Live webcam · Rabaçal · Central Mountains

Rabaçal: Levada Country

Live view from Rabaçal, the plateau above the 25 Fontes and Risco levada walks. The single best camera for checking mountain cloud, mist and rain before driving up to the trailhead.

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Right nowat the camera

Rabaçal: Levada Country is 16°C and overcast with a fresh breeze from the NE at 24 km/h as of 16:26 local time. Golden hour starts around 19:18, sunset at 19:51.

Temperature: 16°C
Wind: 24 km/h NE
Sky: Overcast
Golden hour: 19:18

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 19:51 (Madeira time). Weather from Open-Meteo, refreshed every 10 minutes; sun times calculated for these exact coordinates.

Region

Rabaçal

Facing

Coordinates

32.759, -17.131

Updated

2026-06-10

What you’re looking at

The camera looks out over the Rabaçal plateau at around 1,300 metres, the high ground above the 25 Fontes and Levada do Risco walks in the Paul da Serra area. The frame is mostly open moorland, wind-bent heather and the road down to the trailhead, with the laurel forest valley dropping away beyond. There are no buildings and no coastline here, which is precisely the point: it is a pure weather camera for the island's interior.

Best time to check this camera

Check it before you leave for a levada walk, ideally between 07:00 and 09:00, because Rabaçal clouds in more often and more suddenly than anywhere else on the island. A clear frame in the morning usually holds for a few hours; a white frame means mist on the trail with visibility of a few metres and slippery rock. Winter brings occasional snow to this plateau, which shows up plainly in the feed and is the only reliable public way to check it.

Is the mountain plateau above or below the cloud line?

If the view is clear:: 25 Fontes and Levada do Risco are a go, start early before the car park fills.
If it’s grey or rough:: Cloud on the plateau means a wet, white-out walk; switch to a coastal levada.

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Location

Rabaçal · Central Mountains, Madeira · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Questions about this camera

Should I check the Rabaçal webcam before hiking 25 Fontes?

Yes, it is the single most useful pre-hike check on the island. Rabaçal is the trailhead plateau for both 25 Fontes and Levada do Risco, and if the camera shows dense mist the walk will be a slippery white-out with no views. A clear morning frame is the best signal that conditions on the trail are good.

Does it snow at Rabaçal?

Occasionally in winter, usually in January and February, when cold air reaches the Paul da Serra plateau above roughly 1,200 metres. Snow is visible on this camera when it happens, and it typically closes the access road to the trailhead for a day or two.