Portugal Algarve Compare Silves vs Lagoa Silves vs Lagoa: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Silves has more grocery stores on foot, more cafés on foot and a closer train station; Lagoa has fewer very hot days, more doctors on foot and a closer bus station.
Choose Silves if you want + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (10, against 6) + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (18, against 12) + A train station closer by (1.5 km, against 3.0 km) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,860/m², against €3,371/m²) Choose Lagoa if you want + Car-light living: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + Fewer very hot days (6 a year above 35°C, against 11) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0) + A bus station closer by (0.3 km, against 6.4 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 Silves Lagoa January high 15°C 15°C January low 8°C 8°C July high 31°C 30°C Days above 35°C a year 11 6 Nights above 20°C a year 34 26 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 67 70 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 36 min 9 h 36 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Silves Lagoa Grocery stores 10 6 Pharmacies 4 3 Doctors and clinics 0 3 Cafés 18 12 Restaurants 38 30
Getting around Measure Silves Lagoa Nearest train station 1.5 km 3.0 km Nearest bus station 6.4 km 0.3 km Nearest hospital 9.7 km 8.0 km Nearest beach 10 km 4.6 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 14 km 12 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Silves Lagoa Median rent per m², per month €8.59/m² €8.75/m² Sale price per m² €2,860/m² €3,371/m² Sale price change, 5 years +87% +79% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 36.6 35.5
People Measure Silves Lagoa Population 10,917 6,301 Aged 65 and over 23.5% 19.0% Under 15 15.2% 15.0% Born in another country 14.2% 16.3%
Natural hazards Measure Silves Lagoa 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 Silves 15° 16° 19° 20° 24° 28° 31° 31° 28° 23° 19° 16° Lagoa 15° 16° 18° 20° 23° 27° 30° 30° 27° 23° 18° 16°
Silves is warmer by 1°C or more in 1 month; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Silves in November · Lagoa in November
Silves or Lagoa: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Silves or Lagoa? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.4°C in Silves and 15.2°C in Lagoa.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Silves: 10 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 6 in Lagoa.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Portimão Airport (PRM): 14 km from Silves and 12 km from Lagoa, in a straight line.