Horta weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇹 Portugal · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Horta is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with August and June close behind. Horta averages about 2,334 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,334
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 852 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 26°C / 79°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 26 m
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When is the best time to visit Horta?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Horta is July, then August and June. The dullest month is February (51/100, 84 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Horta?
Horta gets a moderate 2,334 hours of sunshine a year. July (87/100) is noticeably better than February (51). It ranks #14 of 19 destinations in Portugal for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,683 hours. The year's 852 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 | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 87 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 84 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 85 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 15° / 59°F | 66 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 66 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 47 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 87 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 29 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 86 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 38 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 80 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 70 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 76 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 92 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 72 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 75 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 16° / 61°F | 113 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Horta by month
The sea off Horta is warmest in August at around 26°C / 79°F, and coolest in January at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 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
- Praia da Vitória Portugal · 144 km · best in Jul · 2,308 h sun/yr
- Ponta Delgada Portugal · 278 km · best in Jul · 2,421 h sun/yr
- Funchal Portugal · 1,257 km · best in Jul · 2,835 h sun/yr
- La Palma Spain · 1,495 km · best in Jun · 3,075 h sun/yr
- Tenerife Spain · 1,619 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- Lisbon Portugal · 1,697 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pico Portugal · 24 km · 2,334 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Velas Portugal · 50 km · 2,335 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Santa Cruz da Graciosa Portugal · 87 km · 2,318 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Santa Cruz das Flores Portugal · 233 km · 2,289 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Corvo Portugal · 243 km · 2,289 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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