Is it true the Azores have never experienced snow or frost?

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Is it true the Azores have never experienced snow or frost?

Question #148517. Asked by serpa.
Last updated Jun 19 2021.
Originally posted Jun 18 2021 1:57 AM.

looney_tunes

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looney_tunes

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No. It is rare, but does happen.

(If you cannot access this story, there is a YouTube post of it.)

https://www.euronews.com/2018/02/27/rare-snow-in-the-azores-turns-pico-mountain-white

Jun 18 2021, 4:14 AM

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wellenbrecher

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Here's a video by a couple of folks climbing the Montanha do Pico in snow. Montanha do Pico, at 2,351 metres (7,713 ft) above sea level, is the highest mountain in Portugal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsxkt2vzwmg

Jun 19 2021, 10:10 AM