It's not one weather — it's twelve
Funchal can be 26 °C and dry while Porto Moniz is 18 °C and raining and Pico do Areeiro is in cloud at 9 °C — at the same moment. Pick the spot you're actually going to.
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South coast
Funchal
25 mNaN°— · NaN kt —Sun-trap south coast. Sheltered by the mountains from north-east trade winds, so the warmest, driest corner of the island. Sea breeze picks up after noon.
Câmara de Lobos
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Fishing village 9 km west of Funchal. Same dry-warm pattern as Funchal but a touch breezier in the afternoon as wind funnels around Cabo Girão.
Ribeira Brava
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Mouth of a deep ravine on the south-west coast. Banana plantations and the famous Encumeada pass route start here. Generally sunny; ravine winds in the evening.
Calheta
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South-west corner — the island's other sun-trap. Imported-sand beach, statistically the driest spot after Funchal. Long sunshine hours in winter.
East
Machico
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East-end bay near the airport. Sheltered cove, often a few degrees cooler than Funchal and noticeably windier — the FNC crosswind comes from these hills.
Santa Cruz
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Coastal town hosting FNC airport. Sheltered enough for the runway, but expect rotor turbulence on the cliff face when wind is from the north.
North coast
Porto Moniz
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Far north-west, famous for lava-pool swimming. Atlantic-exposed: bigger swell, cloudier, 3–5 °C cooler than Funchal on a typical day. Wind and sea state change the visit on the day.
São Vicente
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Central north coast where the volcanic caves live. Trade-wind facing — clouds bank up on the hills here while the south stays sunny. Most reliable rainfall on the island.
Santana
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North coast village famous for triangular thatched houses. Higher elevation + north-facing = consistently cooler and wetter than the south. Often misty in the morning.
Mountains
Porto Santo
Why Madeira has so many weathers
The island is a 1,860 m volcanic spine in the Atlantic with prevailing north-east trade winds. Clouds bank up on the north and summit faces and dump rain there, leaving the south coast (Funchal, Calheta) sunny and dry. The east end is windier — that's why Madeira Airport (FNC) gets famous crosswinds. Always check the parish you're actually visiting, not "Madeira" as a whole.
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