Mid-Atlantic Ridge · Azores · PortugalSummit weather, forecast and climate

Cabeço Gordo

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 16721,043 mMajor summit

Elevation1,043 mabove sea level

Prominence1,043 mindependent height

Isolation30 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

38.59° N, 28.71° WElevation 1,043 mUTC+0 · Azores Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,043 m
Mid-mountain650 m
Valley · Praia do Norte255 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Cabeço Gordo in brief

Cabeço Gordo rises to 1,043 m in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Azores, Portugal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,043 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Praia do Norte, 4.3 km to the W at 255 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,043 m · 3,422 ft
Prominence: 1,043 m
Range: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Region: Azores
Country: Portugal
Coordinates: 38.5856, -28.7144
Nearest airport: Horta Airport (HOR) · 7.3 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Cabeço Gordo by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Cabeço Gordo by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	13°	13°	13°	13°	15°	17°	20°	21°	20°	18°	15°	14°
Average low	12°	11°	11°	12°	13°	16°	19°	19°	18°	16°	14°	12°
Precipitation	138 mm	132 mm	132 mm	94 mm	101 mm	88 mm	44 mm	70 mm	131 mm	165 mm	168 mm	189 mm
Cloud cover	56%	54%	53%	49%	46%	43%	31%	28%	39%	48%	52%	55%
Daylight	9h 46	10h 46	11h 55	13h 12	14h 16	14h 51	14h 37	13h 41	12h 28	11h 14	10h 06	9h 29
Month score	31	29	30	41	47	66	87	81	63	57	44	36

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	2,950 m	2,850 m	2,900 m	2,950 m	3,200 m	3,600 m	3,950 m	4,100 m	3,950 m	3,600 m	3,300 m	3,050 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C