Portugal Algarve Compare Vilamoura vs Santa Bárbara de Nexe Vilamoura vs Santa Bárbara de Nexe: which Algarve town suits you? Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (15°C and 14°C). Vilamoura has more grocery stores on foot, more doctors on foot and more cafés on foot; Santa Bárbara de Nexe has a closer train station, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.
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Choose Vilamoura if you want + Winter-sun seekers: 15°C January highs and no frost days + Beach lovers: A beach 1.6 km from the centre + More grocery stores within a 15-minute walk (9, against 6) + More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (3, against 0) Choose Santa Bárbara de Nexe if you want + People who dislike heat: 28°C July highs and less than one day a year above 35°C + A train station closer by (3.3 km, against 5.0 km) + Lower rents in the municipality (€8.33/m² a month, against €10.81/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€3,150/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 Measure Vilamoura Santa Bárbara de Nexe January high 15°C 14°C January low 9°C 9°C July high 29°C 28°C Days above 35°C a year 1 0 Nights above 20°C a year 49 39 Frost days a year 0 0 Days with rain a year 64 63 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 37 min 9 h 37 min Sea in August 21°C 21°C
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Vilamoura Santa Bárbara de Nexe Grocery stores 9 6 Pharmacies 1 0 Doctors and clinics 3 0 Cafés 6 2 Restaurants 86 4
Getting around Measure Vilamoura Santa Bárbara de Nexe Nearest train station 5.0 km 3.3 km Nearest bus station 2.6 km 6.3 km Nearest hospital 10 km 6.0 km Nearest beach 1.6 km 9.4 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 15 km 10 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Vilamoura Santa Bárbara de Nexe Median rent per m², per month €10.81/m² €8.33/m² Sale price per m² €4,137/m² €3,150/m² Sale price change, 5 years +73% +86% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 48.8 42.8
People Measure Vilamoura Santa Bárbara de Nexe Population 2,819 4,087 Aged 65 and over 21.7% 33.2% Under 15 13.5% 12.0% Born in another country 39.3% 22.6%
Natural hazards Measure Vilamoura Santa Bárbara de Nexe 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 Vilamoura 15° 16° 18° 19° 22° 26° 29° 29° 26° 22° 18° 16° Santa Bárbara de Nexe 14° 15° 17° 19° 21° 25° 28° 28° 25° 22° 18° 15°
The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month.
Vilamoura or Santa Bárbara de Nexe: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Vilamoura or Santa Bárbara de Nexe? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 15.2°C in Vilamoura and 14.3°C in Santa Bárbara de Nexe.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Vilamoura: 9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 6 in Santa Bárbara de Nexe.
Which is closer to an airport? Both use Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO): 15 km from Vilamoura and 10 km from Santa Bárbara de Nexe, in a straight line.