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Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo
Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, Portugal
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp16–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo is a reef dive site near Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, jacks, nudibranchs, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
False Killer WhalePseudorca crassidens
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org