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Madeira weather, season by season

Madeira has no single weather. The south coast can bake while the peaks sit in cloud and the north pours, all in one afternoon. These averages tell you the season, not which side of the island to walk today.

Madeira has no off-season, but the island is really three climates at once and every season favours a different one. Below, the year in numbers, with a page of its own for each month. For how one forecast becomes many, read the microclimate guide. For today, the live per-trail conditions are the answer.

Madeira weather today

Funchal, right now

Live reading below, refreshed on load. Planning further ahead? See the 10 & 14-day outlook, or the full live per-trail conditions in the app.

This page shows the averages. The pass shows what each trail is doing today, re-checked every 20 min, and which one is worth your morning.

Funchal day highs, monthly rain and sea temperature; 10-year historical averages.

Best time to visit Madeira

Ranked from the same 10-year normals as the pages below: most sun and warmest sea, weighted against rain. "Best" is a hiking and beach read; storm-chasers and whale-watchers keep to winter for a reason.

  1. 1. Weather in Madeira in August: 27.6°C by day, sea 24.9°C, rain on 3 days
  2. 2. Weather in Madeira in July: 25.8°C by day, sea 24.1°C, rain on 4 days
  3. 3. Weather in Madeira in September: 25.7°C by day, sea 24.4°C, rain on 9 days
  4. 4. Weather in Madeira in June: 23.5°C by day, sea 22.4°C, rain on 9 days

See the full month-by-month breakdown.

Madeira temperature by month

Day high and night low for the coast, the north shore and the summits, month by month, from 10 years of readings.

Month Funchal Pico do Arieiro Porto Moniz Sea
January 18.7 / 14.1 °C 7 / 1.6 °C 18.6 / 14.3 °C 20.2 °C
February 18.7 / 13.6 °C 7.2 / 1.4 °C 18.5 / 14 °C 19.6 °C
March 19.1 / 13.8 °C 7.6 / 1.6 °C 18.4 / 14 °C 19.4 °C
April 20.1 / 14.4 °C 8.9 / 2.4 °C 19.4 / 14.8 °C 20 °C
May 21.6 / 15.9 °C 10.2 / 3.7 °C 20.8 / 16 °C 21 °C
June 23.5 / 17.8 °C 12.2 / 5.8 °C 22.6 / 18 °C 22.4 °C
July 25.8 / 19.5 °C 14.6 / 7.4 °C 25 / 19.6 °C 24.1 °C
August 27.6 / 20.7 °C 16.3 / 8.5 °C 26.7 / 20.9 °C 24.9 °C
September 25.7 / 19.7 °C 14.2 / 7.6 °C 25.1 / 20.2 °C 24.4 °C
October 24.5 / 18.9 °C 13.1 / 6.8 °C 24.1 / 19.3 °C 24 °C
November 21.4 / 16.3 °C 9.7 / 4.1 °C 21.1 / 16.9 °C 22.6 °C
December 19.5 / 15 °C 7.8 / 2.6 °C 19.5 / 15.4 °C 21.1 °C

The gap between Funchal and Pico do Arieiro is altitude, not distance: temperature drops roughly 6 to 7 °C for every 1,000 m climbed, and Pico do Arieiro sits at 1818 m.

10 & 14-day outlook · Airport weather and flight disruptions · Funchal weather · Madeira hiking weather · Eclipses

Temperature & rainfall in Funchal (south coast, sea level) (Madeira)
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10-year averages (2016-2025). Source: historical reanalysis. levadas.live

Climate data for Funchal (south coast, sea level) (Madeira)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Year
Average high °C 18.718.719.120.121.623.525.827.625.724.521.419.5 22.2
Average low °C 14.113.613.814.415.917.819.520.719.718.916.315.0 16.6
Sea temp °C 20.219.619.420.021.022.424.124.924.424.022.621.1 22.0
Rainfall mm 797385814776141139809091 766
Rainy days 109131299439121211 111
Sunshine h/day 8.19.310.111.012.112.712.812.111.09.68.98.2 10.5

10-year averages (2016-2025). Source: historical reanalysis. levadas.live

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