Madeira weather by month
Madeira weather by month varies less than almost anywhere in Europe: 19 °C by day in January, 26 °C in August, with nights that rarely drop much below 14 °C.
Madeira in November, daytime high
22 °C
| Night low | 17 °C |
| Sea surface | 21 °C |
| Rain in the month | no usable record |
| Days with 1 mm or more | no usable record |
| Daylight | 10 h 24 min |
| October, daytime high | 24 °C |
| December, daytime high | 20 °C |
Averages 1991 to 2020 at Funchal (Santa Catarina). A typical month, not a forecast. Method.
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Madeira lies in the Atlantic about 600 kilometres off the coast of Morocco, and the ocean around it keeps the temperature remarkably even through the year. Our air figures come from the airport station at Santa Catarina, on the south-east coast near Funchal, averaged over 1991 to 2020. The coolest month, February, averages 19 °C by day; the warmest, August, 26 °C. Nights are just as steady, from 14 °C in February to 21 °C in August. The sea follows the same calm curve, 18 °C in March and 24 °C in September. The public GHCN records for the Madeira stations do not report rain on enough days to compute a monthly total, so we show no rainfall figure rather than a weak one.
Madeira weather by month, Funchal coast
| Month | Daytime high | Night low | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 °C | 14 °C | 19 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 10 h 12 min |
| February | 19 °C | 14 °C | 18 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 11 h 00 min |
| March | 20 °C | 14 °C | 18 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 20 °C | 15 °C | 18 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 12 h 54 min |
| May | 22 °C | 16 °C | 19 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 13 h 48 min |
| June | 24 °C | 18 °C | 21 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 14 h 18 min |
| July | 25 °C | 20 °C | 22 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 14 h 06 min |
| August | 26 °C | 21 °C | 23 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 13 h 18 min |
| September | 26 °C | 21 °C | 24 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 12 h 18 min |
| October | 24 °C | 19 °C | 23 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 11 h 18 min |
| November | 22 °C | 17 °C | 21 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 10 h 24 min |
| December | 20 °C | 16 °C | 20 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 10 h 00 min |
Madeira in winter
From December to March the coast averages 20 °C, 19 °C, 19 °C and 20 °C by day. That is a little cooler than southern Tenerife, at 22 °C in January, but the nights are similar, around 14 °C. The sea stays near 19 °C. Madeira suits walking holidays on the levadas and New Year breaks better than a pure beach week.
Madeira in summer
The island never gets very hot: a high of 25 °C or more is reached only in July to September. The sea passes 22 °C in July to October, warmer than off Lisbon at the same time. For a choice between Madeira and the Canaries in summer, compare them month by month.