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

Mount Pico

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 17182,351 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation2,351 mabove sea level

Prominence2,351 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

38.47° N, 28.40° WElevation 2,351 mUTC+0 · Azores Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,351 m
Mid-mountain1,220 m
Valley · São Caetano96 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Pico in brief

Mount Pico rises to 2,351 m in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Azores, Portugal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,351 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is São Caetano, 4.8 km to the SW at 96 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,351 m · 7,713 ft
Prominence: 2,351 m
Range: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Region: Azores
Country: Portugal
Coordinates: 38.4686, -28.3992
Nearest airport: Pico Airport (PIX) · 10 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 Mount Pico by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Pico by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	6°	5°	6°	6°	8°	12°	15°	15°	13°	10°	8°	6°
Average low	4°	4°	4°	5°	7°	11°	14°	14°	12°	9°	6°	5°
Precipitation	161 mm	162 mm	165 mm	112 mm	111 mm	94 mm	48 mm	76 mm	144 mm	188 mm	194 mm	230 mm
Cloud cover	53%	52%	50%	45%	40%	34%	21%	22%	35%	44%	50%	53%
Daylight	9h 46	10h 46	11h 55	13h 11	14h 15	14h 50	14h 36	13h 41	12h 28	11h 14	10h 06	9h 30
Month score	15	16	17	21	23	42	70	63	40	21	17	15

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	3,100 m	3,000 m	3,150 m	3,200 m	3,500 m	4,150 m	4,550 m	4,550 m	4,300 m	3,850 m	3,450 m	3,200 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