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Best time to visit Funchal (Madeira)

Mid Jul–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.3°C, with 0.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Funchal (Madeira)
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 14.9-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Funchal (Madeira) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 30.4)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 35.2)Late Jan: Fair (season score 30.3)Early Feb: Fair (season score 35.0)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 25.1)Late Feb: Fair (season score 38.1)Early Mar: Fair (season score 30.6)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 41.4)Late Mar: Fair (season score 38.9)Early Apr: Okay (season score 44.0)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 53.1)Late Apr: Good (season score 59.7)Early May: Okay (season score 56.4)Mid May: Good (season score 62.3)Late May: Good (season score 63.9)Early Jun: Good (season score 67.4)Mid Jun: Good (season score 69.6)Late Jun: Good (season score 70.0)Early Jul: Good (season score 69.4)Mid Jul: Great (season score 72.3)Late Jul: Great (season score 73.0)Early Aug: Great (season score 73.8)Mid Aug: Great (season score 72.9)Late Aug: Great (season score 74.9)Early Sep: Great (season score 74.2)Mid Sep: Good (season score 63.1)Late Sep: Good (season score 60.5)Early Oct: Okay (season score 56.4)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 51.8)Late Oct: Okay (season score 44.4)Early Nov: Okay (season score 51.7)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 41.3)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 28.5)Early Dec: Fair (season score 34.9)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 30.3)Late Dec: Fair (season score 37.2)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair19.3°C3.958.8%
FebruaryFair19.1°C3.557.1%
MarchFair19.7°C3.355.3%
AprilOkay20.6°C2.651.6%
MayGood21.9°C2.149.4%
JuneGood23.8°C1.147.2%
JulyGreat25.6°C0.544.5%
AugustGreat26.4°C0.940.0%
SeptemberGood25.9°C2.342.1%
OctoberOkay24.6°C3.649.0%
NovemberFair22.0°C3.955.1%
DecemberFair20.4°C4.357.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: FUNCHAL/S.CATARINA(14 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.