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Municipality

Fajã Grande

Located in Lajes das Flores Municipality, Azores Coordinates: 39°27′38″ N 31°14′00″ W

Map showing the location of Fajã Grande Fajã Grande
Location in Portugal
Population
202
202
Elevation
748 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC−01:00
Atlantic/Azores · UTC−01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Fajã Grande
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
FLW Flores Airport9 km
HOR Horta Airport242 km

About Fajã Grande

Fajã Grande is a municipality. Location: Lajes das Flores Municipality, Azores. Population: 202. Elevation: 748 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Flores Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Morro Alto and Pico Caboco.

Climate of Fajã Grande

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 11° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 8°)
Wettest month
January (239 mm)
Driest month
July (68 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Fajã Grande
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°12°13°13°15°17°20°21°20°18°15°14°
Average low (°C)8°8°8°9°10°12°15°16°15°13°11°9°
Precipitation (mm)239166162126108726883122164166194

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Fajã Grande

The nearest airport is Flores Airport (FLW), 9 km to the east as the crow flies.

Airports

  • Flores Airport (FLW) Santa Cruz das Flores 9 kmeast
  • Horta Airport (HOR) Horta 242 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Fajã Grande

Within 100 km: 4 natural sites.

0–25 km4 places

  • Pico Caboco Mountain 4 kmS
  • Monte des Cruzes Mountain 8 kmE
  • Pico João Martins Mountain 8 kmS
  • Morro Alto Mountain 1 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Fajã Grande

1 place
  1. 1 Fajã Grande 202

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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