Portugal Compare Setúbal vs Faro Setúbal vs Faro: which town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Setúbal has cooler summer nights, cheaper homes to buy and less recorded crime; Faro has fewer very hot days, fewer rainy days and a warmer sea.
Choose Setúbal if you want + Cooler summer nights (10 nights a year above 20°C, against 65) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,760/m², against €3,150/m²) + Less recorded crime in the municipality (32.0 per 1,000 residents, against 42.8) Choose Faro if you want + Winter-sun seekers: 15°C January highs and no frost days + Fewer very hot days (1 a year above 35°C, against 4) + Fewer rainy days (62 a year, against 77) + A warmer sea in August (21°C, against 19°C) 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 Setúbal Faro January high 15°C 15°C January low 8°C 10°C July high 29°C 29°C Days above 35°C a year 4 1 Nights above 20°C a year 10 65 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 77 62 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 29 min 9 h 37 min Sea in August 19°C 21°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Setúbal Faro Grocery stores 25 27 Pharmacies 15 14 Doctors and clinics 15 24 Cafés 88 64 Restaurants 248 209
Getting around Measure Setúbal Faro Nearest train station 0.2 km 0.8 km Nearest bus station 0.6 km 0.9 km Nearest hospital 0.8 km 0.7 km Nearest beach 1.7 km 1.0 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 36 km 3.9 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Setúbal Faro Median rent per m², per month €9.65/m² €8.33/m² Sale price per m² €2,760/m² €3,150/m² Sale price change, 5 years +108% +86% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 32.0 42.8
People Measure Setúbal Faro Population 118,166 70,347 Aged 65 and over 26.3% 22.8% Under 15 12.8% 12.5% Born in another country 15.3% 17.1%
Natural hazards Measure Setúbal Faro Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 3
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Setúbal 15° 16° 18° 19° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 22° 18° 15° Faro 15° 16° 18° 20° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 23° 19° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Setúbal in November · Faro in November
Setúbal or Faro: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Setúbal or Faro? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 14.6°C in Setúbal and 15.3°C in Faro.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Faro: 27 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 25 in Setúbal.
Which is closer to an airport? Setúbal is 36 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS); Faro is 3.9 km from Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), in a straight line.