Ponta Delgada weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇹 Portugal · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Ponta Delgada is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with June and August close behind. Ponta Delgada averages about 2,421 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,421
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 658 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 25°C / 77°F
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 66 m
When is the best time to visit Ponta Delgada?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ponta Delgada is July, then June and August. The dullest month is March (54/100, 67 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ponta Delgada?
Ponta Delgada gets a moderate 2,421 hours of sunshine a year. July (90/100) is noticeably better than March (54). It ranks #12 of 19 destinations in Portugal for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,683 hours. The year's 658 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 | 61 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 67 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 61 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| March | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 67 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 15° / 59°F | 55 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 71 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 41 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 88 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 26 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 90 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 17 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 88 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 27 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 52 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 79 | 21° / 70°F | 19° / 66°F | 77 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 74 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 67 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 16° / 61°F | 101 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Ponta Delgada by month
The sea off Ponta Delgada is warmest in August at around 25°C / 77°F, and coolest in March 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 · 166 km · best in Jul · 2,308 h sun/yr
- Funchal Portugal · 985 km · best in Jul · 2,835 h sun/yr
- La Palma Spain · 1,253 km · best in Jun · 3,075 h sun/yr
- Tenerife Spain · 1,373 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- Lisbon Portugal · 1,449 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr
- Gran Canaria Spain · 1,453 km · best in May · 3,298 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Vila do Porto Portugal · 97 km · 2,586 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Velas Portugal · 240 km · 2,335 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Santa Cruz da Graciosa Portugal · 253 km · 2,318 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pico Portugal · 256 km · 2,334 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Horta Portugal · 278 km · 2,334 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Ponta Delgada compares month by month: Ponta Delgada vs Funchal · Ponta Delgada vs La Palma · Ponta Delgada vs Praia da Vitória · all comparisons
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