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Terceira Rift · Azores · PortugalSummit weather, forecast and climate
Serra de Santa Bárbara
Volcano1,021 mMajor summit
Elevation1,021 mabove sea level
Prominence1,021 mindependent height
Isolation13 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
38.73° N, 27.32° WElevation 1,021 mUTC+0 · Azores Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,021 m
- Mid-mountain600 m
- Valley · Santa Bárbara177 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Serra de Santa Bárbara in brief
Serra de Santa Bárbara rises to 1,021 m in the Terceira Rift, Azores, Portugal. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,021 m, a major independent summit.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Santa Bárbara, 4.6 km to the SW at 177 m.
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 Serra de Santa Bárbara by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 12° |
| Average low | 10° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 12° | 11° |
| Precipitation | 160 mm | 175 mm | 178 mm | 116 mm | 94 mm | 73 mm | 44 mm | 67 mm | 116 mm | 178 mm | 184 mm | 230 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 54% | 53% | 48% | 45% | 42% | 32% | 30% | 38% | 46% | 51% | 55% |
| Daylight | 9h 45 | 10h 46 | 11h 55 | 13h 12 | 14h 17 | 14h 52 | 14h 37 | 13h 42 | 12h 28 | 11h 14 | 10h 05 | 9h 29 |
| Month score | 22 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 41 | 64 | 87 | 82 | 65 | 49 | 35 | 26 |
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 | 2,650 m | 2,550 m | 2,650 m | 2,700 m | 2,900 m | 3,350 m | 3,750 m | 3,850 m | 3,700 m | 3,350 m | 3,000 m | 2,750 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 |
ivTerrain
Serra de Santa Bárbara in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of PortugalPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Brasil | 1,023 m | – | 13 km SE | 21° |
| Pico Rachado | 842 m | – | 1.9 km N | 19° |
| Pico Agudo | 639 m | – | 8.7 km E | 20° |
| Pico Matias Simão | 153 m | – | 7.7 km N | 24° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Serreta
Azores · 4.7 km NW
20°Oct high
15wet days
63score
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Doze Ribeiras
Azores · 4.7 km SW
21°Oct high
15wet days
63score
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Cinco Ribeiras
Azores · 5.6 km S
22°Oct high
15wet days
63score
Around here
Santa Bárbara and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras
Cave
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Gruta Brisa Azul
Cave
Mountains
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Monte Brasil
1,023 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Pico Rachado
842 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Pico Agudo
639 m
Heritage
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Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (Santa Bárbara)
heritage without legal protection
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Church of Nossa Senhora do Pilar
heritage without legal protection
Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo
Regional Monument (Azores) · 1570
Museums
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