Portugal Algarve Compare Vila Nova de Cacela vs Altura Vila Nova de Cacela vs Altura: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Vila Nova de Cacela has more cafés on foot and a closer train station; Altura has more restaurants on foot, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.
Choose Vila Nova de Cacela if you want + Car-light living: 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + More cafés within a 15-minute walk (11, against 7) + A train station closer by (0.6 km, against 2.8 km) Choose Altura if you want + More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (26, against 15) + Lower rents in the municipality (€7.51/m² a month, against €8.91/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€2,710/m², against €3,116/m²) 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 Vila Nova de Cacela Altura January high 15°C 15°C January low 8°C 8°C July high 33°C 33°C Days above 35°C a year 23 24 Nights above 20°C a year 65 69 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 58 58 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 36 min 9 h 36 min Sea in August 22°C 22°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Vila Nova de Cacela Altura Grocery stores 4 4 Pharmacies 2 1 Doctors and clinics 0 0 Cafés 11 7 Restaurants 15 26
Getting around Measure Vila Nova de Cacela Altura Nearest train station 0.6 km 2.8 km Nearest bus station 11 km 8.0 km Nearest hospital 39 km 42 km Nearest beach 1.6 km 0.7 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 43 km 45 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Vila Nova de Cacela Altura Median rent per m², per month €8.91/m² €7.51/m² Sale price per m² €3,116/m² €2,710/m² Sale price change, 5 years +75% +79% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 43.0 45.8
People Measure Vila Nova de Cacela Altura Population 3,902 2,195 Aged 65 and over 29.2% 31.2% Under 15 12.3% 9.9% Born in another country 16.2% 16.8%
Natural hazards Measure Vila Nova de Cacela Altura Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 2
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Vila Nova de Cacela 15° 16° 19° 21° 24° 29° 33° 32° 28° 24° 19° 16° Altura 15° 17° 19° 21° 25° 29° 33° 33° 29° 24° 19° 16°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.
Vila Nova de Cacela or Altura: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Vila Nova de Cacela or Altura? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.2°C in Vila Nova de Cacela and 15.3°C in Altura.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Both have 4 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 43 km from Vila Nova de Cacela and 45 km from Altura, in a straight line.