Live · 12 micro-climates

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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Wind · clouds · rain · temperature

Map: Windy (ECMWF), fixed to Madeira, 32.76°N, 16.96°W. Switch layers (wind, rain, clouds, temperature) inside the map.

Monthly averages: what to expect by month

30-year normals

Climate normals for the four reference micro-climates. Daytime high (°C), overnight low (°C), sea temperature (°C), monthly rainfall (mm) and rainy days. Useful for picking a month before you've picked a hotel. See the full month-by-month weather breakdown or the visitor-focused month-by-month guides.

Sources: IPMA 1981–2010 climate normals, Visit Madeira, SNIRH rainfall records. Sea temperature is monthly mean SST.

South coast

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North coast

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.

Live data: Open-Meteo · CC-BY 4.0 · Updated on every page load.

Madeira weather questions

What is the weather like in Madeira right now?
It depends entirely on where you stand. Funchal and the south coast are usually the warmest and driest, the north coast (Porto Moniz, São Vicente) is cooler and wetter, and the summits around Pico do Areeiro can be 12 °C colder and inside cloud at the same moment. This page shows live readings for every parish so you can check the exact spot you are heading to.
Why is the weather so different across Madeira?
The island is a 1,860 m volcanic ridge sitting in the north-east trade winds. Moist air is forced up the northern slopes and drops its rain there, leaving the south coast in a rain shadow that is sunny and dry for most of the year.
Does rain in Funchal mean the walks are washed out?
Not necessarily, and the reverse is just as common. Cloud often sits on the summits and the north while Funchal is clear. Check the parish nearest your trailhead and the live webcams before cancelling a walk.
When is the best weather in Madeira?
Air temperatures sit between roughly 19 °C in winter and 26 °C in late summer on the south coast. April to June and September to October give the most settled walking weather; sea temperature peaks around 23 °C in September.
How often does this weather data update?
Live conditions are fetched fresh from Open-Meteo on every page load, with MET Norway as a fallback, and the 14-day outlook is refreshed on the same request.

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