Portugal Algarve Compare Vila Real de Santo António vs Albufeira Vila Real de Santo António vs Albufeira: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 16°C). Vila Real de Santo António has fewer rainy days, a closer train station and lower rents; Albufeira has fewer very hot days, cooler summer nights and more grocery stores on foot.
Choose Vila Real de Santo António if you want + Car-light living: 12 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + Fewer rainy days (55 a year, against 66) + A train station closer by (0.6 km, against 4.8 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€8.91/m² a month, against €10.31/m²) Choose Albufeira if you want + Fewer very hot days (17 a year above 35°C, against 25) + Cooler summer nights (39 nights a year above 20°C, against 64) + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (19, against 12) + More pharmacies within a 15-minute walk (6, against 3) 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 Real de Santo António Albufeira January high 15°C 16°C January low 8°C 8°C July high 33°C 32°C Days above 35°C a year 25 17 Nights above 20°C a year 64 39 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 55 66 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 36 min 9 h 37 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Vila Real de Santo António Albufeira Grocery stores 12 19 Pharmacies 3 6 Doctors and clinics 2 7 Cafés 27 28 Restaurants 57 154
Getting around Measure Vila Real de Santo António Albufeira Nearest train station 0.6 km 4.8 km Nearest bus station 0.3 km 1.3 km Nearest hospital 49 km 2.2 km Nearest beach 1.8 km 0.1 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 53 km 26 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Vila Real de Santo António Albufeira Median rent per m², per month €8.91/m² €10.31/m² Sale price per m² €3,116/m² €3,490/m² Sale price change, 5 years +75% +67% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 43.0 66.3
People Measure Vila Real de Santo António Albufeira Population 11,560 15,851 Aged 65 and over 24.5% 18.8% Under 15 14.4% 12.4% Born in another country 11.2% 29.9%
Natural hazards Measure Vila Real de Santo António Albufeira Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 1
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Vila Real de Santo António 15° 17° 19° 21° 25° 29° 33° 33° 29° 24° 19° 16° Albufeira 16° 17° 19° 21° 24° 28° 32° 32° 28° 24° 19° 16°
Vila Real de Santo António is warmer by 1°C or more in 1 month; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Vila Real de Santo António in November · Albufeira in November
Vila Real de Santo António or Albufeira: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Vila Real de Santo António or Albufeira? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.4°C in Vila Real de Santo António and 15.5°C in Albufeira.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Albufeira: 19 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 12 in Vila Real de Santo António.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 53 km from Vila Real de Santo António and 26 km from Albufeira, in a straight line.