Santa Cruz da Graciosa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇹 Portugal · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Santa Cruz da Graciosa is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with August and June close behind. Santa Cruz da Graciosa averages about 2,318 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 24 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,318
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 744 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 25°C / 77°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 22 m
When is the best time to visit Santa Cruz da Graciosa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Santa Cruz da Graciosa is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (52/100, 80 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Santa Cruz da Graciosa?
Santa Cruz da Graciosa gets a moderate 2,318 hours of sunshine a year. July (88/100) is noticeably better than January (52). It ranks #16 of 19 destinations in Portugal for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,683 hours. The year's 744 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 | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 15° / 59°F | 80 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 78 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 69 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 15° / 59°F | 57 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 69 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 54 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 43 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 88 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 24 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 87 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 28 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 82 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 56 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 83 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 17° / 63°F | 67 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 16° / 61°F | 105 mm | 1 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Santa Cruz da Graciosa by month
The sea off Santa Cruz da Graciosa is warmest in August at around 25°C / 77°F, and coolest in March at 16°C / 61°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 · 89 km · best in Jul · 2,308 h sun/yr
- Ponta Delgada Portugal · 253 km · best in Jul · 2,421 h sun/yr
- Funchal Portugal · 1,237 km · best in Jul · 2,835 h sun/yr
- La Palma Spain · 1,499 km · best in Jun · 3,075 h sun/yr
- Tenerife Spain · 1,621 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- Lisbon Portugal · 1,632 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Velas Portugal · 49 km · 2,335 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pico Portugal · 70 km · 2,334 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Horta Portugal · 87 km · 2,334 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Santa Cruz das Flores Portugal · 270 km · 2,289 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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