Annual mean 18°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind W
Warmest
25.1 °C
Coldest
16.4 °C
Wettest
80%
Windiest
6.4 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.7 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 Ponta Delgada over the whole year is 18°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; March is the coldest, with lows of about 14°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ponta Delgada runs from February to April, peaking in March with a 70% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Ponta Delgada are highest in April, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Ponta Delgada come in September, when the sky is typically 48% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 62%.
Month by month Ponta Delgada 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
17°C
15°C
14°C
41%
62%
4.3 m/s
46
0
78
February
17°C
14°C
14°C
53%
59%
4.1 m/s
43
0
78
March
17°C
14°C
14°C
70%
59%
4.1 m/s
43
0
77
April
17°C
14°C
14°C
48%
58%
4.6 m/s
44
0
78
May
18°C
16°C
16°C
35%
59%
4.1 m/s
64
0
82
June
21°C
18°C
20°C
32%
56%
3.2 m/s
86
12
70
July
23°C
20°C
23°C
17%
57%
3.0 m/s
88
38
44
August
25°C
21°C
26°C
35%
50%
2.8 m/s
64
58
22
September
24°C
20°C
24°C
38%
48%
3.1 m/s
80
41
36
October
22°C
19°C
22°C
46%
55%
3.5 m/s
76
27
47
November
20°C
18°C
18°C
49%
59%
4.0 m/s
70
5
70
December
18°C
16°C
15°C
49%
58%
4.2 m/s
54
0
72
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 Ponta Delgada weather by season
Year round, Ponta Delgada has days of about 17°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 25°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 14°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March 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.
Ponta Delgada weather in winterDecember to February
High 17°CLow 15°CRain 48%
Winter in Ponta Delgada has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Ponta Delgada weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 15°CRain 51%
Spring in Ponta Delgada has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Ponta Delgada weather in summerJune to August
High 23°CLow 20°CRain 28%
Summer in Ponta Delgada has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Ponta Delgada weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 19°CRain 45%
Autumn in Ponta Delgada has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ponta Delgada?
The rainy (wet) season in Ponta Delgada runs from February to April, peaking in March with a 70% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Ponta Delgada windiest?
Winds in Ponta Delgada are highest in April, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Ponta Delgada year round?
The average temperature in Ponta Delgada over the whole year is 18°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; March is the coldest, with lows of about 14°C.