São Brás de Alportel vs Armação de Pêra: which Algarve town suits you?

São Brás de Alportel has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and a closer bus station; Armação de Pêra has warmer winters, more pharmacies on foot and more restaurants on foot.

São Brás de Alportel

11,153 people

Choose São Brás de Alportel if you want

Car-light living: 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (15, against 8)
More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (4, against 1)
A bus station closer by (0.3 km, against 4.7 km)

Armação de Pêra

6,003 people

Choose Armação de Pêra if you want

Winter-sun seekers: 15°C January highs and no frost days
Beach lovers: A beach 0.2 km from the centre
Warmer winters (16°C January highs, against 14°C)
More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (4, against 2)

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	São Brás de Alportel	Armação de Pêra
January high	14°C	16°C
January low	7°C	8°C
July high	31°C	31°C
Days above 35°C a year	11	12
Nights above 20°C a year	40	35
Frost days a year	0	0
Days with rain a year	65	67
Daylight on 21 December	9 h 36 min	9 h 37 min

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

Measure	São Brás de Alportel	Armação de Pêra
Grocery stores	15	8
Pharmacies	2	4
Doctors and clinics	4	1
Cafés	10	14
Restaurants	25	88

Getting around

Measure	São Brás de Alportel	Armação de Pêra
Nearest train station	12 km	7.4 km
Nearest bus station	0.3 km	4.7 km
Nearest hospital	12 km	11 km
Nearest beach	15 km	0.2 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights	17 km	21 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

Measure	São Brás de Alportel	Armação de Pêra
Median rent per m², per month	€6.03/m²	€8.59/m²
Sale price per m²	€2,452/m²	€2,860/m²
Sale price change, 5 years	+84%	+87%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents	37.1	36.6

People

Measure	São Brás de Alportel	Armação de Pêra
Population	11,153	6,003
Aged 65 and over	20.5%	18.9%
Under 15	16.0%	14.4%
Born in another country	16.5%	29.1%

Natural hazards

Measure	São Brás de Alportel	Armação de Pêra
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
São Brás de Alportel	14°	16°	18°	20°	23°	28°	31°	31°	27°	23°	18°	15°
Armação de Pêra	16°	17°	19°	20°	24°	28°	31°	31°	28°	23°	19°	16°

Armação de Pêra is warmer by 1°C or more in 5 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. São Brás de Alportel in November · Armação de Pêra in November

Compare São Brás de Alportel with another town

São Brás de Alportel or Armação de Pêra: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, São Brás de Alportel or Armação de Pêra?

Armação de Pêra, with an average January high of 15.5°C against 14.4°C.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

São Brás de Alportel: 15 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 8 in Armação de Pêra.

Which is closer to an airport?

São Brás de Alportel is 17 km from Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO); Armação de Pêra is 21 km from Portimão Airport (PRM), in a straight line.