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Picotos

Located in Colares, Sintra Municipality Coordinates: 38°46′35″ N 9°27′12″ W

Map showing the location of Picotos Picotos
Location in Portugal
Elevation
461 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Colares
2.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Lisbon · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CAT Cascais Airport10 km
LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport28 km

About Picotos

Picotos is a mountain. Location: Colares, Sintra Municipality. Elevation: 461 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Cabeço do Soiza and Monge.

Climate of Picotos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 9° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
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 Picotos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°13°15°16°17°20°22°23°21°19°15°13°
Average low (°C)6°7°8°9°11°13°14°15°14°12°9°7°
Precipitation (mm)1008451605522892978103112

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

How to get to Picotos

The nearest airport is Cascais Airport (CAT), 10 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) (28 km). The nearest large city is Lisbon, 27 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cascais Airport (CAT) Cascais 10 kmsoutheast
  • Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Lisbon 28 kmeast
  • Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 196 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lisbon Population: 517.8K 27 kmeast
  • Setúbal Population: 118.2K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Badajoz Population: 150.5K 216 kmeast
  • Porto Population: 252.7K 273 kmnorth
  • Huelva Population: 144.3K 277 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Picotos

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 128 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Suimo Mountain 15 kmE
  • Pena Mountain 6 kmE
  • Três Cabeços Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Alto da Toupeira Mountain 24 kmNE

25–60 km86 places

  • Convento de Santa Teresa de Jesus de Setúbal Attraction 56 kmSE
  • Castelo dos Mouros (Arrábida) Historic site 51 kmSE
  • Galápos Beach Beach 54 kmSE
  • Alpertuche Beach Beach 53 kmSE

60–100 km49 places

  • Zemaneira Mountain 66 kmNE
  • Vale Grande Mountain 100 kmNE
  • Serra de Todo Mundo Mountain 69 kmNE
  • Serrinha Mountain 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Cabeço do Soiza Mountain, Colares
    0.9 km N
  • Monge Mountain, Colares
    1 km E
  • Alto do Mato Mountain, Alcabideche
    3.4 km SE
  • Cabo da Roca Natural site, Colares
    4.1 km W
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    4.7 km E
  • Cruz Alta Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    5.4 km E
  • Monte da Lua Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    5.4 km E
  • Pena Mountain, União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)
    5.6 km E

Sources & licences

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