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Natural site

Cabo da Roca

Located in Colares, Sintra Municipality Coordinates: 38°46′51″ N 9°30′02″ W

Cabo da Roca
Olga1969 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
140 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cape Roca
0.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CAT Cascais Airport14 km
LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport32 km

About Cabo da Roca

Cabo da Roca is a natural site. Location: Colares, Sintra Municipality.

From Wikipedia

Cabo da Roca (Portuguese: [ˈkaβu dɐ ˈʁɔkɐ]) or Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass. It is located in the municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, to the west of Lisbon. Notably, the point includes a lighthouse that started operation in 1772.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Cabo da Roca

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 25°)
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 Cabo da Roca
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°15°17°18°19°22°24°25°24°21°17°15°
Average low (°C)8°9°10°11°13°15°17°17°16°14°11°9°
Precipitation (mm)1008451605522892978103112

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

How to get to Cabo da Roca

The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (CAT), 14 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) (32 km). The nearest large city is Lisbon, 31 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 14 kmsoutheast
  • Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 32 kmeast
  • Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 198 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lisbon Population: 517.8K 31 kmeast
  • Setúbal Population: 118.2K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Badajoz Population: 150.5K 220 kmeast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 274 kmnorth
  • Huelva Population: 144.3K 281 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cabo da Roca

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 121 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Roman villa of Alto da Cidreira Historic site 9 kmSE
  • Pena Mountain 10 kmE
  • Cabeço do Soiza Mountain 4 kmE
  • Serra das Sardinhas Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km89 places

  • Albarquel Beach Beach 59 kmSE
  • Galapinhos Beach Beach 57 kmSE
  • Outão Beach Beach 59 kmSE
  • Aiana Mountain 44 kmSE

60–100 km48 places

  • Serrinha Mountain 91 kmE
  • Vale de Maçanedo Natural site 84 kmE
  • Vale do Brejo Natural site 93 kmE
  • Vale da Azeda Natural site 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Cabeço do Soiza Mountain, Colares
    3.8 km E
  • Picotos Mountain, Colares
    4.1 km E
  • Monge Mountain, Colares
    5.1 km E
  • Alto do Mato Mountain, Alcabideche
    6.7 km SE
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    8.7 km E
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    9.5 km E
  • Monte da Lua Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    9.5 km E
  • Pena Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    9.6 km E

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