Ribeiras
Located in Lajes do Pico Municipality, Azores Coordinates: 38°25′02″ N 28°10′34″ W
- Population
- 925
- 925
- Elevation
- 477 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC−01:00
- Atlantic/Azores · UTC−01:00
- Places inside
- 10
- listed under Ribeiras
- Airports
- SJZ São Jorge Airport28 km
- PIX Pico Airport28 km
About Ribeiras
Ribeiras is a municipality. Location: Lajes do Pico Municipality, Azores. Population: 925. Elevation: 477 m.
Ribeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes do Pico in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 925, in an area of 34.17 km2. It contains the localities Cabeços, Caminho de Cima, Canto, Cruz, Ladeira do Capitão, Pontas Negras, Manchillas, Outeiros, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Seca, Ribeiras and Santa Bárbara.
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At a glance
- Area
- 31.8 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Ribeiras
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 18° · Night 13° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 10°)
- Wettest month
- January (176 mm)
- Driest month
- July (51 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Average low (°C) | 11° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 176 | 135 | 129 | 100 | 88 | 61 | 51 | 70 | 110 | 142 | 153 | 165 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Ribeiras
The nearest airport is São Jorge Airport (SJZ), 28 km to the north as the crow flies.
Airports
- São Jorge Airport (SJZ) Velas 28 kmnorth
- Pico Airport (PIX) Pico Island 28 kmnorthwest
- Horta Airport (HOR) Horta 48 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ribeiras
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 126 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km86 places
- Cabeço da Rocha Mountain 9 kmNW
- Cabeço do Moiro Mountain 14 kmW
- Cabeço da Cruz Mountain 13 kmNW
- Cabeço Negro Mountain 10 kmW
25–60 km37 places
- Pico dos Loiros Mountain 30 kmN
- Miradoiro Mountain 28 kmW
- Tambroso Mountain 46 kmNW
- Pico do Carvão Mountain 27 kmN
60–100 km13 places
- Serra das Fontes Mountain 72 kmN
- Serra da Dormida Mountain 70 kmN
- Facho Mountain 73 kmN
- Serra do Cume Mountain 98 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Ribeiras
10 placesMountains & nature10
- Cabeço Canzana · Mountain
- Cabeço das Cabras · Mountain
- Cabeço do Caveiro · Mountain
- Cabeço do Lertao · Mountain
- Cabeço do Padre Roque · Mountain
- Cabeço do Palinha · Mountain
- Cabeço dos Sardos · Mountain
- Lomba do Coelho · Mountain
- Pico Caveiro · Mountain
- Pico Laje · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cabeço Verde Mountain, Santo Amaro2 km N
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Cabeço do Padre Glória Mountain, Santo Amaro2.7 km NE
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Pico Topo Mountain, Lajes do Pico4.3 km W
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Cabeço da Lagoinha Mountain, Calheta de Nesquim4.7 km E
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Cabeço da Rochinha Mountain, Calheta de Nesquim4.7 km E
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Cabeço Escalvado Mountain, Lajes do Pico4.8 km NW
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Cabeço Raso Mountain, Lajes do Pico5 km NW
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Cabeço da Lança Mountain, Calheta de Nesquim5.3 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources