Under 15 10.9% 11.3% Born in another country 20.7% 21.8%
Natural hazards Measure Santa Luzia 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 Santa Luzia 15° 16° 18° 20° 23° 26° 29° 29° 26° 23° 19° 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.
Santa Luzia or Luz: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Santa Luzia or Luz? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.3°C in Santa Luzia 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 1 in Santa Luzia.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 29 km from Santa Luzia and 25 km from Luz, in a straight line.