Funchal weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇹 Portugal · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Funchal is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with June and August close behind. Funchal averages about 2,835 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,835
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 364 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 205k
- Elevation
- 57 m
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When is the best time to visit Funchal?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Funchal is July, then June and August. The dullest month is February (73/100, 45 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Funchal?
Funchal gets a lot of sun: around 2,835 hours a year. July (95/100) is noticeably better than February (73). It ranks #7 of 19 destinations in Portugal for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,683 hours. The year's 364 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 37 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 73 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 45 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| March | 73 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 44 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 83 | 19° / 66°F | 16° / 61°F | 29 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 92 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 20 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| June | 94 | 22° / 72°F | 19° / 66°F | 10 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 95 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 5 mm | 10 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 8 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 21 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 88 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 41 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 86 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 51 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 79 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 53 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
Sea temperature in Funchal by month
The sea off Funchal is warmest in August at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in March at 19°C / 66°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 9 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- La Palma Spain · 462 km · best in Jun · 3,075 h sun/yr
- Lanzarote Spain · 515 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Tenerife Spain · 518 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- Gran Canaria Spain · 546 km · best in May · 3,298 h sun/yr
- Fuerteventura Spain · 548 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Essaouira Morocco · 684 km · best in Jun · 3,614 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Vila Baleira Portugal · 58 km · 2,683 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- La Gomera Spain · 521 km · 3,075 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Funchal compares month by month: Funchal vs Tenerife · Funchal vs Lanzarote · Funchal vs La Palma · Funchal vs Ponta Delgada · all comparisons
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