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Mountain

Alto do Mato

Located in Alcabideche, Cascais Municipality Coordinates: 38°44′59″ N 9°26′07″ W

Map showing the location of Alto do Mato Alto do Mato
Location in Portugal
Elevation
180 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alcabideche
2.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CAT Cascais Airport7 km
LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport26 km

About Alto do Mato

Alto do Mato is a mountain. Location: Alcabideche, Cascais Municipality. Elevation: 180 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Monge and Picotos.

Climate of Alto do Mato

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 11° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 8°)
Wettest month
December (112 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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 Alto do Mato
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°15°17°17°19°22°24°24°23°20°17°15°
Average low (°C)8°9°10°11°13°15°16°16°16°14°11°9°
Precipitation (mm)1008451605522892978103112

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Alto do Mato

The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (CAT), 7 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) (26 km). The nearest large city is Lisbon, 25 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 7 kmeast
  • Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 26 kmeast
  • Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 193 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lisbon Population: 517.8K 25 kmeast
  • Setúbal Population: 118.2K 54 kmsoutheast
  • Badajoz Population: 150.5K 215 kmeast
  • Huelva Population: 144.3K 274 kmsoutheast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 275 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Alto do Mato

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 127 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Suimo Mountain 14 kmE
  • Pena Mountain 6 kmNE
  • Três Cabeços Mountain 25 kmNE
  • Alto da Toupeira Mountain 24 kmNE

25–60 km80 places

  • Convento de Santa Teresa de Jesus de Setúbal Attraction 53 kmSE
  • Castelo dos Mouros (Arrábida) Historic site 48 kmSE
  • Galápos Beach Beach 51 kmSE
  • Alpertuche Beach Beach 50 kmSE

60–100 km49 places

  • Vale Costado Natural site 99 kmE
  • Zemaneira Mountain 67 kmNE
  • Serra de Todo Mundo Mountain 70 kmNE
  • Serrinha Mountain 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Monge Mountain, Colares
    2.8 km N
  • Picotos Mountain, Colares
    3.4 km NW
  • Cabeço do Soiza Mountain, Colares
    4.2 km NW
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.8 km NE
  • Pampilheira Mountain, União das freguesias de Cascais e Estoril
    4.9 km S
  • Roman villa of Alto da Cidreira Historic site, Alcabideche
    3.1 km SE
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    5.3 km NE
  • Monte da Lua Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    5.5 km NE

Sources & licences

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