Tunes vs Guia: which Algarve town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Tunes has a closer train station, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy; Guia has more doctors on foot, more cafés on foot and more restaurants on foot.

Tunes

6,837 people

Choose Tunes if you want

  • A train station closer by (0.3 km, against 4.3 km)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€8.59/m² a month, against €10.31/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,860/m², against €3,490/m²)
  • Less recorded crime in the municipality (36.6 per 1,000 residents, against 66.3)

Guia

4,173 people

Choose Guia if you want

  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (2, against 0)
  • More cafés within a 15-minute walk (4, against 1)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (22, against 3)
  • A bus station closer by (1.3 km, against 6.5 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
MeasureTunesGuia
January high15°C15°C
January low8°C8°C
July high31°C31°C
Days above 35°C a year1415
Nights above 20°C a year3536
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year6666
Daylight on 21 December9 h 36 min9 h 37 min
Sea in August20°C20°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureTunesGuia
Grocery stores23
Pharmacies11
Doctors and clinics02
Cafés14
Restaurants322

Getting around

MeasureTunesGuia
Nearest train station0.3 km4.3 km
Nearest bus station6.5 km1.3 km
Nearest hospital7.4 km6.6 km
Nearest beach8.8 km5.2 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights29 km25 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureTunesGuia
Median rent per m², per month€8.59/m²€10.31/m²
Sale price per m²€2,860/m²€3,490/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+87%+67%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents36.666.3

People

MeasureTunesGuia
Population6,8374,173
Aged 65 and over15.6%22.0%
Under 1518.0%13.3%
Born in another country15.5%26.1%

Natural hazards

MeasureTunesGuia
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190011

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tunes15°16°19°20°24°28°31°31°28°23°19°16°
Guia15°16°19°20°24°28°31°31°28°23°19°16°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Tunes in November

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Tunes or Guia: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Tunes or Guia?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.2°C in Tunes and 15.3°C in Guia.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Guia: 3 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 2 in Tunes.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Portimão Airport (PRM): 29 km from Tunes and 25 km from Guia, in a straight line.