Annual mean 20°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind N
Warmest
25.8 °C
Coldest
18.7 °C
Wettest
86%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
N
4.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Funchal over the whole year is 20°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; March is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. The rainy (wet) season in Funchal runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 71% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 6%. Winds in Funchal are highest in March, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in October, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Funchal come in August, when the sky is typically 40% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 56%.
Month by month Funchal climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
19°C
16°C
17°C
61%
56%
3.6 m/s
69
1
79
February
19°C
16°C
16°C
66%
54%
3.7 m/s
65
0
78
March
19°C
16°C
16°C
59%
53%
3.9 m/s
64
1
79
April
20°C
16°C
18°C
48%
51%
3.5 m/s
73
2
78
May
21°C
18°C
19°C
22%
50%
3.5 m/s
82
6
73
June
23°C
20°C
22°C
19%
52%
3.4 m/s
86
19
58
July
24°C
21°C
23°C
6%
44%
3.6 m/s
82
41
39
August
26°C
22°C
25°C
10%
40%
3.9 m/s
68
54
26
September
25°C
21°C
25°C
22%
47%
3.3 m/s
75
50
29
October
24°C
21°C
24°C
45%
49%
3.2 m/s
77
39
39
November
22°C
18°C
20°C
71%
56%
3.3 m/s
80
13
62
December
20°C
17°C
18°C
67%
56%
3.7 m/s
77
2
76
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Funchal weather by season
Year round, Funchal has days of about 19°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 26°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Funchal weather in winterDecember to February
High 19°CLow 16°CRain 65%
Winter in Funchal has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 65% chance of rain on a given day.
Funchal weather in springMarch to May
High 20°CLow 17°CRain 43%
Spring in Funchal has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Funchal weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 21°CRain 12%
Summer in Funchal has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Funchal weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 20°CRain 46%
Autumn in Funchal has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Funchal?
The rainy (wet) season in Funchal runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 71% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 6%.
What time of year is Funchal windiest?
Winds in Funchal are highest in March, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in October, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Funchal year round?
The average temperature in Funchal over the whole year is 20°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; March is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.