Vilamoura vs Olhos de Água: which Algarve town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 15°C). Vilamoura has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and more restaurants on foot; Olhos de Água has cheaper homes to buy.

Vilamoura

2,819 people

Choose Vilamoura if you want

  • More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (9, against 5)
  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0)
  • More restaurants within a 15-minute walk (86, against 56)
  • A bus station closer by (2.6 km, against 4.8 km)

Olhos de Água

13,221 people

Choose Olhos de Água if you want

  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€3,490/m², against €4,137/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
MeasureVilamouraOlhos de Água
January high15°C15°C
January low9°C9°C
July high29°C29°C
Days above 35°C a year11
Nights above 20°C a year4949
Frost days a year00
Days with rain a year6464
Daylight on 21 December9 h 37 min9 h 37 min
Sea in August21°C20°C

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureVilamouraOlhos de Água
Grocery stores95
Pharmacies11
Doctors and clinics30
Cafés65
Restaurants8656

Getting around

MeasureVilamouraOlhos de Água
Nearest train station5.0 km5.0 km
Nearest bus station2.6 km4.8 km
Nearest hospital10 km4.0 km
Nearest beach1.6 km0.0 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights15 km21 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureVilamouraOlhos de Água
Median rent per m², per month€10.81/m²€10.31/m²
Sale price per m²€4,137/m²€3,490/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+73%+67%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents48.866.3

People

MeasureVilamouraOlhos de Água
Population2,81913,221
Aged 65 and over21.7%22.1%
Under 1513.5%12.7%
Born in another country39.3%28.8%

Natural hazards

MeasureVilamouraOlhos de Água
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190011

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Vilamoura15°16°18°19°22°26°29°29°26°22°18°16°
Olhos de Água15°16°18°19°22°26°29°29°26°22°18°16°

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

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Vilamoura or Olhos de Água: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Vilamoura or Olhos de Água?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.2°C in Vilamoura and 15.2°C in Olhos de Água.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Vilamoura: 9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 5 in Olhos de Água.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 15 km from Vilamoura and 21 km from Olhos de Água, in a straight line.